Cambridgeshire

Local Grants & Support

Cambridgeshire Community Foundation

Charitable Funds managed by Cambridgeshire Community Foundation. All Community Foundations (UK)
Community Chest Grants The Community Chest is grant funding available to voluntary and community sector groups, charities and public sector bodies wishing to further improve quality of life in South Cambridgeshire

Community Facilities Grant

The fund is to develop and improve sport and leisure centres, play facilities and public open spaces, protecting and enhancing the quality of life for residents within East Cambridgeshire.

Council for Voluntary Service (CVS): Cambridge Council for Voluntary Service (CCVS)

CCVS is a registered charity set up to champion and support community and voluntary groups, and promote volunteering across Cambridge City, South Cambridgeshire and Fenland.

Cultivate Cambs (was Innovate & Cultivate Fund)

Cultivate Cambs (previously known as The Innovate and Cultivate Fund) is Cambridgeshire County Council's fund to help voluntary, community and social enterprise sector organisations realise their projects and ideas that help address the needs of local residents.

East Cambridgeshire Community Fund

This small community grants scheme is to support local community groups to provide new or develop existing community services and initiatives that improve the quality of life for residents.

Forest School Association - find your local group

For the advancement of education for public benefit through promotion and support of quality Forest School in the United Kingdom using any means to enable all children, young people and adults to benefit from increased opportunities for high quality and varied educational experiences in the natural world. Search for FSA affiliated groups.

Glassmoor Local Environment Fund

A small grants fund available to groups in Whittlesey, Coates, Eastrea, Pondersbridge and Ramsey Mereside.

GrantGrabber

Available as a self-serve facility for any voluntary and community groups and Parish Councils wishing to search for funding opportunities for community projects.

Grants and funding for individuals and community groups

Grants available for environmental improvement programme funds, sustainable city funding,
cycling and walking promotion, improving community and sports facilities carrying out a small-scale public art project and to support small-scale public art projects.

Hunts Forum

Helping voluntary and community groups thrive.

Peterborough Council for Voluntary Service (PCVS)

A registered charity that supports the voluntary sector in Peterborough.

Ransonmoor Community Fund

A small grants fund available to groups in Benwick, Doddington and Wimblington.

Voluntary & Community Organisation Toolkits

Toolkits in order to help voluntary and community organisations to be sustainable and 'funder ready'.

Whitemill Environment Fund

A small grants fund available to groups in Coldham, Friday Bridge, Elm, Rings End and Christchurch.

Local service organisations

Find your local Lions Club or Rotary Club.

Tip: For Lions Club, search using town names for the most accurate results.

National retailers' local branches

National retailers can also assist local schools. Please reach out to your local branches for the following retailers: 

The Asda FoundationCo-op (Local Community Fund), Pets At Home, Tesco Community Grants (contact sarah.holloway@groundwork.org.uk), The WHSmith Trust (Community Grants), Wickes Community Programme

Supermarket Community Champions

Online contact/email: ASDA

Visit in person: Aldi, Co-op, Iceland, Lidl, Marks & SpencerM&S store locator, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, SPARSPAR store locator, Tesco-Tesco store locator, Waitrose

The National Lottery Community Fund

The National Lottery Community Fund distributes over £600m a year to communities across the UK.

Review successful grant awards from your local area(s), below:

Cambridge, East Cambridgeshire, Fenland, Huntingdonshire, Peterborough, South Cambridgeshire

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