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Charles and Elsie Sykes Trust Grants

The Charles & Elsie Sykes Trust

Funding amount not listedYorkshire and The Humber

Grants for projects that directly benefit Yorkshire, plus UK-wide medical research. Hospice applications are for medical equipment only. Amount: Not stated. Next deadline last Monday of October (26 October 2026) for the December meeting; then the last Monday of January. Who can apply: Charities registered with the Charity Commission, exempt or excepted charities and CICs. No personal or overseas applications. How to apply: Submit the online application form with the completed Trust checklist and your latest annual report and accounts by the last Monday of the quarter. Official source: https://www.charlesandelsiesykestrust.co.uk/how-to-apply-new/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 19 October 2026.

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Awards to organisations in Northumberland supporting young people aged 10 to 25 years

Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland

Up to £1,000North East England

This award is for organisations in Northumberland that support young people aged 10 to 25. It comes from the Northumberland High Sheriff Awards Fund, run by Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland. You can ask for up to £1,000. The fund is for organisations, not individuals. The funder lists the closing date as 26 October 2026. Before you apply for the first time, you will need an account on the funder's grantee portal. New applicants can also read the funder's eligibility information to check that your organisation and your activity are a good fit. If you need support with your application, the funder has a Help and Support page, and a set of FAQs that answers common questions. The funder lists a separate fund with the same purpose for Tyne and Wear. That one covers Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Sunderland, so it is not for Northumberland groups. One practical point. This fund has a fixed closing date, so it is not open all year. If you miss it, the funder says organisations in Tyne and Wear or Northumberland can make a general application at any time of year when no current call matches their needs. Official source: https://www.communityfoundation.org.uk/apply/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 16 October 2026.

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ChurchCare

ChurchCare

£1,000 - £10,000National (UK-wide)

ChurchCare is the Church of England's Cathedral and Church Buildings Division. It works with grant-giving partners to fund the conservation of historic church interiors and churchyard structures. The aim is to make sure conservation work in Anglican churches across England is done to a high standard. You can apply for several kinds of project. These include books, manuscripts and parochial libraries, church plate, churchyard structures such as tombs, walls, railings and gates, metalwork such as monumental brasses and screens, monuments, textiles, and woodwork such as pulpits, pews and screens. The items must be of historic, artistic, architectural or archaeological significance. Book and manuscript grants are offered with the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Pilgrim Trust and the Oswald Allen bequest. Church plate grants are offered with the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. Grants of up to £10,000 are available, and the listing gives a range of £1,000 to £10,000. Church plate grants have no set value. The deadline is 26 October 2026, with decisions by 11 December 2026. You apply using an online form and send your supporting documents with it. One practical point: the funder says there were no applications for church plate or metalwork in the last round, so it particularly encourages applications for both this time. You can also talk through whether your project is eligible with the ChurchCare team before you apply, by phone, by email or through the contact page. Grants for bells and bell frames, clocks, organs and stained glass have their own separate deadlines. Official source: https://www.actiontogether.org.uk/churchcare. Last checked by GrantMatch on 15 October 2026.

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Strategic Legal Fund

Immigration Law Practitioners' Association

Up to £30,000National (UK-wide)

The Strategic Legal Fund supports legal work in the UK that goes beyond helping one person. It backs cases and projects that make a real difference to law, practice and procedures, so that the rights of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants are upheld and promoted more widely. The fund aims to tackle injustices and inconsistencies in law and practice that disadvantage or discriminate against people because of their migration status. It focuses on people who are living in poverty and who face significant disadvantage or discrimination connected to their immigration status. It suits not-for-profit organisations and firms of solicitors that give specialist level legal advice to people disadvantaged by their migration status. Firms must show that the funded work includes no element of profit and that it has a pro bono element. The most you can ask for in one application is £30,000. The fund encourages you to apply for a lesser amount. The average grant is around £12,000 to £15,000. The closing date is 26 October 2026. You do not go straight to a form. First, you contact the Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (ILPA) to outline your proposal. If your request fits the eligibility criteria, they email you an application form. Because of this first step, it is wise to get in touch as early as you can before the deadline. Guidelines are on the ILPA website, so read them before you make contact. Official source: https://www.actiontogether.org.uk/strategic-legal-fund-6. Last checked by GrantMatch on 16 October 2026.

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The Gooch Charitable Fund

Somerset Community Foundation

Up to £5,000South West England

Capital and project grants of up to £5,000 (typical £4,000) in Somerset; larger capital grants of £5,000 to £50,000 by discussion. Somerset organisations can apply; talk to the programme manager first about larger grants. Apply online by 26 October 2026. Decisions in early December. Official source: https://www.somersetcf.org.uk/grants-funding/details/the-gooch-charitable-fund/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 19 October 2026.

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Harwich Haven Authority Fund

Suffolk Community Foundation

Up to £5,000East of England

The Harwich Haven Authority Fund, run by Suffolk Community Foundation, pays for core costs and project costs for charitable activities in parts of Suffolk. It is open now and closes on 26 October 2026. You can ask for up to £5,000 a year. Multi-year funding may be considered, for up to 3 years, so the most you could receive is £5,000 per year over that time. If you want multi-year funding, say so on your application. The fund is for charitable, voluntary and community groups. Social enterprises can apply too. Your activities must be delivered in the Suffolk postcodes IP1 to IP15. The fund backs projects that do one or more of these things: promote interest in water-based activities, support careers in the maritime sector, maritime safety and the welfare of mariners, protect the environment, or help local communities by improving children's education or people's physical and mental health and wellbeing. It also supports people who are under-privileged or socially excluded, and the LGBTQIA+ community. In this round, the panel is especially keen to see projects that benefit the environment, build community resilience and improve health and wellbeing through nature-based work. One practical point: the foundation asks you to read its grantmaking guidelines before you apply, so you can check that you are eligible. Official source: https://suffolkcf.org.uk/grants/harwich-haven-authority-fund/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 16 October 2026.

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Pathways to Work Innovation Fund

Department for Work and Pensions

Funding amount not listedNational (UK-wide)

The Pathways to Work Innovation Fund from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) pays for projects that test new or significantly different ways to support disabled people and people with long-term health conditions. Every funded project must help people prepare for work, get a job, stay in work or make progress at work. Innovation can mean a new service, a new tool, a new use of technology, a new way for organisations to work together, or a new approach for employers. It can also mean using an existing idea in a different place, with a different group of people or with an important change. Your project can focus on one place, community or group. You need to explain clearly what is new and what DWP and others could learn from it. Applications are open to organisations across the United Kingdom, including charities and voluntary organisations, social enterprises, businesses, universities and research organisations, and councils. You can apply alone or as a partnership, with one lead organisation managing the grant. Applications close on 26 October 2026 at 11:59pm. DWP will tell shortlisted applicants by 9 November 2026. Funding decisions follow from January 2027, and successful projects may begin mobilising from February 2027 once the Grant Funding Agreement is signed. One caveat: the fund is not meant to pay for an organisation simply to carry on delivering an unchanged existing service. DWP also cannot discuss or advise on your project idea before you submit. Official source: https://www.find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/grants/pathways-to-work-innovation-fund-1. Last checked by GrantMatch on 16 October 2026.

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iX Challenge: Identifying leaks and seepage in canal infrastructure

Innovate UK Business Connect

Funding amount not listedEngland

This is an innovation challenge from Canal & River Trust, run through Innovate UK Business Connect and its Innovation Exchange programme. The Trust wants low-cost, non-invasive ways to spot canal leaks and seepage, especially hidden leaks that cannot be seen at the ground surface. You could suit this if you have a technology proven in another sector that could be adapted for canals. Ideas can include remote sensing, drones, boat-mounted or handheld sensing, citizen-science data capture, or machine learning tools that show inspectors where to look next. The Trust also welcomes ideas that help estimate how serious a leak is. It has a large volunteer base that might help gather data. Leaks around culverts and locks are of particular interest. This is not a fixed-sum grant, and the page gives no award amount. Selected solutions may be invited to pitch to the Trust and could be considered for pilot trials. They could be adopted more widely if trials succeed and make commercial sense. Pilot budgets are still to be confirmed. Other benefits may include support from Innovate UK Business Connect, technical support, event invitations and investor introductions. Applications close at 5pm on 27 October 2026. The challenge is open to applicants across the UK. One practical point: your solution should not need canals to be drained or navigation to be badly disrupted, and it must be affordable for repeated use. Say where your system would not work, and include indicative capital and running costs if you can. Official source: https://iuk-business-connect.org.uk/opportunities/ix-challenge-identifying-leaks-and-seepage-in-canal-infrastructure/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 16 October 2026.

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Digital Catapult: Digital Twin Industry Challenge Led Accelerator 2026

Innovate UK Business Connect

Up to £75,000England

Digital Catapult's Digital Twin Industry Challenge Led Accelerator 2026 is a nine-month programme that helps UK SMEs turn their technology into a digital twin solution for a real industry challenge. Each successful SME receives up to £75,000 of Innovate UK grant funding, plus mentoring and access to specialist expertise and facilities at the UK Digital Twin Centre. Up to 12 SMEs will each work directly with an Industry Challenge Owner from maritime, aerospace or defence. The four challenges are set by Artemis Technologies (object detection and collision avoidance on water), BAE Systems (digital twins for in-service aircraft systems), Thales (health monitoring of uncrewed vessels) and Vertical Aerospace (digital shadows for eVTOL aircraft with real-time predictions). You do not need experience in these sectors. Applications opened on 15 September 2026 and close at 11pm on 27 October 2026. Official source: https://iuk-business-connect.org.uk/opportunities/digital-catapult-digital-twin-industry-challenge-led-accelerator-2026/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 19 October 2026.

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Advancing innovation in accelerated cancer diagnosis

Innovate UK

Funding amount not listedEngland

Innovate UK, on behalf of the Office for Life Sciences (OLS) Cancer Healthcare Goals programme, will invest up to £25.4 million in the clinical validation and evaluation of early cancer diagnostic technologies and devices. The OLS is a co-funder. This is a grant competition. It suits teams that are developing tools to spot cancer earlier and need to test them properly in clinical settings. The competition is open to collaborations only. A single organisation cannot apply on its own. To lead a project, your organisation must be a UK registered business, an academic institution or an NHS organisation. Your consortium must also include at least one UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprise that is claiming grant funding on the application. Build your partnership early, as this is a condition of entry. The competition opened on 1 September 2026 at 9:30am UK time. It closes on 28 October 2026 at 11:00am UK time. The £25.4 million is the total fund shared across all funded projects, not the amount for each project. Full opportunity details and the application route are on the Innovation Funding Service, which the funder's page links to. Official source: https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/advancing-innovation-in-accelerated-cancer-diagnosis/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 16 October 2026.

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National Materials Innovation Programme: CR&D Rd1

Innovate UK

£500,000 - £1mEngland

Innovate UK will invest up to £12 million in collaborative industrial research projects that move advanced materials innovations towards real-world use. This is the first round of the National Materials Innovation Programme. The full amount depends on enough high quality applications being received. Your project must focus on a significant materials innovation and fit a sub-theme within one of three prioritised high growth themes, or the strategic theme of metamaterials and metasurfaces. Future healthcare solutions and structural materials are among the themes. You must show how your innovation improves performance, functionality, productivity or sustainability. You must also give a credible route to commercialisation and show how it supports UK net zero targets. Each project needs a grant request of between £500,000 and £1 million. Projects must last 18 to 30 months, start by 1 February 2027 and end by 31 July 2029. For industrial research, grant covers up to 70% of eligible costs for micro and small organisations, 60% for medium sized organisations and 50% for large ones. The lead must be a UK registered business of any size. The consortium needs at least one UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprise claiming grant funding. You also need at least one named end user working in one of the eight growth driving sectors of the UK's Modern Industrial Strategy. Letters of support or emails alone will not show this involvement. Applications close at 11am UK time on 28 October 2026. Competition is tough. Innovate UK's experience of similar competitions suggests you could have a 20% chance of success, and a high scoring project may still go unfunded. Official source: https://www.find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/grants/national-materials-innovation-programme-crd-rd1-1. Last checked by GrantMatch on 15 October 2026.

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Reveal and Respond programme

Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust

£20,000 - £300,000National (UK-wide)

The Reveal and Respond programme from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust pays for tailored mental health and wellbeing support for specific underrepresented groups within the armed forces community. Projects must respond to identified barriers, needs and experiences. There are two strands. Strand 1 offers £20,000 to £40,000 for a two-year pilot project. It helps you understand barriers, test approaches and develop tailored support. Strand 2 offers £150,000 to £300,000 for a project lasting two to three years. It suits work that builds on approaches already tested or developed and ready to be scaled, embedded, replicated or strengthened. UK based registered charities, community interest companies and local authorities can apply. You can submit more than one application, as long as each is for a clearly different project that does not overlap. The Trust expects partnership between armed forces organisations and specialist non-armed forces organisations. The Trust will fund non-clinical therapeutic interventions, such as peer support, mindfulness or life and wellness counselling, where credible published evidence shows they work. These need to be part of a wider package of support. The deadline is 12 noon on 28 October 2026. You will receive a decision before the end of February 2027. One caveat: the programme is not meant for projects that broadly support the whole armed forces community. Your application should focus on a specific group and explain the barriers it faces. Read the programme guidance carefully before you apply. Official source: https://covenantfund.org.uk/programme/reveal-and-respond-programme/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 16 October 2026.