Eric Wright Charitable Trust Small Grants Programme

Applications are now open for the 2025/2026 Small Grants Programme.

When it's gone, it's gone! Apply today to avoid missing out.

There are three tiers to the funding:

• Grassroots grants – up to £250.00: for un-constituted community groups that are working with the CVS to help achieve their community engagement activities / events.
• Community grants – up to £500.00: for constituted community groups.
• Longer-term community grants – up to £1000:  for constituted community groups who are proposing to deliver a project of 12 weeks or longer. 

Projects should strongly support specific local needs in the following key areas:

• Increasing opportunities to participate in local community action and activity
• Keeping people well and feeling part of their community
• Increasing resilience and improving mental wellbeing, enabling individuals and families to cope well, overcome barriers to achieving their potential and increase their skills
• Support people who are more vulnerable, such as those with long term conditions, who are frail and/or have complex needs
• Promoting greater partnership working between the community and services, and other VCF organisations
• Reduce social isolation, with a positive impact on health and wellbeing

For the application guidance and application form, please click here: CVS Administered Grants