Current funding opportunities and more funding links below.
Pearce Foundation Applications open for 2027
Applications for the 2027 Pearce Foundation More than Money programme are now open, closing on 15 November 2026. They are inviting small, early-stage charities, CICs and not-for-profit social enterprises working in Sussex to apply to become a Pearce Foundation Partner, starting in February 2027.
The Pearce Foundation | Supporting small charities in Sussex
Peacehaven Community Grants Scheme
Peacehaven Community Grants Scheme is open for applications!
Local charities and community groups can apply for funding in the latest round of small grants. Grants of up to £750 are available. Deadline, 30th October 2026.
McCarthy Stone Foundation – Festive Connections Programme
Grants are available for charities and community groups who bring together people over 65 living in the more deprived areas of England, Scotland and Wales during the festive period.
Max value £750, current deadline 15/10/2026
The Churchill Fellowship
Funding for UK citizens to travel anywhere in the world for two months, with the aim of gaining knowledge and experience that will bring real benefit to others in their community, profession and in the UK as a whole.
Churchill Fellowships offer support to UK citizens who wish to carry out research projects that require overseas travel. Funding is awarded to allow Fellows to spend up to two months investigating inspiring practice in other countries, either by travelling overseas or online from the UK, in order to identify new and better ways of tackling a wide range of current challenges facing the UK.
Current deadline: 20/10/2026
Green Community Grants Programme
Grants are available to registered charities and not-for-profit groups across Great Britain for projects that improve nature for local communities.
Max value: £25,000
Application deadline: 21/10/2026
Hendy Foundation Grants
The Hendy Foundation grant application window is now open from 9am Monday 5th October until 5:30pm Friday 30th October. Grants of up to £5,000 available.
Hendy Foundation supports a range of charitable partners across the South of England including East Sussex.
Cash 4 Clubs
Cash4Clubs is a small grants scheme for community sports clubs and organisations. Funding is unrestricted and can be used for anything that will support the organisation to continue and/or grow their sports activities for adults.
Applications are accepted from not-for-profit organisations, including charities, community groups and traditional sports clubs. Clubs can apply for up to £2,000.
Accepting applications from 1 October until 1 January 2027.
Apply via their website: Cash4Clubs | Home
Arts Council England – Music Creators Growth Fund
The Music Creators Growth Fund (MCGF) is an investment programme designed to support growth in new music. The MGF is provided as part of the UK Government’s Music Growth Package launched in 2026.
Grants between £10,000 and £20,000 are available.
Round One
Applications open: 1 October 2026
Deadline date: 29 October 2026
More information & apply: Who We Support Music Creators | Arts Council England
UnLtd – Community Climate Action Awards
Grants are available to early-stage social entrepreneurs in the UK developing community-based solutions to climate change, with a focus on transport, home energy, sustainable food, and reducing waste and consumption.
Awards of up to £8,000 are available. Programme is open for applications until July 2028.
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Active Sussex
Discover a variety of local and national funding sources for sport and physical activity provision.
Activity grants & fundingEast Sussex County Council Funding Resources
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