Changing Futures 2026-29: Lived Experience Support Grant

This grant funds a national organisation with lived experience to improve services for people facing multiple disadvantages. The funding is up to £750,000 over three years from 2026 to 2029. You will work with government and local partners to strengthen learning across different areas. Your role will be to ensure people with lived experience help design and deliver better services. The grant focuses on system change both locally and nationally. Applications close on 21 April 2026. Only organisations in England can apply.

This grant is for national organisations that have lived experience of multiple disadvantage and can work with government partners. You need to be able to influence service design and delivery across England. It is not for local community groups or organisations without lived experience expertise.

This grant will fund a national lived experience provider to work with partners and the central government team to strengthen cross-area learning, and ensure lived experience plays a central role in program design, delivery and system change both locally and nationally to improve services for people experiencing multiple disadvantage.