Apply for grants

A small grant supporting talented young artists in Nottinghamshire who show talent in the field of fine art and community groups with art work or art therapy activities.

The J. N. Derbyshire Trust supports people in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire by making grants to community and voluntary groups who work to improve their communities.

The aim of the Kynan Eldridge Fund is to provide one-off monetary grants to young people (under the age of 30) who are using music, both modern and classical, to help them overcome personal challenges and achieve their full potential.

One Earth is a proposed solar farm with battery storage located across the border of Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. It is being brought forward by two companies with a proven track record of delivering the clean energy that the UK needs, PS Renewables and Ørsted. As part of their commitment to support the local community, they have set up a new Community Fund administered by Forever Notts. To find out more about the proposed One Earth Solar Farm, please visit: oneearthsolarfarm.co.uk

The Randal Foundation Fund has been set up as a collaboration between the Randal Charitable Foundation and Forever Notts to support grassroots charitable organisations with a turnover under £50,000 working in Nottinghamshire. Organisations must be working to significantly improve the quality of life for individuals, enabling a long term or permanent betterment of life chances, personal circumstances or physical or mental health.

The aim of the RTC Fund is to support people in Nottinghamshire’s rural areas, by making grants to community and voluntary groups serving senior citizens in their communities. This fund is available countywide excluding major urban areas.

SWEF awards grants of up to £2,000 to young people in Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County who need support with a business investment that will transform their business that they would otherwise not be able to afford.  It is particularly targeted at those who are not in education, employment or training.

The aim of the Bramley Fund is to support communities in Nottingham City and the Nottinghamshire County by making grants available to grow apple trees in gardens, allotments and green spaces.

The Gemini Fund supports people in Nottingham city and county by making grants to community and voluntary groups who work to improve community welfare. The fund is open to applications from fully constituted voluntary and community groups, locally registered charities, community interest companies, charitable incorporated organisations and social enterprises. Grants are available to qualifying projects under the following themes:- refugees and asylum seekers, domestic abuse, homelessness, food & clothing poverty, young people's wellbeing, and education for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, projects and core funding would be considered.

The Thomas Farr Charity was established in 1989, following the sale of the Home Brewery in Nottingham with the aim of supporting registered charities, constituted voluntary and community groups in those areas where the Home Brewery had a presence.

The aim of the Dave Hartley Fund is to encourage community and voluntary groups and individuals, to appreciate, learn and perform music to others. Grants of up to £250 will be available to people of the Mansfield and Ashfield area.

The Nottinghamshire Community Foundation has its own discretionary grant fund which provides support for exceptional local projects that fall outside of the criteria of our other grant funds and are deemed to be game changers. This fund is not open to applications. Outstanding groups will be invited to apply.

The Fund will be developed specifically and solely for the benefit of the communities within the City and County of Nottinghamshire, with an emphasis on the Borough of Broxtowe.
The Grant programme will be delivered to support qualifying community-based projects under the themes of children and young people, neurodiversity, mental health and resilience.