Up to £5,000 Comic Relief Community Grant

Groundwork UK is running the Comic Relief Community Fund in England for a seventh year, giving grants of up to GBP 5,000 to grassroots, community-led organisations that draw on the lived experience of the people they support. This round focuses on homelessness and the cost of living, early childhood development, preventing violence against women and girls, and the safety of refugees, asylum seekers and people experiencing forced migration.

What you get:

• A grant of up to GBP 5,000
• Funding for project costs, core organisational costs, or a mix of both
• Just over GBP 600,000 in total, shared across around 120 organisations in England

What you'll do:

• Deliver your funded work in your own region of England by 30 September 2027

Key dates:

• Applications opened Tuesday 1 September 2026
• Applications close 5pm on Wednesday 30 September 2026 (UK time)
• All funded projects must be delivered by 30 September 2027

More information:

• Grassroots, community-led organisation based in England
• Organisation must be located in the same region where the project will be delivered
• Work must address homelessness and cost of living, early childhood development, violence against women and girls, or the safety of refugees, asylum seekers and people experiencing forced migration
• Organisations holding a 2025/26 grant may apply only if that project is complete and its end of grant report is submitted by 30 September 2026
• Annual income under £250,000
• Constituted voluntary and community groups, charities, social enterprises, CICs limited by guarantee running for at least two years, and not-for-profit companies limited by guarantee
• Must be based in England and in the region where the project will be delivered
• Not open to individuals, schools, universities, hospitals, profit-making businesses or un-constituted groups
• Projects whose principal focus is mental health are not accepted