Funding Opportunities
Included in this section are summaries of available funding opportunities which community groups may wish to apply for. For more detailed information, community groups are advised to visit the individual website of the funder. Please take note of the timescales / deadlines for applying for funding and the funding criteria which you will need to meet in order to be eligible to apply.
The information contained in this section of the website was correct at the time of publication.
Miller Homes Community Fund
Applications for the next round of the Miller Homes Community Fund is now open.
Community groups/organisations/charities can apply for funding ranging from £250 to £2,000 to support projects linked to education, wellbeing, the environment and participation in sport.
Applications close on Monday 28 October 2024.
For more info and how to apply, click on the link below
Household grants for people in County Durham
Household Support Grants are available to people in the Durham County Council area, who are in need. This project will run to the end of September 2024.
The grants are for households in the area served by Durham County Council and the applicant must be a member of a household where an individual is undergoing, or has undergone, some legal restriction of their liberty as a consequence of offending. This includes immediate family members. The restriction of liberty includes imprisonment and subsequent licence, suspended and community sentences and is available for as long as the sentence/licence lasts.
Grants of up to £150 aim to support families to cope with the cost of living and can be provided for food, energy, white goods, essential furniture, clothing, school uniform, transport costs or other essential items. Larger grants will only be considered in very exceptional circumstances and consideration is always given to special cases of extreme need.
All applications must be submitted by a Nepacs staff member on behalf of an applicant.
For more information on Nepacs grants visit https://www.nepacs.co.uk/page/grants
Funding for farmers, growers and land managers
Are you part of a farming community? Did you know there is Government funding available for farmers, growers and land owners?
More information can be found at the following link:
Funding for farmers, growers and land managers - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
County Durham Community Foundation Organisational Sustainability funding
Funding of up to £10,000 is available to help organisations sustain their current work, increase their capacity and improve their future sustainability.
For further details see link below:
https://www.cdcf.org.uk/grants-for-groups/organisational-sustainability-fund-large-grants
Ballinger Charitable Trust Microgrants
The Ballinger Charitable Trust would like to distribute small grants of £500 to volunteer-led groups supporting older people (50 and over) across County Durham with a general focus on communities experiencing deprivation and/or rural/coastal isolation.
Grants can be for revenue or capital expenses; any project costs to which a grant is awarded must be no more than £1000. Groups need to be constituted or working towards being constituted.
There is no application form; eligible groups will be shortlisted and invited to pitch their idea to the Ballinger Charitable Trust at a virtual event on Wednesday 3 July 2024.
To submit your project idea please complete the Expression of Interest form by 7 June 2024 by clicking on the link below.
If you would prefer to discuss your idea, please contact Isla Ballard at Durham Community Action on 07496 461986 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ballinger Charitable Trust Community Micro-Grants Expression of Interest Form
