Health & Social Work Grants UK

Health and social care grants come from DHSC, NHS England, NIHR, and local authorities. Funding supports care innovation, mental health programmes, digital health tools, and community health initiatives. Clinical research grants are available through the Medical Research Council.

There are currently 67 live grants available for health & social work businesses in the UK, with deadlines ranging from 6 April 2026 to 1 April 2030.

North Yorkshire Coast Fund

Two Ridings Community Foundation

Closing tomorrow
£500 – £5,000England, Yorkshire and The Humber

The North Yorkshire Coast Fund provides £500 to £5,000 for projects that improve wellbeing in the former Scarborough borough area. The fund prioritises work with children and young people to help them

Community Legacy Fund

National Highways

Closing in 3 days
£500 – £10,000England

The Community Legacy Fund offers grants between £500 and £10,000 for non-profit groups near motorways and major roads. You must be close to a National Highways road and have been impacted by their roa

Contracts for Innovation: industrial human-relevant drug models

Innovate UK

Closing in 11 days
£80,000 – £200,000

Innovate UK is offering £2 million to develop alternatives to animal testing for new medicines. You can apply for between £80,000 and £200,000 to create non-animal methods for testing drug safety. The

Evishagaran and Craiggore Community Benefit Fund

Community Foundation Northern Ireland

Closing in 11 days
Up to £4,000Northern Ireland

This fund supports community projects within 7km of Evishagaran and Craiggore wind farms near Dungiven. You can get up to £4,000 for local community initiatives. Priority areas include education about

Comic Relief x Sainsbury's Summer Holiday Activity and Food Programme

London Community Foundation

Closing in 17 days
London

This grant funds summer holiday activities and food projects for school-age children in London. It tackles food poverty during the 2026 summer school holidays. The funding comes from Sainsbury's and C

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Patient and public voice input into tobacco and obesity prevention

NHS England

Closing in 18 days
£45,999 – £46,000England

NHS England is offering £46,000 to support patient and public voice input into tobacco and obesity prevention work. This funding is for one third sector organisation with national reach across England

Lunch Clubs

Leeds Community Foundation

Closing in 23 days
£2,500 – £10,000England, Yorkshire and The Humber

Leeds Community Foundation offers grants to support lunch clubs and food provision for older people in Leeds. The funding is provided in partnership with Leeds City Council. You can apply if your orga

Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2026 (FETF) (Animal Health and Welfare, Productivity and Slurry themes)

DEFRA grant delivered by RPA

Closing in 24 days
£1,000 – £25,000England

The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2026 helps farmers buy equipment to improve their farms. There are three types of grants: animal health and welfare, productivity, and slurry management. You

Advancing innovation in drug and alcohol addiction healthcare

Office for Life Sciences (OLS)

Closing in 32 days
£250,000 – £10,000,000England

The Office for Life Sciences is offering £20 million to develop new treatments for drug and alcohol addiction. You can get between £250,000 and £10 million for your project. The money is split across

Contracts for Innovation in drug and alcohol addiction healthcare

Office for Life Sciences (OLS)

Closing in 32 days
£200,000 – £1,500,000

The Office for Life Sciences is offering £20 million to develop new treatments for drug and alcohol addiction. You can get between £200,000 and £1.5 million for your project. The money is for creating

Funding opportunity:Pre-clinical translational models hub (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Medical Research Council

Closing in 47 days
Up to £25,000,000England

This grant offers up to £25 million to establish a UK Hub for developing pre-clinical translational human in vitro models. The funding is for research organisations that already have equipment and exp

Life Sciences Transformational R&D Investment Fund (TRIF) Pilot

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Closing in 727 days
£5,000,000 – £25,000,000England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England

The Life Sciences Transformational R&D Investment Fund Pilot provides capital grants for large-scale research and development projects in the UK life sciences sector. You can get between £5 million an

Tree Health Pilot

Forestry Commission

Closing in 1092 days
£500 – £1,500,000North West England, South East England

The Tree Health Pilot helps tree owners and managers in England deal with pests and diseases affecting their trees. You can get between £500 and £500,000 to fund tree health measures. The money can pa

The Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund (LSIMF)

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Closing in 1457 days
£1,000,000 – £130,000,000England

The Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund helps UK businesses invest in life science manufacturing equipment and facilities. You can get between £1 million and £130 million for capital investmen

Main Grants

Sussex Community Foundation

Ongoing
England, South East England

Sussex Community Foundation offers grants to small charities and voluntary groups across Sussex. The funding helps tackle disadvantage and build community resilience. They particularly welcome applica

Supporting the Supporters

Devon Community Foundation

Ongoing
Up to £5,000England, South West England

This grant supports the wellbeing of staff and volunteers in community organisations. You can get up to £5,000 to help people working on the frontlines. The money is for those supporting people facing

Active Communities Fund

Wakefield Council

Ongoing
Up to £1,000England, Yorkshire and The Humber

The Active Communities Fund offers grants of up to £1,000 for physical activity and healthy lifestyle projects. You must be working in South East Wakefield communities. The fund supports active living

Men's Emotional Wellbeing Grant

Sheffield City Council

Ongoing
England, Yorkshire and The Humber

Sheffield City Council offers funding to help partnerships and community groups engage men in their local community. The grant aims to reduce male isolation and create social connections through meani

Connecting Communities

Sheffield City Council

Ongoing
England, Yorkshire and The Humber

Sheffield City Council offers funding to minority-led voluntary sector organisations in Sheffield. The grant helps strengthen community ties and promote health through food-based activities. You can u

Martineau Care Fund

Suffolk Community Foundation

Ongoing
Up to £1,000England, East of England

The Martineau Care Fund provides grants up to £1,000 to buy daily living equipment for people with illness or disabilities in Suffolk. The fund helps organisations support vulnerable individuals who c

Healthy Communities Together

Unknown

Ongoing

This programme helps voluntary and community groups work with local health services. You can get funding to improve health and wellbeing in your community. The programme is open to charities and commu

Meithrin Natur

Unknown

Ongoing

Meithrin Natur provides funding to improve children's health and wellbeing in Wales. The grant focuses on projects that help children and their caregivers connect with nature. You could use the money

Funding for organisations

Kent Community Foundation

Ongoing
England, South East England

Kent Community Foundation provides grants to charities and community groups in Kent and Medway. The funding supports five key areas: mental health and wellbeing, children and families, crisis and basi

Kellogg's Breakfast Club Grants Programme

Forever Manchester

Ongoing
£1,000 – £1,000England, North West England

Kellogg's offers £1,000 grants to school breakfast clubs in England. The money helps provide breakfast to children who need it most. Each grant is exactly £1,000. School breakfast clubs can apply for

Health & Life Science Fund

LYVA Labs

Ongoing
£25,000 – £250,000England, North West England

LYVA Labs offers investment packages between £25,000 and £250,000 for health and life sciences businesses. You must be based in Liverpool City Region. The fund targets innovators who have not yet rece

East Salford Community Grant

Salford City Council

Ongoing
Up to £3,000England, North West England

The East Salford Community Grant provides up to £3,000 for not-for-profit organisations in East Salford. Higher amounts may be available in exceptional circumstances. You can use the money for profess

Develop community sport

Manchester City Council

Ongoing
North West England

Manchester City Council offers funding to help community organisations and sports clubs develop local sporting opportunities. The grant supports creating and expanding sports programmes and facilities

Professional doctorate: clinical research training fellowship

Medical Research Council (MRC)

Ongoing
England

This fellowship funds PhD research training in health and medical research. You can study any topic that helps improve human health within the Medical Research Council's areas of interest. The funding

Carrick Futures - Health in Pregnancy

Unknown

Ongoing
Scotland

This fund helps women in their third trimester of pregnancy who live in specific areas of South Ayrshire, Scotland. You must live in Ballantrae, Colmonell & Lendalfoot, Barr, Barrhill, Pinmore & Pinwh

People Keeping Well

Sheffield City Council

Ongoing
England, Yorkshire and The Humber

People Keeping Well is a joint project funded by Sheffield City Council and the local NHS. It connects people to community services to improve health and wellbeing. The funding helps voluntary, commun

Community Meals

Sheffield City Council

Ongoing
England, Yorkshire and The Humber

Sheffield City Council offers grants for community meal projects that bring people together. The funding supports new ways to tackle loneliness and social isolation through shared eating. You can use

Using the ‘Our Future Health’ data resource for research

Medical Research Council (MRC)

Ongoing
Up to £1,000,000England

The Medical Research Council will pay data access costs for researchers using the Our Future Health database. This is a pilot scheme for researchers who already have MRC funding. You can get up to £1

The Movement Fund

Sport England

Ongoing
£300 – £15,000England

The Movement Fund gives grants of £300 to £15,000 for projects that get people moving. It focuses on people who face barriers to being active. This includes people from lower income backgrounds, disab

Expression of interest: NHS fit for the future dementia challenge

Medical Research Council (MRC)

Ongoing
England

This grant supports clinical interventions or technological innovations for dementia care in the NHS. Healthcare professionals, businesses and researchers can apply. The funding amount is not specifie

Contracts for Innovation in drug and alcohol addiction healthcare

Innovate UK

Ongoing
Up to £20,000,000England

This grant offers up to £20 million for developing new treatments for drug and alcohol addiction. You can create pharmaceutical drugs, digital health tools, or medical technology. The funding helps im

Community Empowerment FundCommunity Grant SchemeCommunity GrantsCore GrantsDefibrillator funding for community spacesEverybody Foundation Funding GrantsFast Track Small Grants Programme / Capital Grants ProgrammeFoundation GrantFoundation GrantFoundation,Cornerstone and Gateway GrantsGeneral GrantGeneral Grant

Unknown

Ongoing
North West England

This appears to be a collection of multiple different grant programmes rather than a single grant. The grants include community empowerment funding, Warburtons grants up to £400, defibrillator funding

Advancing innovation in drug and alcohol addiction healthcare

Innovate UK

Ongoing
England

This grant offers a share of £20 million to develop new treatments for drug and alcohol addiction. You can create pharmaceutical drugs, digital tools, or medical technology to help people recover. The

The Randal Foundation Small Grant

Community Foundation Northern Ireland

Ongoing
Up to £3,000Northern Ireland

The Randal Foundation Small Grant provides up to £3,000 for grassroots organisations in Northern Ireland. The money supports work that directly saves lives or makes significant improvements to people'

Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls

Devon Community Foundation

Ongoing
Up to £5,000England, South West England

This grant provides up to £5,000 for organisations helping vulnerable groups with basic needs like food and utility bills. It is part of the Household Support Fund run by Devon Community Foundation an

One Oldham Fund Developing Recovery Communities Grant

Oldham Council

Ongoing
North West England

The One Oldham Fund supports organisations helping people in recovery from addiction or mental health issues. The money comes from Oldham Council and goes to voluntary groups, community organisations,

Supporting Change - Carers

Unknown

Ongoing

This grant supports projects that improve the health of unpaid carers. The funding is available across the UK. You can apply for projects that help carers look after their own wellbeing. The applicati

Rayne Foundation - Better Careers for Better Care Grants

Unknown

Ongoing
North West England

The Rayne Foundation offers grants to improve career development for care workers. This is the second round of funding with six grants available. The focus is on building cultures of trust, respect an

Diet and health: collaborative research and development grants: full stage

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)

Ongoing
Up to £3,750,000England

BBSRC and Defra offer up to £3.75 million for research projects that develop new products for healthy and sustainable diets. You must work with partners to create innovations that help UK people eat b

Contracts for Innovation in drug and alcohol addiction healthcare

Unknown

Ongoing

This grant offers up to £1.5 million for businesses developing new treatments for drug and alcohol addiction. You can create pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices, or digital health tools. Your innova

Pre-clinical translational models hub

Medical Research Council (MRC)

Ongoing
England

The Medical Research Council offers funding to create a UK Hub for developing pre-clinical human cell models. You must build on existing equipment and expertise in human cell model development. The fu

Advancing innovation in drug and alcohol addiction healthcare

Unknown

Ongoing

This grant offers up to £20 million to develop new treatments for drug and alcohol addiction. You can get funding for pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices, or digital health tools. Projects must be b

Contracts for Innovation: industrial human relevant drug models

Innovate UK

Ongoing
Up to £2,000,000England

This grant helps businesses develop alternatives to animal testing for new medicines. You can get up to £200,000 to create methods that test how drugs work in the human body. The focus is on testing d

Shaping the future of animal health and welfare

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)

Ongoing
Up to £3,750,000England

This grant funds research to improve animal health and welfare in livestock and fish farming across Europe. You need to work with partners from at least three different countries. Your consortium can

Capacity building: clinical research training fellowship

Medical Research Council (MRC)

Ongoing
England

The Medical Research Council offers funding to help researchers reacquire research skills. Your research must focus on improving human health within MRC's remit. This is a clinical research training f

Health Inequities: Structural Racism and Discrimination Partnership

Unknown

Ongoing

This partnership seeks 10 organisations in England to tackle health inequalities caused by structural racism. You need lived experience and community knowledge of these issues. The funding amount is n

The Bill and Lorraine Budge Foundation

Unknown

Ongoing
Scotland

The Bill and Lorraine Budge Foundation supports organisations that help children and young people. The foundation focuses on health, education and wellbeing projects. You can apply if your organisatio

Supporting people with mental health issues in North Tyneside

Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland

Ongoing
North East England

The Charles Robert Bell Fund provides grants up to £3,000 for supporting people with mental health issues in North Tyneside. The fund is open to organisations working in health and social care. Applic

Eccles Community Committee Grant

Salford City Council

Ongoing
Up to £550England, North West England

The Eccles Community Committee Grant provides up to £550 for community groups in Eccles, Winton and Barton wards. You can apply twice per calendar year for projects that address local priorities. The

Rochdale Communities Fund – Micro Grants for up to £1,000

Unknown

Ongoing
Up to £1,000North West England

Action Together offers micro grants of up to £1,000 for voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise groups in Rochdale Borough. The funding comes from Rochdale Borough Council's Public Health te

BBC Children in Need Core and Project Funding

BBC Children in Need

Ongoing
£1,000 – £40,000England

BBC Children in Need provides funding for charities and not-for-profit groups working with children and young people aged 18 or under. The money supports children facing challenges like poverty, menta

Action grants

Derbyshire County Council

Ongoing
England, East Midlands

Derbyshire County Council offers Action grants to community and voluntary groups. The grants help fund projects that improve local people's quality of life. You can use the money for social, health, e

Social care grants for voluntary groups

Derbyshire County Council

Ongoing
England, East Midlands

Derbyshire County Council offers grants for voluntary groups working in social care. The funding helps organisations that deliver social care services to local people. You must be a voluntary group al

Rochdale Communities Fund - Seed Fund

Unknown

Ongoing
Up to £1,000North West England

The Rochdale Communities Fund offers grants up to £500 for small community groups in Rochdale Borough. The money helps groups develop their ideas into sustainable organisations. You can use the fundin

Screwfix Foundation Grants

Screwfix Foundation

Ongoing
Up to £5,000England, West Midlands

The Screwfix Foundation gives grants up to £5,000 to registered charities and not-for-profit groups. The money helps fix, repair, maintain and improve buildings and community facilities. You must supp

Community Investment Fund

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Ongoing
Up to £50,000England, West Midlands

The Community Investment Fund gives up to £50,000 to community groups in Stoke-on-Trent. You can buy equipment, materials, and other physical items for your project. The money cannot pay for salaries,

Surrey Smokefree Generation Grant Award Scheme

Surrey County Council

Ongoing
Up to £7,000South East England

Surrey County Council offers grants up to £7,000 for voluntary and community organisations. The money helps develop projects that get more people using local stop smoking services. You can use the fun

Members Locality Budget

Hertfordshire County Council

Ongoing
Up to £5,000South East England

Each Hertfordshire county councillor gets £5,000 per year to fund local projects in their area. The money supports projects that help social, economic or environmental wellbeing. You can use it for co

North Somerset Community Partnership Grant

Quartet Community Foundation

Ongoing
England, South West England

This grant supports community groups in North Somerset that help disadvantaged people with health and wellbeing issues. You can use the money to run projects that tackle local health challenges in you

Recovery from alcohol and drug dependence grant

Derbyshire County Council

Ongoing
England, East Midlands

Derbyshire County Council offers grants to support alcohol and drug recovery services. The funding helps organisations deliver programmes that help people recover from substance abuse. You can use the

Reading Integration Board (RIB) – Project Fund 2025/26 - Better Care Fund

Reading Borough Council

Ongoing
England, South East England

This small grants fund supports projects that improve health and social care integration in Reading. It is part of the Better Care Fund initiative. The money helps voluntary and community organisation

Additional Grants

Sussex Community Foundation

Ongoing
England, South East England

Sussex Community Foundation offers extra grants to small charities and voluntary groups in Sussex. These grants help tackle disadvantage and build stronger communities. You can apply if you are a smal

Early independence: career development fellowship

Medical Research Council (MRC)

Ongoing
England

The Medical Research Council offers early independence fellowships for career development. These fellowships support researchers whose work falls within MRC's medical research areas. The funding amoun

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