Current Grants Available
Applications can be made from the list of active funds shown below which have a status of ‘OPEN’.
Please note, applications that have been started but not submitted within two months may be deleted.
You can also see funds that are opening soon at the bottom of the page here.
We also have a list of other VCFSE funders who you can contact for support in addition to applying to one of the funds below.
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Grants to support the work of grassroots organisations providing services, support, or advice to older people.
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Grants towards equipment that will improve physical and mental health in Suffolk.
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Around £8,000 is currently available for grants of up to £2,000 to support small, community- based organisations where small grants can make a real difference.
Please be aware, if this fund is oversubscribed it will close early at 5pm on Monday 24 March so applicants are advised to submit their applications as soon as possible.
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Grants to purchase daily living equipment and to provide support for people facing illness or disabilities in Suffolk who are unable to afford the costs themselves.
Please note: Due to high demand, there may be a delay in processing your application. However, we will inform you of the outcome as soon as possible.
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Grants for grassroot Suffolk-based charitable and community organisations supporting those that live and work in Felixstowe and The Trimleys, and areas of deprivation in Ipswich and Woodbridge.
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For more information about the Sizewell C Community Fund, please click here
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Grants for charitable, voluntary and community groups to support local grassroots projects that are looking to promote tennis in areas of deprivation (including rural) and help those who are disadvantaged or vulnerable.
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Grants for activities within communities that enable adult unpaid carers (aged 18+) who are supporting other adults, to sustain their caring role by increasing their feelings of wellbeing, choice and control.
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Grants of up to £3,000 for charitable, voluntary and community groups that are addressing needs within Suffolk. There will be further panels held throughout the year.
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Grants of between £2,500 and £20,000 are available for services that reduce crime and disorder and support victims of crime. Grants will not normally exceed 10% of an organisation’s total income – exceptions may apply.
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Grants of up to £2,000 to ensure equality of access to the benefits that arts and culture can provide to improve the lives of those most in need in Suffolk.
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Grants towards helping climate action and community health and wellbeing projects which have a positive impact on people, the environment and nature.
There will be one funding panel a year.
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This funding has been made available by the Suffolk & NE Essex Integrated Care Board (SNEE ICB).
The purpose of the fund is to support the achievement of an increase in the proportion of those diagnosed with early-stage cancer (Stage 1 & 2)
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Grants for Anglican organisations within the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich for projects that benefit the local community.
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The fund is now closed and will reopen in July 2025.
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The Digital Inclusion Fund has been developed to reduce digital poverty and its effects across target demographics within Suffolk. The funding has been made available by East Suffolk Council and Suffolk County Council in partnership with Suffolk Community Foundation.
Helping residents to become digitally included will bring wider social benefits to enable people to be better informed, pay less for things, be more employable, feel more independent, be less isolated, and live happier, healthier and easier lives
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This fund may close early if oversubscribed. We advise that you start your application as soon as possible; you can save it and return to it later within the funding window.
Please ensure you outline how your application meets one or more of the Co-op’s Theme Outcomes.
- Improved access to social activities for all
- Reduction in feelings of isolation and improved wellbeing
- Supported people into education or employment
- Provided information, advice or guidance to maximise income
- Evidence of partnership working or alliance formation
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Grants to support the work of organisations addressing food poverty, working to improve nutrition and encourage healthy cooking and eating throughout Suffolk, particularly among children and young people.
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The Fund provides 3-year core cost grants to support locally run organisations in Suffolk which support education and skills training for disadvantaged groups, or which work in environmental protection and education.
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Grants to support charitable activities addressing local needs and challenges throughout Suffolk, with a particular focus on Beccles, Bungay and Newmarket.
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Grants to support charitable activities being delivered in the following Suffolk postcodes: IP1, IP2, IP3, IP4, IP5, IP6, IP7, IP8, IP9, IP10, IP11, IP12, IP13, IP14, IP15
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Grants are available for work which addresses citizenship, community safety and crime prevention.
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Grants are available for local charitable, voluntary and community groups that are addressing need within Suffolk, with a focus on grassroots organisations.
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Grants to support the work of charities, voluntary and community groups providing services, support or advice to older people.
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Grants to support charitable, voluntary and community groups that are aiming to increase participation in sport in Suffolk.
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The Suffolk Smokefree Generation Fund is offering grants of £7,000 to community and voluntary sector organisations to support the reduction in smoking rates, in key identified groups in Suffolk, where levels can be more than double the national average.
Funding duration: 12 months
Eligible locations: Suffolk-wide including Waveney
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Grants to support the work of voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations that are delivering work to support local women and girls in need. This fund particularly welcomes applications that are towards early intervention, crisis prevention and education for women and girls.
Please note:
If you have registered for an application form link and have not received it within 5 hours, please check your Junk folder and that your Firewall permits the response (which will come from [email protected]).
If both of these fail, please email [email protected] and we will resend the link to you. We can only do this if you have tried to apply online first.
YOU WILL ALWAYS RECEIVE A COPY OF YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION, IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED THIS WITHIN 48 HOURS PLEASE EMAIL [email protected]
- When completing an online application form:
We recommend that the form is completed if possible on a laptop or PC and in a browser other than Safari. Regularly “Save Draft” while completing the form. - Before submitting, choose “Print” – “Destination” – “Save as PDF” which will allow you to save and print a PDF copy of the completed form.