York Community Fund - Micro Grants
Funding
Up to £1,000
Deadline
12 October 2026
Location
City of York; based in and serving its residents
Applications
Deadline: 12 October 2026
Overview
Micro Grants of up to £1,000, spent over 12 months, are open until noon UK time on Monday 12 October 2026. They support community action around cost of living, climate action, equalities and human rights, and health and wellbeing. Connect & Grow grants are closed to new applicants; the same October date is a full-application deadline only for shortlisted applicants to that separate stream.
Requirements to check
Key requirements:
- Private businesses, individuals, retrospective costs, statutory duties, political activity and commission-based fundraising are excluded. Faith groups need wider community benefit. CICs and CBSs must meet additional asset-lock and governance requirements; their trading costs and general overheads are not funded, but charitable projects and attributable full cost recovery can qualify.
- Microgrants can support overheads, pilot projects, activities and small capital items. Requests can cover all project costs; applications contributing less than 20% of total costs are unlikely to be prioritised.
- People with lived experience, under-supported causes and work addressing root causes are priorities. High reserves may reduce priority.
Organisations with charitable aims and turnover below £500,000, based in and serving residents of the City of York. General requirements include charitable governing rules and at least three unrelated decision-makers. An organisation bank account normally needs two unrelated signatories; groups using a fiscal host should discuss the arrangement with Two Ridings. CICs and CBSs have additional asset-lock and charitable-project requirements.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Organisations with charitable aims and turnover below £500,000, based in and serving residents of the City of York. General requirements include charitable governing rules and at least three unrelated decision-makers. An organisation bank account normally needs two unrelated signatories; groups using a fiscal host should discuss the arrangement with Two Ridings. CICs and CBSs have additional asset-lock and charitable-project requirements.
Sectors
Regions
Awards published
745
Typical award
£2,000
Most awards
£1,302 to £5,000
Most funded region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Recent awards include The Hut York Ltd (£2,000, 2024), Kyra Women's Project (£2,000, 2024) and HOPING York Street Kitchen (£2,288, 2024).
Contains data from 360Giving publishers, used under open licence.
Full details from Two Ridings Community Foundation
Micro Grants of up to £1,000, spent over 12 months, are open until noon UK time on Monday 12 October 2026. They support community action around cost of living, climate action, equalities and human rights, and health and wellbeing. Connect & Grow grants are closed to new applicants; the same October date is a full-application deadline only for shortlisted applicants to that separate stream. Organisations with charitable aims and turnover below £500,000, based in and serving residents of the City of York. General requirements include charitable governing rules and at least three unrelated decision-makers. An organisation bank account normally needs two unrelated signatories; groups using a fiscal host should discuss the arrangement with Two Ridings. CICs and CBSs have additional asset-lock and charitable-project requirements. Read Micro Grant Guidance Notes 2026 and use Apply for Micro Grants Here on the named fund page. Submit the application and supporting documents before noon UK time on 12 October 2026. The fund expects to notify applicants by the end of November.
Read Micro Grant Guidance Notes 2026 and use Apply for Micro Grants Here on the named fund page. Submit the application and supporting documents before noon UK time on 12 October 2026. The fund expects to notify applicants by the end of November.
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