Summary: Grants are available to registered not-for-profit organisations across the UK to test new ideas focused on improving financial capability, employability or nature-focused solutions. The Ideas Fund (the current round) supports pilot initiatives that aim to create sustainable solutions to persistent challenges.

Deadline: 7 May 2026

Grant details:

• • Grant range: £20,000 – £80,000
  • Average grant: £50,000
  • Project length: Typically, 12–18 months

Purpose of the Fund

• • • Supports pilot projects and new ideas that test innovative solutions to long‑standing social challenges.
    • Focuses on creating sustainable, long-term impact rather than established service delivery.

Priority Themes:

• • Improving financial capability
  • Creating pathways to good jobs / employability
  • Championing the role of nature in healthy communities and economies