Latest Funding Opportunities

The Hinrichsen Foundation 

The Hinrichsen Foundation offers grants for the performance, commissioning and recording of contemporary and experimental music in the UK.
Grants generally range from £500 to £3,000.

Next deadline 5pm, 5 September. Details here.

Rookery South Community Trust Fund

Grants between £250 to £10,000 for a wide range of community, environmental, educational, recreational, and wellbeing initiatives in the parishes of Ampthill, Brogborough, Cranfield, Houghton Conquest, Lidlington, Maulden, Marston Moreteyne, Millbrook, Stewartby, or Wootton. ​
Applications are open to voluntary groups, local charities, councils, schools, and non-profit social enterprises.

The next application deadlines are 10 September (decisions by November) and 4 March 2026 (decisions by mid-May 2026). ​Details here.

Langford and Biggleswade Windfarm Community Fund

A fund of £24,000 per annum, to be distributed as small grants to groups for delivering projects in the parishes of Langford and Biggleswade for the benefit of the residents in those parishes.  

Projects must contribute to one or more of the following criteria:

• The use of Renewable Energy
• Energy conservation
• Environmental education
• Initiatives to promote greening of communities within the 'parishes'
• The application of energy efficiency measures
• Community engagement and development
• Initiatives to encourage sustainable communities

Next deadline 21 October. Details here.

Million Hours Fund

Funding (£30,000 to £100,000) for organisations to give extra support to young people in areas with higher rates of anti-social behaviour. 'We’ll fund extra hours of youth work to give these young people more places to go and positive things to do.' The work you want us to fund must take place in, or benefit young people living in, one of the eligible ward areas – please check before applying:

• Bedford Borough - Cauldwell, Greyfriars, Harpur, Kingsbrook.
• Central Bedfordshire - Cranfield & Marston Moretaine, Houghton Regis West, Leighton-Linslade South, Sandy.
• Luton - Beech Hill, Central, Farley, High Town, South.

Deadline is midday, Wednesday  - If more organisations apply than we expect we may have to stop accepting applications before our deadline. So you should apply as soon as you are ready, instead of waiting until the deadline.

Closes 22 October. Details here.

The Tree Council - Branching Out

Small grants fund to support a new season of community tree planting. Grants of between £250 and £2,500 are available per application. Branching Out is designed for community groups, schools, not-for-profits, residents associations, Tree Warden Networks, charities and many more.

Deadline Midnight, 14 November. Details here

The Police and Crime Commissioner Grassroots Innovation Fund

The PCC is inviting community groups and small charities to submit proposals up to £5,000 on local community projects. The initiative is part of the PCC’s wider funding, grants and commissioning strategy, and for the first time, we are providing opportunities for community groups and charities to come forward with your ideas.
Details here.