Organisation Support

Theatres Trust’s Small Grants Programme, supported by The Linbury Trust, funds small projects which make a big impact to a theatre’s resilience, sustainability, accessibility, or improving the diversity of audiences. This scheme provides grants of up to £7,500 for essential works to enable not for profit theatres across the UK to be viable and thrive in the future. The application deadline is 12pm on Friday 26 June 2026.

Barclays Access Grants are now available via its Community Sports Fund, to support community organisations working to increase participation in football, tennis and cricket for women and girls across the UK. The programme is designed to address long‑standing inequalities in sport by widening access for underrepresented groups, and creating more inclusive opportunities at a local level. Applications close on Wednesday 27 May 2026.

The Ethnic Minority Development Fund (EMDF) from CEMVO Scotland supports grassroots ethnic minority‑led organisations in Scotland to access funding, strengthen capacity and build long‑term sustainability. In the 2026 round, the EMDF offers grants of £500 – £15,000, with a total of £500,000 available. The deadline for applications is 5pm on Tuesday 26 May 2026.

The Aberdeen Group Charitable Trust is inviting applications from non-profit organisations to test new ideas and pilot innovative solutions to persistent social and environmental challenges. Grants of £20,000 – £80,000 are available for revenue costs, for projects lasting up to 18 months. The deadline for applications is Thursday 7 May 2026.

The Parks4Life Community Fund (delivered by Greenspace Scotland in partnership with MyParkScotland) aims to help groups improve, promote and develop a park or greenspace, particularly in deprived areas. The closing date for applications is Friday 1 May 2026.

People’s Postcode Trust supports small charities and community groups in Scotland to benefit people and the planet. The next application window opens on Wednesday 24 June 2026, and closes on Wednesday 1 July 2026.

Through the Wise Music Foundation, funding is available to small UK charities supporting vulnerable people facing hardship, distress, illness, or poverty. The foundation offers grants of £500 – £5,000, with an average award of £1,500. Trustees meet quarterly to consider applications; the next closing date is Sunday 31 May 2026, for applications reviewed in June.

Asda Foundation’s Local Community Spaces Fund aims to help charities and Community Interest Companies (CICs) which offer accessible community spaces for local people, and offer funding to repair, renovate and develop them so they can continue delivering their often vital activities and services. Applications will open from Tuesday 14 April 2026, closing on Tuesday 28 April 2026, and are open to registered charities and CICs which benefit local people. Grants of £10,000 – £20,000 are available.

Community organisations in Scotland can now apply to the CARES Community Buildings Fund, a funding opportunity designed to reduce energy costs and support the transition to low‑carbon, resilient community facilities. The deadline for applications is Saturday 31 October 2026.

Social Enterprise Academy is delivering the National Lottery Community Fund’s Grantholder Support Programme, “Developing Sustainability”, with residentials taking take place in Cumbernauld in May and June 2026. The programme and its residentials are open to National Lottery Community Fund grant awardees which have an environmental purpose and/or are running a project with an environmental focus.