This guidance is for organisations looking for grant funding.
If you're interested in our social investment funding, click here.
Accessibility
We have additional accessibility-related support available for applicants who have an accessibility issue with our application process, including an Access Payment to support you to apply.
You can request any information from us in a more accessible format to you. You can do this by email or phone: 020 7812 3700.
If helpful, you can also download the Guidance for Support as a Word document.
Download sample application forms
You can download our guidance and sample Expression of Interest and Proposal forms as Word documents. Please note that these are for guidance only. To submit an application, you will need to do this using our online application system.
About this guidance
This guidance is in three main sections:
- A. How to apply:
Information about the 6 steps to apply. Most people will only need to read up to step 3 of the application process: Expression of Interest.
- B. Are we the right funder for you?
Information about what we do and don't support.
- C. Our strategy:
If you want to submit an Expression of Interest, read more detail about our aims and funding priorities. In the contents menu, you can see our strategy by aim:
You’ll find information about the outcomes we are focusing our support on. Read the parts relevant to your work.
Our strategy also includes information about our work for A Sector Fit for the Future, to enable a stronger, inclusive, and innovative sector. This includes support for new ideas and key infrastructure organisations. Applications for this support are by invitation only.
- Navigating this guidance
- Use the contents menu to navigate between the different sections of the guidance.
- You can go back to the contents menu at the top by clicking 'back to top' in the bottom right hand corner of the window.