2026/2027 Community Engagement Fund

Home Office

Closed

One round of Community Engagement Fund, which has run 2 rounds in total and has 1 open now.

Funding

£5,000 – £10,000

Location

England

Applications

Open until 12 May 2026

Overview

The Community Engagement Fund offers £5,000 to £10,000 for grassroots and community organisations in England. The total fund is £150,000 from the Home Office. For 2026-27, the priority is supporting communities from the Windrush generation. You can use the money for short, easy-to-deliver projects that raise awareness of Home Office policy areas. All funding must be spent within the 2026-27 financial year. The deadline to apply is 12 May 2026.

Eligibility

Key requirements:

Must spend all funding within 2026-27 financial year
Projects must focus on supporting Windrush generation communities
Must be short and easy-to-deliver projects

Who is this for?

This grant is for grassroots and community organisations in England. It focuses on groups working with communities from the Windrush generation. You should apply if you can deliver short, simple projects rather than long programmes of work.

Sectors

Charities & Non-Profit

Regions

England

Funder track record

Recent awards data

Awards published

2,791

Typical award

£164,122

Most awards

£29,217 to £876,449

Most funded region

London

41 awards in 2025, down from 487 the year before.

Recent awards include Debryshire Law Centre (£20,095, 2025), Eaaling Law Centre, Hanwell Community Library (£15,468, 2025) and Migrant Advocacy Service (£20,118, 2025).

Contains data from 360Giving publishers, used under open licence.

Full details from Home Office

The Community Engagement Fund (CEF) is a £150,000 grant fund to support grassroots and community organisations to engage communities and raise awareness of priority Home Office policy areas and the support available. The fund is offered by the Home Office. This fund is best suited to support short and easy-to-deliver projects, rather than a programme of work, as all allocated funds needs to be spent within the financial year over. The priority area identified for financial year 2026-27 continues to focus on supporting communities from the Windrush generation.

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