Edward and Ivy Rose Hood Grantmaking Fund

Grant Type	Core costs, project costs and modest capital costs (if an essential element of a project)
Current status	Closed
Applications accepted from Social Enterprises?	Yes
Maximum grant available	Maximum grants of £7,000 p.a (some multi-year grants of up to 3 years may be considered depending on demand) to support charitable and community activities as shown below.
Grant opens	22 July 2026
Deadlines	2 September 2026 for submission of applications, with decisions expected by the end of November 2026.

Brief Description

This funding has been made available in memory of Edward and Ivy Rose Hood.

The aim of the fund is to support charitable and community activities as follows:

Services aimed at supporting and improving local peoples’ lives and life chances (Lowestoft & Waveney)

and

Supporting community organisations and small scale green initiatives that benefit the environment, build community resilience and promote the health and wellbeing of communities through nature based projects. (Anywhere in Suffolk)

Please click here for a map of Lowestoft & Waveney, but please note that the fund only covers the Suffolk part of this former local authority area.

The objectives of the fund:

To support charitable and community activities as follows:

Services aimed at supporting and improving local peoples’ lives and life chances Lowestoft & Waveney
Supporting community organisations and small scale green initiatives that benefit the environment, build community resilience and promote the health and wellbeing of communities through nature-based projects anywhere in Suffolk.

Who can apply?

What can be funded:

New innovative projects
Existing projects
Core costs, project costs and reasonable capital costs (if an essential element of a project)
Core costs and organisational overheads
Full cost recovery

Timetable:

22 July – 2 September for submission of expressions of interest, with decisions expected by the end of November 2026.

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