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The annual Jeans for Genes fundraising event encourages children and adults to wear their jeans to school or to work between Monday 15 and Sunday 21 September 2025 in exchange for a small donation. The total donations then go into the creation of this fund.

This funding focuses Jeans for Genes’ grant making on trying to achieve two ambitious impact goals:

This fund is now closed

The Asylum Seeker Dispersal Grant Programme, funded by Central Government, supports asylum seekers placed in Nottingham as part of the Asylum Seeker Dispersal Scheme. Nottingham City Council’s Migration Team utilises this grant to help asylum seekers integrate into local communities, fostering a welcoming and cohesive environment where they feel safe and supported.

It includes two 12-month specialist grants for:

The deadline for applications was Wednesday 2 April 2025, 5pm

Big Give, Global’s Make Some Noise, and NCVO are thrilled to announce the launch of their yearly Small Charity Week match funding campaign. This seven-day online campaign, running from Monday 23 to Monday 30 June 2025, aims to support small charities across the UK, helping to build the resilience, skills, and profile of the small charity sector while raising vital, unrestricted funding.

In his first blog of 2025, NCVS Volunteering Development Officer Dave Thomas shares some thoughts about one area of volunteering that could help to engage new volunteers at a time when volunteers are becoming harder to engage.

Volunteering doesn’t always mean long-term commitments or dedicating entire weekends to a cause. Sometimes, making a difference can take just a few minutes of someone’s time. That’s where micro-volunteering comes in, offering an innovative way for leaders of volunteers to engage more people in their mission.

There are multiple deadlines throughout the year

Funding of up to £5,000 is available to support projects that improve, fix, and repair buildings, homes, and facilities specifically used by people in need throughout the UK. Prioritising those that will create a longer-term difference and where our donation will make an impact and fund the total cost (or the majority) of a project.

Your organisation must be a charity or not-for-profit company based in the UK and:

This fund closed to applications on Saturday 1 March 2025

Application for funding is normally considered for capital and revenue costs and for both specific projects and for general running/core costs. Grants are awarded for amounts from £250 and depend on a number of factors, including the purpose, the total funding requirement, and the potential sources of other funds, including, in some cases, match funding.

There are multiple deadlines throughout the year

The Magdalen Hospital Trust has grants of between £500 and £2,000 available to UK-based charities and Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs) working with vulnerable children and young adults, especially those at risk of sexual and other forms of exploitation.

Funding for project costs rather than core costs is preferred. Projects can include those that provide:

This fund closed to applications on Monday 24 February 2025, 12 noon

Small grants of up to £5,000 per year are available to UK-based registered non-profit organisations.

The theme for this funding round is social inclusion and health and well-being. Successful applicants must have an annual income of less than £1 million and have completed at least two years of activity.

Small grants will not be awarded to:

There is no stated application deadline

Y-NOTTS is a charity registered with the Charities Commission. They have funding available to support young people, aged 16 to 30 years of age, living in Nottinghamshire and seeking to further their training and personal development where there is no alternative funding available.

The funding can be used to help you with education and training where there is no other way for you to get funding. Or, maybe to add to other funding if you need more.

Examples include:

Attenborough is a village in the Broxtowe borough, 4.5 miles to the southwest of the city of Nottingham, which is home to several community groups. Helen Oparinde, NCVS Group Support Coordinator, spent a day out in Attenborough during January 2025 giving one-to-one support and co-delivering training. Here, she shares her day's adventures.

Helen set off mid-morning and called in at the local village hall.