Explore the Community Inspired map to find community support, grant providers and activities near your school.
Local Grants & Support
| CVS North West Kent |
Council for Voluntary Service North West Kent (CVSNWK) is a membership body for the local Voluntary and Community sector in Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley. |
| Medway Voluntary Action |
MVA continues to work towards a Medway where communities are active, empowered and connected. They support local not-for-profit organisations, groups and community members to develop skills, build resources and amplify their voice. |
| Council for Voluntary Service North West Kent (CVSNWK) |
Membership body for the local voluntary and community sector in Dartford; Gravesham and Swanley. |
| East Kent Together |
Connects and supports schools in east Kent. |
| Kent Community Foundation |
Multiple funds open for applications; including four themed funds. All Community Foundations (UK) |
| Kent County Council community grants |
Various community grants and funding from Kent County Council. |
| Kent Gardens Trust |
Small number of bursaries offered for school garden projects. |
| Kent Resilience Hub |
HeadStart Kent and Reconnect resources for organisations and young people across Kent. |
| Kent Sport |
Funding streams administered by Kent Sport and links to other sport funding opportunities. |
| Medway Council schools and learning |
Medway Council's schools and learning information. |
| Kent Music Education Hub |
Funding distributed directly to schools for music education opportunities. |
| Squirrelled |
Every time you shop online through Squirrelled, you earn real cashback — and your school receives an additional donation on top, paid directly by Squirrelled and our retail partners. Your cashback stays yours. Your school gets extra on top. A typical family earns £340 cashback a year. Squirrelled pays an additional £135 straight to your school. And if just 20 families from your school join, your school could earn £2,700 — with no fundraising, no raffles and no effort required. The free app works alongside your Nectar card, your Clubcard and every other loyalty scheme you already use. There's nothing to give up — just extra money coming in. Shop with hundreds of top retailers including Clarks, Boots, Argos, Sainsbury's and Booking.com. Download the free app at squirrelled.com. |
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Awards grants annually for deserving projects within the area of benefit which covers parts of East and West Sussex, Surrey and Kent. Read more on funding and grants. |
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| Council for Voluntary Service (CVS): Medway Voluntary Action (MVA) | MVA continues to work towards a Medway where communities are active, empowered and connected. They support local not-for-profit organisations, groups and community members to develop skills, build resources and amplify their voice. |
| 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. |
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Local service organisations |
Find your local Lions Club or Rotary Club. Tip: For Lions Club, search using town names for the most accurate results. |
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National retailers' local branches |
National retailers can also assist local schools. Please reach out to your local branches for the following retailers: The Asda Foundation, B&Q (Community Reuse), Co-op (Local Community Fund), Pets At Home, Tesco Community Grants (contact richard.younger-ross@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 & Spencer–M&S store locator, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, SPAR–SPAR store locator, Tesco–Tesco store locator, Waitrose |
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The National Lottery Community Fund distributes over £600m a year to communities across the UK. |
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Looking for more grants?Subscribe to the FundEd grants database to unlock your school's fundraising potential. |
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- Think we’ve missed one? Email the PTA+ team at editorial@pta.co.uk to share your local information.
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