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Grant roundups, funding news, and tips for UK businesses.
New UK grants this week (28 September 2026)
This week we found 40 new grants across 11 sectors.
Read moreWhat Is Match Funding? A Plain English Guide
What match funding means, what counts as match (including volunteer time), typical percentages, and where small organisations actually find it.
Can a CIC Apply for National Lottery Funding?
Yes, CICs can apply for National Lottery funding, including Awards for All. What the rules say about directors, CICs limited by shares, and what to prepare.
How to Write a Grant Application: What Funders Actually Look For
A practical walk through the grant application itself: the questions every form asks, how assessors score them, and the mistakes that get decent projects rejected.
Business Grants in Scotland: A Practical Guide
Where to find business funding in Scotland, from Scottish Enterprise R&D support to community benefit funds, and which route fits the size of business you are running.
Grants for Charities in the UK: A Practical Guide
Where UK charities can find grant funding, from national trusts to community foundations, what funders expect, and how to work out which ones are worth your time.
Historic England funding: grants for heritage and places of worship
Historic England funds conservation and heritage projects across the country, so if your work touches on the historic environment this guide is worth a read.
Innovate UK Business Connect funding: what they fund and who can apply
If you are looking for funding to develop innovative ideas into real products or services, Innovate UK Business Connect is genuinely worth exploring.
Grants in Northern Ireland: Funding for Businesses, Charities and Community Groups
Many UK grants exclude Northern Ireland, so knowing the NI-specific funders matters. Here is where businesses, charities and community groups in Northern Ireland actually find funding, and how to apply.
CIC Grants UK: Funding for Community Interest Companies
Community interest companies can apply for far more grants than most CIC owners realise. Here is where CICs actually win funding in the UK, what tends to exclude them, and how to apply.
Energy and Net Zero Grants for UK Organisations and Property Owners
A guide to energy, heat and net zero grants in the UK for 2026, covering the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, EV chargepoint grants, community energy funding and larger manufacturing funds, with how to apply.
Manufacturing Grants UK: A Guide for Makers and Engineers
Most UK manufacturing grants are innovation and R&D competitions run through Innovate UK. Here is what is open in 2026, the smaller funds worth knowing, and where to look if you run a small workshop.
Grants for Sole Traders and the Self-Employed in the UK
There are very few grants only for sole traders, but you can apply to most small business and sector grants. Here is where self-employed people actually win funding in the UK, and how to apply.
Farming and Agriculture Grants in the UK: What You Can Actually Get
A practical guide to UK farming and rural grants in 2026, from small animal health payments to woodland creation and Defra innovation funding, with real schemes open now and how to apply.
Google Ad Grants: A Guide for UK Charities
Google gives registered UK charities up to $10,000 a month in free search advertising. Who qualifies, how to apply, and how to keep the grant once you have it.
How Small Community Groups Win Their First Grant
A step-by-step guide for new UK community groups applying for their first grant, from getting constituted to writing an application funders trust.
Social Enterprise Grants UK: A Practical Guide
How to find and win social enterprise grants in the UK, from CIC funding to community foundations, plus who is eligible and what funders expect.
Grants for Disability, SEND and Neurodiversity Projects in the UK
Funding for UK organisations working with disabled people, SEND, autism and ADHD: who funds this work, who qualifies, and how to apply well.
Technology Grants UK: A Guide for Businesses
A plain guide to technology and digital grants for UK businesses, who can apply, what gets funded, and how to find the right one for you.
Grants for Mental Health and Wellbeing Projects in the UK
Funding for UK charities, CICs and community groups running mental health and wellbeing work: who funds it, who qualifies, and how to apply.
Business Grants in Wales: A Practical Guide
Where to find business grants in Wales, who is eligible, and how to apply. Welsh Government, Business Wales, UK-wide funds, and local schemes explained.
Grants for Charities and Community Organisations in the UK
A practical guide to funding for UK charities, CICs and community groups: who funds this work, who is eligible, how much you can get, and where to start.
Small Business Grants UK: The Complete Guide
How UK small business grants work, who qualifies, where to find them, and how to apply. Plain answers on funding you don't pay back.