Grants in West Yorkshire: what is open now
As of 29 October 2026, GrantMatch lists 12 live grants for organisations in West Yorkshire. 6 close in the next 30 days, the first on 31 October 2026, 4 are open all year and 0 were added this week.
Last checked 28 October 2026.
Every grant on this page is limited to West Yorkshire or to a town, district or council area within it, as named by the funder. Funders with open grants here include City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, Wakefield Council and Calderdale Council. Because each one is local, far fewer organisations can apply than for a national fund. Grants open across all of Yorkshire and The Humber are on our Yorkshire and The Humber page.
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One Community Kirklees Community Grants Programme
One Community Foundation
The Community Grants Programme from One Community Foundation offers grants of up to £3,000 to community projects and registered local charities. Round 11 is open now and closes on 6 November 2026. This is a flexible fund. All of the funds in the programme will consider applications for any purpose, including core costs. You can ask for help with project costs, core costs and increased running costs, such as higher utility bills caused by the cost-of-living crisis. That makes it a useful option if you need help keeping things running, not just money for something new. The programme brings together several funds, and the grants panel considers them at the same time. They include JL Brierley, Hazel Charlesworth, Judith and Neil Charlesworth, Kirklees Community Fund, Stephen Wood Fund, Kirklees General Fund, Kirklees Police Fund, One Kirklees, Parish Fund, Accept Cards Fund and Heckmondwike Funds. You do not need to be a registered charity, but you must be a constituted community group. You need at least three unrelated trustees or directors. You also need a bank account in your organisation's name with at least two unrelated signatories. One thing to be aware of: this is not the Community Grants for Climate Projects Fund, previously called Better Neighbourhoods. If your project is about climate action, make sure you are applying to the right fund. If you miss this round, the foundation says it will announce three further rounds for 2027. You can download an information pack before you apply. Enquiries go to Beata at One Community Foundation. Official source: https://one-community.org.uk/how-to-apply-for-funding-grants-available/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 28 October 2026.
Bradford Local Community Support Grants 2027 to 2029
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Bradford's Local Community Support Grants give up to £12,300 a year for two years to groups helping adults stay independent and connected. Older people, people with learning disabilities, neurodivergent people and communities of interest are the focus. Funding starts on 1 April 2027. Applications close on 20 November 2026. Official source: https://bradford.connecttosupport.org/provider-zone/local-community-support-grants/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 22 October 2026.
Wakefield Community Development Fund
Wakefield Council
The Community Development Fund is one of several small grants run by Wakefield Council's Community Grants Team. It gives grants to voluntary, recreational and community groups working in the Wakefield District. The money supports development or activities that address inequalities in health and wellbeing. You can receive up to £500 per year, per group. The fund suits small, local groups that want to strengthen what they do or run activities that help people in their community live healthier lives. Applications are assessed at a monthly panel, so there are regular deadlines through the year. The next deadline is 23 November 2026, and applicants in that round will be told the outcome by 28 December 2026. Later rounds close on 21 December 2026, 18 January 2027 and 15 February 2027. To apply, you download the Community Development Fund application form and email it, with all your supporting evidence, in one email to the Community Grants Team. The council asks you to read the application guidance and the terms and conditions of grants first. If you would like help with your application, you can contact the team by phone or email. Incomplete applications will not be assessed. If you send an application before a panel but something is missing, it will wait for the next available panel once you have provided everything. So it is worth checking you have included every document before you press send. Once you apply, you may not hear back until the outcome has been finalised. The council no longer accepts applications by post. If you cannot apply by email, contact the team so they can make other arrangements. Official source: https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/our-people-and-communities/grants-and-funding/community-grants-scheme. Last checked by GrantMatch on 28 October 2026.
Wakefield Food Bank Support Fund
Wakefield Council
Wakefield Council's Food Bank Support Fund helps food aid providers in the Wakefield District cope with rising demand. It aims to ease some of the pressure on food banks and similar services and to help them reach more of the wider community. The fund is part of a wider council programme that builds on existing provision and supports people and families facing crisis. You can apply for up to £1,000 per application. The fund sits within the council's Community Grants Scheme, alongside the Neighbourhood Improvement Fund, the Community Development Fund and the Local Capital Grants Programme. The scheme suits constituted voluntary, community and recreational groups, and special interest forums, that are based and working in the Wakefield District. This includes unregistered community groups, charitable incorporated organisations, charitable companies, national organisations and community interest companies. A panel assesses applications each month, with set deadlines through 2026/27. The next deadline is 23 November 2026, and applicants in that round will hear the outcome by 28 December 2026. Later deadlines are 21 December 2026, 18 January 2027 and 15 February 2027. To apply, download the Food Bank Support Fund application form. Then email it to the Community Grants Team, with all your supporting evidence, in one email. The team can help if you would like support with your application. One practical point: the panel will not assess incomplete applications. If something is missing when you apply, your application will wait for the next available panel once you send the missing information. Gather everything before you submit. You may not hear from the council until it has made a decision. Official source: https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/our-people-and-communities/grants-and-funding/community-grants-scheme. Last checked by GrantMatch on 28 October 2026.
Wakefield Neighbourhood Improvement Fund
Wakefield Council
The Neighbourhood Improvement Fund from Wakefield Council supports a wide range of projects and activities run by community organisations in the Wakefield District. It is part of the council's Community Grants Scheme, which aims to help groups build their capability, engage their communities and carry out activities. It suits charities and community groups, recreational clubs and special interest forums that are based and working in the district. Each of Wakefield's 21 wards receives the same amount of funding each year. The maximum award is £1,500 per application. The page also states a cap of £2,000. Applications are assessed at a monthly panel. The next deadline is 23 November 2026, and applicants will hear the outcome by 28 December 2026. Later deadlines in the 2026/27 schedule are 21 December 2026, 18 January 2027 and 15 February 2027. One key condition applies. At least two of the local ward councillors in your group's area must support your project. Make sure your application is complete. Incomplete applications will not be assessed. If you apply before a panel but something is missing, your application will go to the next available panel once you provide the missing information. After you apply, you may not hear from the team until the outcome is final. The Community Grants Team can help if you would like support with your application. Official source: https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/our-people-and-communities/grants-and-funding/community-grants-scheme. Last checked by GrantMatch on 28 October 2026.
Bradford South Community Chest
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
The Bradford South Community Chest offers small grants to voluntary groups that run community leisure and cultural activities in the Bradford South Constituency area. Bradford Council runs it through the Bradford South Area Co-ordinator's Office. The fund supports activities that benefit the local community and could not go ahead without financial help. Grants are normally one-off and can cover capital or revenue costs. Youth groups can apply, but adult sports clubs and groups cannot. An award would not normally exceed £500 for any single project. If your project crosses boundaries, several Area Co-ordinators' Offices may consider it, but the total grant will still not normally go above £500. You should normally expect only one grant per financial year. The council gives special consideration to older people, disabled people, young people, ethnic minorities and unemployed people. It also gives special consideration to particular communities such as inner city areas and housing estates, and to new starts and innovative schemes. New groups are positively encouraged to apply. The page lists closing dates of 31 January, 31 May, 31 August and 31 October, although it says there are three deadlines a year, so check with the Area Co-ordinator's Office which dates apply. The page does not give a year or a closing time for these dates. If your application arrives late, it will go to a later meeting of the Grants Advisory Group. You should normally hear the outcome within one month of the closing date, and the decision is final. One important point: the fund cannot pay for any spending, event or service that takes place before your grant is approved. If you are unsure when the panel meets, contact the team before you apply. You must also account for the money in full, for example with copies of receipts or invoices. Official source: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/your-community/community-grants/bradford-south-community-chest-area-committee-funding/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 28 October 2026.
Funders with open grants in West Yorkshire
- City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (3 open)
- Wakefield Council (3 open)
- Calderdale Council (1 open)
- GrantScape (funded by Equitix) (1 open)
- Kirklees Council (1 open)
- Leeds City Council (1 open)
- One Community Foundation (1 open)
- Peak District National Park Foundation (1 open)
By grant size
| Largest award | Open grants |
|---|---|
| Up to £10,000 | 10 |
| £10,001 to £100,000 | 1 |
| Over £100,000 | 0 |
| Amount varies or not stated | 1 |
All open grants in West Yorkshire (12)
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Calderdale Ward Forum Grants
Calderdale Council
Calderdale Council's Ward Forum Grants give up to £500 to help with a new or current project that needs extra funds. Your project must benefit a ward in Calderdale or the people who live there. Examples include activities and projects that bring people together from different age groups, backgrounds and neighbourhoods and make a positive difference. Others might improve the health and well-being of local people, or improve the environment in the ward. You can apply at any time. The council welcomes projects that address one or more of the pledges in its Corporate Plan. These cover value for money, better roads and highways, reduced crime and anti-social behaviour, cleaner streets, and housing that is safe, affordable and warm. Each ward also has its own local priorities. These are highlighted at ward forums and reviewed by Ward Councillors each year. The scheme suits community groups that are properly set up. You need a constitution or rules with a dissolution clause, a bank account in the group's name, and a safeguarding policy for children, young people or vulnerable adults. Your local Neighbourhood Team runs the scheme for your ward. Ward Councillors decide on eligible applications with support from the Neighbourhood Team. Decisions are reported back to Ward Forums. One thing to bear in mind: each ward has a grants budget of £5,000 per financial year, and awards come out of that pot. Funding in each ward is limited. It is worth looking at your ward's local priorities before you apply, and contacting your Neighbourhood Team if you have questions. Official source: https://new.calderdale.gov.uk/communities/grants/ward-forum-grants. Last checked by GrantMatch on 28 October 2026.
Shipley Community Chest
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
The Shipley Community Chest gives small grants of up to £500 to charities and community groups that work in the Shipley Constituency. Applications are considered at meetings, and the page gives no closing date. The fund suits non-profit voluntary groups with open membership that operate in, or benefit people who live in, the Shipley Constituency. New projects, groups that have not had funding before and projects linked to the City of Culture are particularly welcome. If your group is not constituted, you can still apply through a constituted organisation such as your local community centre or parish or town council. If you are a new organisation, a start-up grant can cover ongoing costs such as venue hire and staffing. Established groups cannot get these costs funded. Trips are funded only in exceptional circumstances. The fund will not pay for religious or political activities, school curricular activities, or events and purchases that have already happened. Fill in the form fully. An incomplete application will be rejected or held over to the next meeting. You will need your constitution, your most recent accounts and, where possible, two quotes for each item. If you work with children or vulnerable adults, include your safeguarding policy and enhanced DBS details. Your application will be viewed more favourably if you have raised other money, or asked your parish or town council for help. You should normally expect only one grant per financial year. Within six months of an award, you must send a short report and receipts showing how you spent the money. If you miss this without good reason, future applications will not be considered. Official source: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/your-community/community-grants/shipley-community-chest-funding. Last checked by GrantMatch on 28 October 2026.
Leeds Community Committee Small Grants
Leeds City Council
Leeds City Council's community committees award small grants of up to £1,000 per ward and large grants of over £1,000 per ward to local projects that meet committee priorities and benefit the local area. There are 8 community committees covering the city's 33 wards. Each committee is made up of local councillors. At the start of each year, every committee receives a wellbeing fund and a youth activities fund. The committees award these budgets as grants to community projects and youth activities. In 2024/25 they spent over £1.2 million across 350 separate grants to grass roots organisations, voluntary groups and charities. There are 2 types of funding. The Wellbeing Fund supports the social, economic and environmental wellbeing of the committee area. The Youth Activity Fund pays for activities for children and young people aged 8 to 17 in the committee area. The grants suit voluntary, community and faith organisations, charities, commercial organisations that operate on a non-profit basis, and council services. Local priorities can include environmental improvements, community safety, health and wellbeing, employment and issues that affect young people. Elected members make funding decisions at public meetings, held 4 times a year. Money goes to projects that address the priorities in each committee's forward plan, so it helps to know your committee's priorities before you apply. One practical point: before you apply, contact the community committee support team to find out if you are eligible. Official source: https://www.leeds.gov.uk/consultations-and-feedback/community-committees. Last checked by GrantMatch on 28 October 2026.
Members Ward Budget
Kirklees Council
The Members Ward Budget, also called the Members Local Project Fund, is money that Kirklees councillors can use to tackle specific local issues and priorities in their ward. Councillors decide how it is spent. They draw on their local knowledge and on what ward residents tell them. This fund suits community and voluntary groups with a project that responds to a need in their own area. The page does not give a grant size, an application window or a closing date, so the best first step is to talk to the council team that supports it. The Active Citizens and Places Team gives information and advice. Each officer covers a set of wards. One covers Batley East, Batley West and Birstall & Birkenshaw. Another covers Cleckheaton, Heckmondwike and Liversedge & Gomersal. Others cover the Dewsbury and Mirfield wards, the Almondbury, Ashbrow, Dalton and Newsome wards, the Colne Valley, Golcar, Greenhead and Lindley wards, and the Crosland Moor & Netherton, Denby Dale, Holme Valley and Kirkburton wards. Here is one practical point to plan for. Non-profit making voluntary and community groups must register with the Grants Access Point before they can apply for Kirklees Council funding schemes. The council reviews your key documents and gives feedback on your governance and management arrangements. Registration lasts for 3 years, so it is worth sorting this out early. Official source: https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/grants-and-funding/council-schemes.aspx. Last checked by GrantMatch on 16 October 2026.
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Create free accountPeak District Community Nature Fund
Peak District National Park Foundation
The Peak District Foundation's Community Nature Fund supports projects that create, improve or expand spaces for nature inside the Peak District National Park. The foundation is happy to back all kinds of work that helps wildlife and biodiversity. Examples include creating wildflower meadows, planting hedgerows or trees, building or restoring ponds, and putting up bird or bat boxes. Grants range from £500 to £5,000. The money goes towards the specific costs of delivering your project. That can include hiring or buying tools, equipment and materials. It can also cover professional contractors where there is a clear and justifiable need. The fund will not pay for general running costs, such as overheads or core staff salaries. The fund suits parish councils, schools, charities and community groups working to help nature locally. Individual landowners can apply too, as long as the project is not-for-profit and clearly benefits nature. Your project must take place within the National Park boundary. Sites already managed or protected for nature, such as Sites of Special Scientific Interest or nature reserves, cannot be funded. The next deadline is 29 January 2027. You will hear the outcome by 26 February 2027. Earlier rounds this year closed on 5 June and 25 September 2026. Competition is strong. The foundation receives far more applications than it can fund, so an eligible project is not guaranteed a grant. In the last year, around two thirds of applicants received an award. If you are successful, you must complete a short evaluation form and maintain anything bought or built with the grant for at least five years. Official source: https://www.peakdistrictfoundation.org.uk/community-nature-fund/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 28 October 2026.
Questions
What grants are open in West Yorkshire right now?
Today GrantMatch lists 12 live grants limited to West Yorkshire or places within it. 6 close in the next 30 days and 4 have no fixed deadline.
Who funds grants in West Yorkshire?
Today the funders with the most open grants here are City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, Wakefield Council and Calderdale Council. Each grant page links to the funder's own guidance.
Are UK-wide grants included?
No. This page only lists grants that name West Yorkshire or a place inside it, so it is not padded with national funds. Organisations here can also apply for grants open across Yorkshire and The Humber and the whole UK, which are on our Yorkshire and The Humber and UK-wide pages.
How do you check these grants?
We collect grants from official funder pages, GOV.UK, councils and community foundations, and remove them when they close. Each grant page links to its source and shows when we last checked it. Always confirm the details with the funder before you apply.