Funding Opportunities

Parish and Town Councils are able to apply directly for these opportunities:

Funding For:
" Projects must be located within 10 miles of either of the two landfill sites at Kings Cliffe (Northamptonshire).

Grants are available for community projects delivering capital improvements to public amenities. Examples may include:

  • Village halls
  • Nature reserves
  • Village greens
  • Community centres
  • Public playgrounds
  • Cycle paths
  • Sports fields and facilities
  • Country parks

Projects must be available and open to the general public as defined by ENTRUST – as a minimum, for 4 evenings a week, or 2 days a week, or 104 days a year ."

Funding Amounts:
Awards of £5,000-£50,000 are available .
Contributing Third Party (CTP) Donation required - £11 donated for £100 to be released.

Deadline for Applications:
15 May 2024

More Information: 
 https://grantscape.org.uk/fund/augean-community-fund/criteria/

Funding For:
"The Government has allocated over £45m between 2018 - 2024 to support the development of neighbourhood plans or neighbourhood development orders. You can apply for grant funding and/or Technical Support if you are eligible.

If you're working on a neighbourhood plan or neighbourhood development order, you can apply for grant funding of up to £10,000. Further grant funding is available to groups meeting certain criteria."

Funding Amounts:
Awards of up to £10,000.00 are available .

Deadline for Applications:
Can be submitted on an ongoing basis.

More Information: 
 https://neighbourhoodplanning.org/apply/

Through the Heritage Fund, there are a number of different funding pots that offer grants for heritage projects.

More Information: 
 Funding | The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Funding For:
"This new programme focuses on supporting projects that contribute to the environment, countryside, social inclusion, health and wellbeing, education, heritage, and conservation.  Each year, the fund will allocate grants of up to £5,000 to about 100 community-based organisations, including parish and town councils.  The fund aims to support small-scale projects that have the potential to create substantial impacts within their communities, especially those that typically face challenges in accessing larger funding sources."

Funding Amounts:
Awards of up to £5,000 per year.

Deadline for Applications:
06 March 2024

More Information: 
 https://www.kccf.org.uk/small-grants/

Funding For:
"The Fund supports projects located in proximity to our donor’s landfill sites and other waste treatment sites situated throughout the East Midlands and Anglian regions.

Grants are available for community projects delivering capital improvements to public amenities. Examples may include:

  • Village halls
  • Village greens
  • Public playgrounds
  • Sports fields and facilities
  • Nature reserves
  • Community centres
  • Cycle paths
  • Country parks

Projects must be available and open to the general public – as a minimum, for 4 evenings a week, or 2 days a week, or 104 days a year."

Funding Amounts:
Awards of £10,000-£15,000 are available -  organisations can only apply for a grant if their total project cost is less than £100,000.
Match-funding is not required.
Contributing Third Party (CTP) Donation required - £11 donated for £100 to be released.

Deadline for Applications:
06 March 2024

More Information: 
 https://grantscape.org.uk/fund/mick-george-community-fund/criteria/

Funding For: 
"This fund, provided by the Northamptonshire Police Fire and Crime Commissioner, provides grants for initiatives that support the aims of the Police and Crime Plan.

Theme: Prevention and Early Intervention

  • Stopping young people from becoming involved in crime
  • Making roads safer
  • More support for vulnerable people (for example abusive relationships, gangs)

Theme: Robust Enforcement

  • Increase police accessibility & visibility
  • Create a hostile environment for criminals (targeting and bringing perpetrators to justice)
  • Tackle slavery and human trafficking
  • Prepare for national and international threats e.g. counter terrorism
  • Tackle anti-social behaviour and hate crime
  • Reduce burglaries
  • Tackle Cyber enabled crime (online theft and fraud)

Theme: Victims at the Heart of Justice

  • Better support to victims and witnesses
  • Swift, sure and rehabilitative justice
  • Tackling drivers of crime such as substance misuse and supporting rehabilitation
  • Addressing mental health issues to reduce vulnerability and offending"


Funding Amounts:
Awards of £3,000-£10,000 are available.

Deadline for Applications:
Can be submitted on an ongoing basis.

More Information: 
 https://northantspfcc.org.uk/our-work/grant-schemes/making-northamptonshire-safer-fund/

Funding For: 
 "Supported by the Northamptonshire Safer Roads Alliance, grants will be considered for initiatives that support the  Northamptonshire Strategic Road Safety Plan.

Fund Priorities include:

  • Speed Reduction
  • Anti-social Road Use (i.e. racing, risky manoeuvres)
  • Distraction Driving (e.g. use of mobile phone)
  • Drink or Drug Driving
  • Road Victims and their Families
  • Use of seatbelts, including Child Restraints and Seats
  • Educational Initiatives Leading to Positive Behaviour Change
  • School initiatives to improve road safety around school gates"


Funding Amounts:
Awards of £500-£5,000 are available.

Deadline for Applications:
Can be submitted on an ongoing basis.

More Information: 
 https://northantspfcc.org.uk/our-work/grant-schemes/road-safety-community-fund/

Funding For: 
G ives grants to organisations so that they can carry out initiatives that prevent and tackle crime and support victims.

"Small grants application can be sent from a variety of organisations including schools, parish councils and community groups. due to the value of the grant pot, the application process is much quicker and therefore applications are reviewed on a case by case basis and decisions are made more swiftly than those of the larger Making Northamptonshire Safer Scheme."

Funding Amounts:
Awards of £500-£3,000 are available.

Deadline for Applications:
Can be submitted on an ongoing basis.

More Information: 
 https://northantspfcc.org.uk/our-work/grant-schemes/small-grant-schemes/

Funding For:
"We want to support projects that bring communities together and provide sport and physical activities for people who may be less physically active. We also particularly want to support projects focusing on environmental sustainability. We believe that communities that work together and share resources provide a stronger and more sustainable impact. Therefore, we want applications from projects that demonstrate how they connect with their communities, make best use of the existing skills and assets in an area, and will provide the biggest possible impact to those who need it most. We also want projects to show how they've sought to reduce their impact on the environment through the goods and services they use to deliver the activity."

Previous projects have had activities including: coaching, volunteer training, service alterations, additional equipment, and minor facility alterations (to name a few).

Funding Amounts:
Awards of £300-£15,000 are available.

Deadline for Applications:
31 March 2024

More Information: 
 https://www.sportengland.org/funds-and-campaigns/our-funds/small-grants-programme#who-and-what-we-ll-fund-21701

Formerly called: Tesco Bags for Life Funding

Funding For:
"Every three months, three local good causes are selected to be in the blue token customer vote in Tesco stores throughout the UK.

Applications are open to all local good causes, but we are currently prioritising helping projects that support children’s food security and health and local store nominated good causes. "

Funding Amounts:
Awards of up to £1,500 are available.
 Match-funding is not required.

Deadline for Applications:
Can be submitted on an ongoing basis. 

More Information: 
  https://tescocommunitygrants.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/ 

Funding For:
"We are currently offering grants to support early-stage feasibility work on historic building projects.  This grant programme has been made possible by funding from  Historic England  and the  Pilgrim Trust .

These grants should help you to establish whether a project is feasible. Work will probably focus on understanding the condition of the building, how it might be used, and whether that intended use is appropriate for the building and likely to be sustainable.

Length : Up to one year
 Location : Anywhere in England
 Funding covers : Project costs and overheads
 Timetable:  We run a two-stage application process.

  • Submit an  Expression of Interest  anytime.
  • You will hear back from us within 6 weeks.
  • If your project is a close match with our funding priorities, we will invite you to submit a full application.
  • We will let you know if your bid has been successful 2 - 3 months after receiving your second stage application." 

Funding Amounts:
Awards of up to £10,000 are available.

Deadline for Applications:
 26 January 2024

More Information: 
 https://ahfund.org.uk/grants/england/

Funding For:
"We're here to support communities with the things that are important to them, including helping with the impact of the cost-of-living crisis.

You can apply for funding to deliver a new or existing activity or to support your organisation to change and adapt to new and future challenges.

We can fund projects that'll do at least one of these things:

  • bring people together to build strong relationships in and across communities 

  • improve the places and spaces that matter to communities

  • help more people to reach their potential, by supporting them at the earliest possible stage

  • support people, communities and organisations facing more demands and challenges because of the cost-of-living crisis."

Funding Amounts:
Awards of £300-£10,000 are available.

Deadline for Applications:
 Can be submitted on an ongoing basis.

More Information: 
 https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/national-lottery-awards-for-all-england 

Funding For:
" We're here to support communities with the things that are important to them, including mitigating the impact of the cost-of-living crisis and supporting them as they seek to recover, rebuild and grow following the Covid-19 pandemic.

In order to support communities, we fund projects and organisations which aim to:

  • build strong relationships in and across communities

  • improve the places and spaces that matter to communities

  • help more people to reach their potential, by supporting them at the earliest possible stage.

Funding Amounts:
Awards of £10,001 or more (for up to five years) are available.

Deadline for Applications:
 Can be submitted on an ongoing basis.

More Information: 
 https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/reaching-communities-england 

West Northamptonshire Council have a number of different funding pots available.

More Information: 
 Community Funding Grants | West Northamptonshire Council (westnorthants.gov.uk)