Explore the Community Inspired map to find community support, grant providers and activities near your school.
Local Grants & Support
| Birmingham VSC |
Supporting a robust voluntary and community sector informed by the lived experience of local people, they enable organisations and individuals working to deliver social change, to identify and build on existing strengths and to enhance these through volunteering and social action. |
| Active Black Country |
Works with local partners to inspire and enable people to lead an active lifestyle. |
| Arts Connect |
Works with partners across the West Midlands so children and young people can engage in high quality arts and culture. |
| The Birmingham Music Education Partnership |
Supports and enhances music education for all pupils via specialist instrumental; vocal and classroom teachers. |
| Birmingham Voluntary Service Council |
Supports the voluntary and community sector; enables organisations and individuals delivering social change. |
| Heart Of England Community Foundation |
Funds and develops local community activity across the West Midlands & Warwickshire. All Community Foundations (UK) |
| Life Education Central England |
Health and wellbeing educational programmes for children aged 3-11 in schools; SEN and nursery settings. |
| Millennium Point Charitable Trust |
Annual STEM funding for not-for-profits; schools and colleges within the West Midlands Combined Authority. |
| Museum in a Box (Birmingham Museums) |
Helps students engage with museum collections to stimulate and enrich their learning. |
| School Library Services (West Midlands) |
Book borrowing service for classrooms to support the curriculum. |
| Think Active |
Vision for everyone in Coventry; Solihull & Warwickshire to enjoy a healthy and active lifestyle. |
| West Midlands Fire Service schools programmes |
Schools; education and learning programmes. |
| Birmingham Airport Community Trust Fund |
Improves quality of life through heritage conservation; environment improvement; wildlife protection or social activities. |
| 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. |
|
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 Foundation, B&Q (Community Reuse), Co-op (Local Community Fund), Pets At Home, Tesco Community Grants (contact emily.croft@groundwork.org.uk or michelle.brodie@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 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund |
The National Lottery Community Fund distributes over £600m a year to communities across the UK. |
Looking for more grants?Subscribe to the FundEd grants database to unlock your school's fundraising potential. |
|
- Think we’ve missed one? Email the PTA+ team at editorial@pta.co.uk to share your local information.
