Better Futures Fund: Learning and Development Service

DCMS is offering up to £2,600,000 to one organisation or consortium. The money funds a learning and development service. This service will help organisations understand and deliver Social Outcomes Partnerships through the Better Futures Fund. The work must take place in England, running from October 2026 to March 2031. DCMS will select a single grant recipient. A consortium can apply, but one lead partner must submit the application.

This grant is for one organisation or consortium with expertise in learning, development, and Social Outcomes Partnerships. You must be able to deliver activity across England from October 2026 to March 2031. It is not for multiple separate recipients as DCMS will fund only one successful applicant.

DCMS is providing up to £2,600,000 of grant funding to a delivery partner/consortium to provide a learning and development service that strengthens the knowledge, capability and confidence of organisations and stakeholders to design and deliver Social Outcomes Partnerships through the Better Futures Fund. DCMS is seeking to select a single grant recipient, which could be a single organisation, or a consortium (with a lead partner making the application). The successful bidder will deliver this funding between October 2026 and March 2031. This funding can only be used for activity in England.

A single organisation or a consortium with a named lead partner can apply. The deadline to apply is 11 August 2026. Check the DCMS grant listing for application details and submission instructions.