Community grants in the West Midlands
As of 22 October 2026, GrantMatch lists 48 live grants for community groups in the West Midlands from 31 funders. 18 close in the next 30 days, the first on 23 October 2026, 21 are open all year with no fixed deadline, and 35 were added this week. Each entry links to the official source.
Listings last checked 22 October 2026. Guide checked 21 October 2026.
The West Midlands region includes Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton and the Black Country, along with Staffordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Herefordshire. Funding comes from community foundations, councils, housing providers and long-established Birmingham trusts, and many funds cover one city or district only.
This page lists live grants tagged to the West Midlands that are open to charities, CICs or community groups. UK-wide community grants are listed underneath.
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Strengthening Worcestershire Fund 2026 (Round 3)
Worcestershire Community Foundation
The Strengthening Worcestershire Fund gives grants of £2,000 to £5,000 to local groups helping people with the cost of living. Strong or innovative projects with wider impact can ask for up to £7,500. Projects can tackle poverty and hardship, build community resilience, or improve health and independence. Food banks, energy advice, uniform banks, debt advice and information events are all examples. If you were funded by this programme in 2025, you cannot apply this time. Applications close on 29 October 2026. Official source: https://www.worcscf.org.uk/grants/strengthening-worcestershire-fund-2026/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 21 October 2026.
Young People's Emotional Support Fund (Staffordshire)
Community Foundation for Staffordshire & Shropshire
This fund gives up to £5,000 to Staffordshire groups helping young people with their emotional health and wellbeing. Projects should support young people aged 11 to 19, or up to 25 with SEND or an EHCP, to build resilience and confidence and know where to find help. Youth groups and wider community groups can both apply. You must have been running for at least 12 months, and the work must be in Staffordshire, not Stoke-on-Trent. Applications close on 30 October 2026. Official source: https://staffordshire.foundation/grants/staffordshire-organisations/young-peoples-emotional-support-fund/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 21 October 2026.
Veolia Telford and Wrekin EnviroGrant
Telford & Wrekin Council and Veolia
EnviroGrant gives up to £1,000 to Telford and Wrekin community groups for environmental and community projects. Include detailed quotes for any works or purchases. Groups funded last round need to wait a round before applying again. Applications close on 31 October 2026. Official source: https://www.telford.gov.uk/roadworks-transport-and-streets/pride-in-our-community/envirogrant-scheme/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 22 October 2026.
New Communities Resettlement Scheme (Staffordshire)
Community Foundation for Staffordshire & Shropshire
This fund supports projects that help Ukrainian, Afghan and Hong Kong families settle into life in Staffordshire. English language and employment projects can ask for £1,000 to £20,000. Other priority projects, such as health, wellbeing and community links, can ask for £1,000 to £10,000. Work must take place in a Staffordshire district, or online across the county, and be finished by March 2027. Applications are considered as they arrive and close on 31 October 2026, or sooner if the money runs out. Official source: https://staffordshire.foundation/grants/staffordshire-organisations/newcommunities/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 21 October 2026.
Kingsley Community Fund (Staffordshire Moorlands)
Community Foundation for Staffordshire & Shropshire
The Kingsley Community Fund gives grants of up to £1,000 to groups serving the parish of Kingsley in Staffordshire Moorlands. It prefers capital projects, such as building work and equipment, and has a strong preference for children and young people. Bigger grants of up to £20,000 are possible, but you must speak to the Community Foundation first. The next closing date is 31 October 2026. Official source: https://staffordshire.foundation/grants/staffordshire-organisations/kingsleyfund/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 21 October 2026.
Staffordshire County Councillors' Community Fund 2026
Staffordshire County Council
The County Councillors' Community Fund gives up to £2,500 to Staffordshire community projects. Talk to your county councillor before applying. Health, community support, local places and culture all qualify. Applications close on 1 November 2026. Official source: https://supportstaffordshire.org.uk/county-councillors-fund-2026/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 22 October 2026.
Stoke-on-Trent Food Support Fund
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
The Food Support Fund gives £5,000 to £15,000 to Stoke-on-Trent organisations tackling food poverty. Pantries, community kitchens, hot meals and cooking skills projects all qualify. Projects must finish by March 2027. Applications close on 2 November 2026. Official source: https://www.stoke.gov.uk/news/article/2169/new_food_support_fund_launched_to_back_community_projects_tackling_food_poverty. Last checked by GrantMatch on 22 October 2026.
Platform Community Chest
Platform Housing Group
Grants for projects that benefit Platform communities through digital inclusion, health and wellbeing, community cohesion, skills and employability, community safety, or diversity and inclusion. Amount: Up to £5,000. Next deadline 3 November 2026 (panel 10 November); monthly deadlines continue, including 3 December 2026 and 7 January 2027. Who can apply: Charities, not-for-profits, clubs, constituted and informal groups, and Platform customers (for projects benefiting several customers) in Platform communities across the Midlands. No profit-making businesses or political parties. How to apply: Read the guidance on the Platform Grants and Funding page and apply online before the monthly deadline. A panel of Platform customers scores applications. Apply three to four months ahead for events. Official source: https://www.platformhg.com/grants-and-funding. Last checked by GrantMatch on 19 October 2026.
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Strengthening Worcestershire Fund 2026 (Round 3)
Worcestershire Community Foundation
The Strengthening Worcestershire Fund gives grants of £2,000 to £5,000 to local groups helping people with the cost of living. Strong or innovative projects with wider impact can ask for up to £7,500. Projects can tackle poverty and hardship, build community resilience, or improve health and independence. Food banks, energy advice, uniform banks, debt advice and information events are all examples. If you were funded by this programme in 2025, you cannot apply this time. Applications close on 29 October 2026. Official source: https://www.worcscf.org.uk/grants/strengthening-worcestershire-fund-2026/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 21 October 2026.
Young People's Emotional Support Fund (Staffordshire)
Community Foundation for Staffordshire & Shropshire
This fund gives up to £5,000 to Staffordshire groups helping young people with their emotional health and wellbeing. Projects should support young people aged 11 to 19, or up to 25 with SEND or an EHCP, to build resilience and confidence and know where to find help. Youth groups and wider community groups can both apply. You must have been running for at least 12 months, and the work must be in Staffordshire, not Stoke-on-Trent. Applications close on 30 October 2026. Official source: https://staffordshire.foundation/grants/staffordshire-organisations/young-peoples-emotional-support-fund/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 21 October 2026.
Veolia Telford and Wrekin EnviroGrant
Telford & Wrekin Council and Veolia
EnviroGrant gives up to £1,000 to Telford and Wrekin community groups for environmental and community projects. Include detailed quotes for any works or purchases. Groups funded last round need to wait a round before applying again. Applications close on 31 October 2026. Official source: https://www.telford.gov.uk/roadworks-transport-and-streets/pride-in-our-community/envirogrant-scheme/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 22 October 2026.
New Communities Resettlement Scheme (Staffordshire)
Community Foundation for Staffordshire & Shropshire
This fund supports projects that help Ukrainian, Afghan and Hong Kong families settle into life in Staffordshire. English language and employment projects can ask for £1,000 to £20,000. Other priority projects, such as health, wellbeing and community links, can ask for £1,000 to £10,000. Work must take place in a Staffordshire district, or online across the county, and be finished by March 2027. Applications are considered as they arrive and close on 31 October 2026, or sooner if the money runs out. Official source: https://staffordshire.foundation/grants/staffordshire-organisations/newcommunities/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 21 October 2026.
Kingsley Community Fund (Staffordshire Moorlands)
Community Foundation for Staffordshire & Shropshire
The Kingsley Community Fund gives grants of up to £1,000 to groups serving the parish of Kingsley in Staffordshire Moorlands. It prefers capital projects, such as building work and equipment, and has a strong preference for children and young people. Bigger grants of up to £20,000 are possible, but you must speak to the Community Foundation first. The next closing date is 31 October 2026. Official source: https://staffordshire.foundation/grants/staffordshire-organisations/kingsleyfund/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 21 October 2026.
Staffordshire County Councillors' Community Fund 2026
Staffordshire County Council
The County Councillors' Community Fund gives up to £2,500 to Staffordshire community projects. Talk to your county councillor before applying. Health, community support, local places and culture all qualify. Applications close on 1 November 2026. Official source: https://supportstaffordshire.org.uk/county-councillors-fund-2026/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 22 October 2026.
Guide
Checked 21 October 2026 against the official sources linked.
Community foundations
Heart of England Community Foundation and the Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire run many of the grants on this page, from small grassroots funds to themed programmes. Many funds cover one city, district or neighbourhood, so read the area of benefit first.
Source: UK Community Foundations: find your local community foundation
Birmingham
Birmingham City Council runs community and culture funds, and the city has several long-standing grant-making trusts that fund local charities. Groups in Birmingham often have more options than the headline numbers suggest, so check the UK-wide list underneath as well.
Housing providers
Housing associations in the region run small community funds for the areas where their tenants live. They tend to be quick to apply for and suit projects such as food, activities for children, and help for residents with the cost of living.
Parish and district councils
Outside the cities, district councils often give councillors a small community budget, and parish and town councils can make grants to local groups. A few hundred pounds from a local council is often enough to start a new activity or match a bigger grant. Ask the clerk when the council sets its grants budget, as many decide once a year.
Who funds this
| Funder | Open grants here |
|---|---|
| Heart of England Community Foundation | 8 |
| Community Foundation for Staffordshire & Shropshire | 7 |
| Birmingham City Council | 3 |
| Community Resource | 2 |
| Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 2 |
| Access Sport | 1 |
| Barclays (delivered in partnership with Sported) | 1 |
| Benefact Trust | 1 |
31 different funders in total. Where a maximum award is stated, the middle value is £5,000.
By grant size
| Largest award | Open grants |
|---|---|
| Up to £2,000 | 14 |
| £2,001 to £10,000 | 25 |
| £10,001 to £100,000 | 5 |
| Over £100,000 | 1 |
| Amount varies or not stated | 3 |
All open grants (48)
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Community Investment Fund
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
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, rent, or running costs. Priority goes to projects that help children and young people, improve education and skills, or support health and wellbeing. Projects that make communities safer and cleaner also get priority. You can also apply if your project promotes Stoke-on-Trent as a destination. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with no set deadline.
Cellnex Community Fund
Cellnex
The Cellnex Community Fund supports community projects that empower people, improve local environments and promote digital and technological inclusion. Cellnex provides and runs the fund itself. Your project needs to fit one or more of four themes. These are digital inclusion and skills, the circular economy, biodiversity and conservation, and AI and education. That could mean helping people get online, encouraging repair and reuse, protecting local wildlife habitats, or building awareness of artificial intelligence and STEM learning. Grants of up to £5,000 are available. The fund is open to registered charities, charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs) and not-for-profit groups anywhere in the UK. There is no closing date. You can apply at any time. One practical point: applications can take up to five weeks to be reviewed, so build that into your project plans. You will also need your paperwork ready. Organisations must have a governing body of at least three unrelated individuals and a UK bank account with two unrelated signatories. You will need to provide your founding document or constitution, your most recent accounts or financial statements, and evidence of your bank account. If your project involves children or vulnerable adults, you will need a safeguarding policy too. If an accountable body is involved, you will need its confirmation. Guidance notes and the online application form are on the Cellnex website. Official source: https://letstalk.coventry.gov.uk/funding-and-opportunities. Last checked by GrantMatch on 16 October 2026.
Citizen Local Fund
Citizen Housing
Grants for community projects that support wellbeing, reduce loneliness, bring people together or improve the local area, from events (up to £1,000) to ongoing projects, training and community initiatives (up to £3,000). Amount: £50 to £3,000. Rolling: apply any time. Who can apply: Citizen customers, people living in a Citizen community in the West Midlands, and groups whose project benefits local Citizen communities (check the map). Profit-making businesses cannot apply. How to apply: Fill in the online form on the Citizen Local Fund page, saying what your idea is, who it helps, where it happens and how much you need. Official source: https://www.citizenhousing.org.uk/get-involved/citizen-local-fund/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 19 October 2026.
Leek Building Society Charitable Foundation
Leek Building Society Charitable Foundation
Grants for local schemes helping disadvantaged or vulnerable people: poverty relief, welfare advice, community facilities and green spaces, healthy food, digital inclusion, and support back into work. Amount: Up to £5,000. Rolling: trustees review applications quarterly. Who can apply: Charities and community organisations in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire or Shropshire within 10 miles of a Leek Building Society branch or the Leek head office. Membership is not required. How to apply: Download the application form from the Charitable Foundation page and email it to the Foundation address given there. Decisions are made quarterly and confirmed in writing. Official source: https://www.leekbs.co.uk/charitable-foundation/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 19 October 2026.
Telford & Wrekin Get Started Grant (Capacity Building Fund)
Telford & Wrekin Council
The Get Started grant gives up to £300 to help new community groups set up in Telford and Wrekin. It is for groups that help people support each other locally. Applications are online and accepted at any time. There is no fixed deadline, so you can apply at any time while funds last. Official source: https://www.telford.gov.uk/community/community-support/local-grants/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 22 October 2026.
William A Cadbury Charitable Trust Small Grants
William A Cadbury Charitable Trust
Small grants for West Midlands projects in community action, vulnerable groups, advice and counselling, education and training, environment and conservation, health, the arts and penal affairs. Core costs are considered. Amount: £250 to £2,000. Rolling: small grants considered monthly (large grant deadlines are announced on the website). Who can apply: UK registered charities, exempt bodies and CICs limited by guarantee, for work in Birmingham and the West Midlands (Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire). Small grants are occasionally made to constituted unregistered West Midlands groups. How to apply: Check the Grant Programmes page, then apply through the online form (preferred) or by post. Email applications are not accepted. Official source: https://wa-cadbury.org.uk/grants-policy/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 19 October 2026.
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Create free accountStaffordshire County Councillors' Community Fund 2026
Staffordshire County Council
The County Councillors' Community Fund gives up to £2,500 to Staffordshire community projects. Talk to your county councillor before applying. Health, community support, local places and culture all qualify. Applications close on 1 November 2026. Official source: https://supportstaffordshire.org.uk/county-councillors-fund-2026/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 22 October 2026.
Barclays Community Sport Fund
Barclays (delivered in partnership with Sported)
The Barclays Community Sport Fund helps reduce inequalities in sport, with a focus on football, tennis and cricket. It is delivered by Sported in partnership with Barclays. The programme runs from April 2025 to December 2027. The round open now is the Female Coaches for Girls Fund. It pays for up to two female coaches per club or group to take a Level 1 or equivalent introductory qualification, plus any extra safeguarding and first aid needs for the sport. Grants are £160 for football and £200 for tennis or cricket. Coaches must complete their qualification within 12 months, subject to course availability. This round opened on 8 July 2026 and closes at 5pm on 4 December 2026. The separate Access Grant round, worth £1,000, closed on 27 May 2026. The fund suits charities, not-for-profit organisations, community groups, youth groups and traditional sports clubs that deliver football, cricket or tennis for women and girls, or want to start. You need to be located in, or supporting people from, areas ranked 1 to 3 on the Indices of Multiple Deprivation. Some disability groups and groups facing rural isolation can also be considered. Funded groups also get advice and support, signposting to training and resources, and chances such as match tickets, mascot places and promotional opportunities. One practical point: applications may close early if funds run out, so apply early. Official source: https://letstalk.coventry.gov.uk/funding-and-opportunities. Last checked by GrantMatch on 16 October 2026.
See all 2 rounds of Barclays Community Sport FundUK-wide community grants also open here
These are open to groups anywhere in the UK. Check each one for its full rules.
Sylvia Waddilove Foundation UK
Sylvia Waddilove Foundation UK
Grants usually of £1,000 to £5,000, mainly for capital costs, across areas including the arts, disability, hospices, historic buildings and education. UK charities can apply; income limits vary by funding area (for example under £500,000 for most arts and £3 million for building preservation). Apply through the online form before 12 noon on 30 October 2026 (the autumn round may close early if busy). Official source: https://pwwsolicitors.co.uk/charity-grants/waddilove-foundation-uk/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 19 October 2026.
Ford Britain Trust Small Grants
Ford Britain Trust
Small grants of up to £250 for capital items and projects that benefit communities, young people, education and disabled people. Areas near Ford sites get priority. Registered charities, state schools, PTAs and not-for-profit groups in the UK can apply. Large grants (up to £3,000) are paused until a new form is published. Apply online by 31 October 2026 for review in November. Official source: https://www.ford.co.uk/experience-ford/news/ford-britain-trust. Last checked by GrantMatch on 19 October 2026.
LGBT+ Fund Get Active Fund
The LGBT+ Fund (Consortium)
Grants of £5,000 to £25,000 a year, for one or two years, for LGBT+ sport and physical activity groups across the UK. UK organisations and groups working in LGBT+ sport and physical activity can apply, with priority for grassroots groups. Apply on the LGBT+ Fund website before 12 noon on 4 November 2026. Official source: https://lgbtfund.org.uk/live-funds/get-active-fund/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 19 October 2026.
British Science Week Community Grant Scheme
British Science Association
Grants for community groups to run science activity for British Science Week 2027. Pilot Grants are £2,500, and Incubator Grants of £5,000 to £8,000 fund projects co-designed by community organisations and researchers. Community organisations and groups across the UK can apply, especially those working with audiences under-represented in science. Apply online through the British Science Week website before 5pm on 4 November 2026. Decisions by 14 December 2026. Official source: https://www.britishscienceweek.org/grants/community-grant-scheme/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 19 October 2026.
British Science Week Curiosity Grant for Schools
British Science Association
A £600 cash grant paid to a school to run science activity for British Science Week 2027. UK schools can apply. No more than £100 can go on refreshments. Apply online from the British Science Week site by 5pm on 4 November 2026. Official source: https://www.britishscienceweek.org/grants/new-school-funding-2027/curiosity-grant/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 19 October 2026.
Social Investment Gateway Programme
School for Social Entrepreneurs
The Social Investment Gateway Programme is a free 12-month support programme run by the School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE). It helps charities, social enterprises and community organisations strengthen their trading and move closer to being ready for social investment within the next three years. The programme will support 75 leaders across four cohorts. Cohort 2 runs from 1 March 2027 to 1 February 2028, and applications are now open. Face-to-face sessions take place in London and Manchester at the start, middle and end of the programme. You can choose between two types of grant. A Match Trading Grant of up to £18,000 is designed to challenge your trading, and you can only draw it down as your trading grows. It is paid over 12 months in five instalments. A repayable grant of up to £24,000 is also available, with an average of around £22,000. SSE is piloting repayable grants, and 10 are on offer across both rounds. SSE will share the risk with you and wants to learn with you how repayable grants might help organisations get into social investment. The programme suits organisations that have a trading model and plans to grow over the next year. You might want support with market development, pricing and sales, financial strategy, systems, governance, demonstrating impact or managing risk. The deadline is noon on Friday 6 November 2026. One practical point: you should usually have an annual income above £100,000, counting all income and not just trading income. Groups below that level with a strong trading model are encouraged to contact SSE. Official source: https://www.actiontogether.org.uk/social-investment-gateway-programme. Last checked by GrantMatch on 16 October 2026.
Leeds Building Society Foundation - Small Grants
Leeds Building Society Foundation
The Leeds Building Society Foundation Small Grants help UK charities that support people in need of a safe and secure home. The Foundation funds work in the housing and homelessness sector. You can apply for up to £2,500. The grants are flexible, so you can ask for core, project or capital costs. The average grant period is between six months and a year. The scheme suits UK-registered charities with a turnover of under £500,000. You can be based anywhere in the UK. Your application must meet at least one of the funding priorities: financial stress, security and refuge, or quality and suitability of housing. You can also apply under the theme of health and wellbeing support for people experiencing homelessness. This must be part of wraparound support, and your application must also meet at least one of the other priorities. The Foundation welcomes applications that take a Housing First and/or relationship-based approach. It would like to see evidence of strength-based practice, trauma-informed care and psychologically informed environments. The current application window opened on 8 September 2026 and closes on 11 November 2026. The Foundation's meeting for this window is on 4 December 2026. One practical point: the Foundation highly recommends reading its grant giving guide before you apply. The guide explains what is funded, who is eligible and how the process works. Official source: https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/your-society/about-us/foundation/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 16 October 2026.
DPS Social Commitment Programme: Scale
School for Social Entrepreneurs
A nine-month learning programme plus a grant of up to £10,000 for established social enterprises and charities that help people get and keep secure housing. UK organisations tackling housing insecurity, usually with annual income over £100,000 and a model ready to grow, can apply. Register interest and apply on the SSE website by 12pm on 16 November 2026. Official source: https://www.the-sse.org/programme/the-dps-social-commitment-programme-scale/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 19 October 2026.
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What community grants are open in the West Midlands?
Today GrantMatch lists 48 live grants tagged to the West Midlands that are open to charities, CICs or community groups, from 31 funders. 39 offer up to £10,000, 21 have no fixed deadline and 18 close in the next 30 days.
Which areas are in the West Midlands region?
Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Solihull and the Black Country, plus Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.
Who are the main funders?
Today the largest funders on this page are Heart of England Community Foundation, Community Foundation for Staffordshire & Shropshire, Birmingham City Council.
Are there community grants in Birmingham?
Yes. Several grants on this page are for Birmingham, from the city council, community foundations and local trusts. UK-wide community grants are open to Birmingham groups too.
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