Get Grants August 2026 Newsletter

4/8/2026

Welcome to the Get Grants August 2026 Newsletter!

With the summer holidays upon us, we're bringing you this month's key funding deadlines, highlighting some fantastic grant opportunities, and sharing the latest T raining and FREE Community Events to help you make the most of the weeks ahead.

Whether you're looking to build your fundraising skills this month, we're running some of our most popular training courses, including Bid Writing, Legacy Fundraising, Corporate Fundraising, and Trusts & Foundations.

Keep learning this summer with our on-demand Masterclasses. Watch practical 1-hour sessions whenever it suits you, covering topics including Accessing Invite-Only Funders, Core Costs Applications, Demonstrating Impact, Bid Writing Credibility and Case for Support.

Finally, don't forget to book your FREE place for the Get Grants FREE Virtual Conference on 6 & 7 October. With over 1,200 people already registered, it's set to be packed with expert fundraising advice, live Q&As, networking, peer support, and plenty of inspiration.

Upcoming Grant Deadlines
07/08 Association of Independent Museums (AIM) – Museum Fundamentals Grant Programme
09/08 Ignite Impact Accelerator
10/08 Better Futures Fund Learning and Development Partner Competition
10/08 Screwfix Foundation
11/08 Quaker Housing Trust
12/08 Heart Research UK - Healthy Heart Grants
13/08 Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust
13/08 Souter Charitable Trust
14/08 WCIT Charity
15/08 Grocers' Charity Grant
15/08 Stanley Smith (UK) Horticultural Trust
17/08 Warburtons Families Matter Community Grants Programme
18/08 National Churches Trust - Medium Grants Programme
18/08 Royal Society of Chemistry - Inclusion and Diversity Fund
18/08 Wolfson Fabric Repair Grants
19/08 Together for Service Families: Placed Based Grants Programme
21/08 Communities and Housing Investment in People (CHIP) Community Chest Fund
21/08 Paludiculture and Wetter Farming Fund
21/08 Wingate Foundation
24/08 ChurchCare - Grants for Stained Glass
25/08 Public Engagement Spark Awards 2026A
26/08 Henry Smith Foundation - Welcome for Newcomers Fund
27/08 National River Walks
28/08 Elise Pilkington Charitable Trust - Equine Grants
28/08 Fisheries Improvement Programme
28/08 Schroder Charity Trust
31/08 Baily Thomas Charitable Fund
31/08 Darwin Initiative - Capability and Capacity
31/08 Democratic Engagement Fund
31/08 Emerton-Christie Charity
31/08 HDH Wills Charitable Trust
31/08 James Tudor Foundation - Mental Health Grant
31/08 James Tudor Foundation - Physical Health Grant
31/08 The Different Foundation - AI for All
31/08 William and Jane Morris Fund (Church Conservation Grants)
31/08 Wise Music Foundation
01/09 All Saints Educational Trust (ASET)
01/09 Hinrichsen Foundation
01/09 Kelly Family Charitable Trust
01/09 Waterloo Foundation - Environment Programme
02/09 Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust - Peace and Security Programme
02/09 Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust - Power and Accountability Programme
02/09 Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust - Rights and Justice Programme
02/09 Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust - Sustainable Future Programme
04/09 Idlewild Trust
10/09 Philip Henman Trust

Featured Grants

Kelly Family Charitable Trust

The Kelly Family Charitable Trust makes grants to local or regional UK registered charities with initiatives that support and encourage the families to work together to face adverse situations.

The Kelly Family Charitable Trust provides support in three main areas:

Interventions that help prevent the fracture of the family unit e.g. relationship counselling and mediation
Families where sexual, physical, alcohol/drug
abuse or domestic violence threaten the integrity of the family unit
Prisoners and their families during and after
the period of imprisonment

Find out more on our website...

Idlewild Trust

The Idlewild Trust gives grants to UK Registered Charities for projects concerning the conservation of objects and artworks, and projects that aim to nurture young arts professionals. The average amount awarded by the trust in 2024 was is £6,437.

1. Training opportunities for professionals, working creatively within the performing and visual arts, at an early stage in their careers.

2. Conservation and preservation of publicly viewable artworks and objects that are of cultural and/or historical significance.

Find out more on our website...

Hinrichsen Foundation

The Hinrichsen Foundation provides funds to support projects that see contemporary music being published, recorded or commissioned and are able to support individuals, community groups or charities.

Applicants must be based in the United Kingdom. Priority will be given to projects involving composers and activity based in the UK, though activity does not have to solely take place in the UK.

The application process is completed via an online form which you can find on the website.

Find out more on our website...

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