Sources of funding
Funding News – our monthly round-up of opportunities
The old Bidding Bulletin has been renamed. Funding News is an essential guide to the latest sources of funding.
Local funding opportunities
- Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty – Sustainable Development Funds
- Two local funds support projects bringing sustainable social, environmental and economic benefits to our South Downs and Wealden AONBs.
- Action in rural Sussex
- Administers grant schemes aimed at supporting rural communities.
- Sussex Community Foundation
- Awards grants to smaller community and voluntary groups whose work benefits people in East Sussex, West Sussex or Brighton & Hove.
- Rural Rother and Wealden – The Warr Partnership
- Aims to revitalise rural communities by supporting local projects linked to the maintenance and creation of employment.
- Hastings Voluntary Action – small transport and community grants
- Download application forms and guidance notes.
- Brighton & Hove City Council community grants
- Grants to voluntary and community sector organisations working for the benefit of residents of Brighton & Hove.
Special pages on this site
- European funding for businesses and organisations
- There’s a huge range of projects eligible for help – public, private and voluntary organisations, including businesses and schools, covering areas as diverse as sport, agriculture and employment. There are also special funds for the Hastings area.
- Funding for teens and young adults
- Find out what funding you could apply for right now.
- Community Partnership Finance
- Voluntary and community organisations can apply for a proportion of the funding they require to keep the organisation operating.
- Sports funding
- Useful links to specialist organisations.
- Business grants
- Some district or borough councils and business organisations give out grants to businesses for things like training and environmental improvements.
- The Arts – funding and support groups
- The County Arts Officer can advise you about sources of funding, offer guidance on making applications and in some cases review emailed draft applications.
- Credit unions
- Small self-help neighbourhood projects could join or set up a local credit union.
National websites
- Big Lottery Fund
- Supports good causes in the arts, heritage, health, education, environment, community and charity sectors. Awards are made independent of Government and according to guidelines established by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.
- Government funding.org
- Most central government departments provide funding for voluntary organisations with a national remit or undertaking initiatives of national significance.
- The National Council for Voluntary Organisations – fundraising
- Everything you need to know including an introductory guide to fundraising and finance.
- Just giving – raising money for charity
- Specialist advice on how to set up and encourage online donations.
- Association of Charitable Foundations
- There are over 9,000 grant-making trusts and foundations in the UK. They give approximately £2 billion in grants each year. Trusts can fund innovative projects that may lie outside the scope of traditional government funding.
- National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA)
- Includes a funding resource list and fortnightly newsletter.
