Apply for grants
Please apply through our General Application Form unless you find a named fund, listed below, that matches your project or services.
Grants usually range from £2,000 to £5,000, although some named funds may offer more/less.
While we aim to match applications with multiple funds to maximise potential awards, funding is not guaranteed. Only one grant per fund may be awarded to an organisation each year.
We have recently updated our application process along with our Guidelines page.
If you cannot find what you are looking for or need help in deciding where to apply, please contact us on T. 01473 602602 or at [email protected].
General Application Form
This is our central fund for grants up to £5,000.
Please use this application form in the first instance unless you think a named fund below better suits your objective.
If you think you may be eligible for a grant from one of our named funds, please apply via the links below, ensuring your application meets the specific criteria and deadline for that fund.
We also have a list of other VCFSE funders who you can contact for support in addition to applying to one of the funds below.
Axter Climate & Community Fund
Opens July 2025 | Maximum grant: £3,000
Grants towards helping climate action and community health and wellbeing projects which have a positive impact on people, the environment and nature.
Digital Inclusion Fund
Open now | Maximum grant: £25,000
The Digital Inclusion Fund has been developed to reduce digital poverty and its effects across target demographics within Suffolk.
Edward and Ivy Rose Hood Grantmaking Fund
Opens for expressions of interest July 2025 | Maximum grant: £7,000
This funding has been made available in memory of Edward and Ivy Rose Hood, with the aim of supporting charitable and community activities in Lowestoft and Waveney.
Food & Drink Fund
Open now | Maximum grant: £5,000
Grants to support the work of organisations addressing food poverty, working to improve nutrition and encourage healthy cooking and eating throughout Suffolk, particularly among children and young people.
Martineau Care Fund
Open all year round | Maximum grant: £1,000
Grants to purchase daily living equipment and to provide support for people facing illness or disabilities in Suffolk who are unable to afford the costs themselves.
Pargiter Trust Fund
Opens 11 July 2025 | Maximum grant: £5,000
Grants to support the work of charities, voluntary and community groups providing services, support or advice to older people.
Sizewell C Community Fund
Open now | Maximum grant: £20,000
Provides up to £23m to local charities, community groups and organisations which are delivering projects that benefit communities located closest to, and most impacted by, Sizewell C development activity sites in East Suffolk.
Stimulus Fund
Open all year round | Maximum grant: £1,000
Grants to support local grassroots projects that are looking to promote tennis in areas of deprivation (including rural) and help those who are disadvantaged or vulnerable.
Suffolk Carers Fund
Opens July 2025 | Maximum grant: £20,000
Grants for activities that enable adult unpaid carers (aged 18+) who are supporting other adults, to sustain their caring role by increasing their feelings of wellbeing, choice and control.
Grants Opening Soon
Arts & Culture Fund
Opens March 2026 | Maximum grant: £2,000
Grants of up to £2,000 to ensure equality of access to the benefits that arts and culture can provide to improve the lives of those most in need in Suffolk.
Centenary Fund
Opens: Sept 2025 | Maximum grant: £4,000
Grants for Anglican organisations within the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich for projects that benefit the local community.
East of England Co-op Community Cares Fund
Opens: November 2025 | Maximum grant: £5,000
Grants to support people to play an active part in their community, to reduce barriers and inequalities and improve social contact and experiences.
David & Jill Simpson Fund
Opens: Early 2026 | Maximum grant: £5,000
Grants to support the work of grassroots organisations providing services, support, or advice to older people.
Fonnereau Road Health Foundation Fund
Opens: Autumn 2025 | Maximum grant: £5,000
Grants primarily towards medical equipment that will improve physical and mental health in Suffolk.
Lovewell Blake Fund
Opens: Spring 2026 | Maximum grant: £2,000
Grants of up to £2,000 to support small, community-based organisations where small grants can make a real difference.
Suffolk Sports Fund
Opens: Autumn 2025 | Maximum grant: £2,000
Grants to support charitable, voluntary and community groups that are aiming to increase participation in sport in Suffolk.
Suffolk Police & Crime Commissioner’s Fund
Opens: Autumn 2025 | Maximum grant: £20,000
Grants for services that reduce crime and disorder and support victims of crime. Grants will not usually exceed 10% of an organisation’s total income (exceptions may apply).
Women and Girls Fund
Opens: December 2025 | Maximum grant: £1,000
Grants to support the work of voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations that are delivering work to support local women and girls in need.
Please note:
If you have registered for an application form link and have not received it within 5 hours, please check your Junk folder and that your Firewall permits the response (which will come from [email protected]).
If both of these fail, please email [email protected] and we will resend the link to you. We can only do this if you have tried to apply online first.
You will always receive a copy of your submitted application but if this doesn’t deliver within 48 hours, please email us [email protected]
When completing an online application form:
- We recommend that the form is completed if possible on a laptop or PC and in a browser other than Safari. Regularly “Save Draft” while completing the form.
- Before submitting, choose “Print” – “Destination” – “Save as PDF” which will allow you to save and print a PDF copy of the completed form.