Sector funding guide

Social Care, Mental Health, Hospices & Community Health Grants UK

Revenue and capital grants for hospices, adult social care providers, mental health charities, and disability advocacy organisations.

1 funding discovery records · 2 scheme preparation profiles. Recorded categories and status are starting points; confirm current rules with each funder.

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Funding records to investigate

These source-linked records are recorded as open or rolling, without a recorded deadline in the past; inclusion does not confirm availability or eligibility.

The National Lottery Community Fund · Recorded open

The National Lottery Community Fund: Reaching Communities Social Care & Health

Long-term grants (up to 5 years) supporting frontline voluntary services, hospice day-care expansion, community mental health hubs, and adult social care pilots.

Recorded award
£10k – £500k
Recorded deadline
Not recorded
Recorded coverage
England
Recorded applicant types
charity, cic, voluntary_org

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Seasonal & recurring funding profiles

Use these stored scheme profiles to prepare questions, documents and project costs. Typical ranges and applicant descriptions are catalogue context, not a verified offer. An earlier round does not guarantee another round or an opening date.

The National Lottery Community Fund

The National Lottery Community Fund: National Lottery Awards for All

Recorded as open — confirm with funder

Stored programme profile

Recorded / typical grant range
£300 – £20,000 (up to 12 months delivery)
Timing
No confirmed application deadline recorded. Check the official programme before planning a submission.
Recorded applicant profile — confirm eligibility
Voluntary/community organisations, registered charities, CICs, town/parish councils, and schools.
Recorded project focus
Projects connecting communities, supporting places, enabling children & young people, and addressing mental health & wellbeing.
Preparation checklist

Planning prompts to confirm against the current guidance:

  • Governing document with asset lock or charitable dissolution clause
  • Minimum 3 unrelated trustees or directors on the governing body
  • Bank account in organisation's legal name requiring two independent signatures
  • Recent annual accounts or 12-month projected income/expenditure

The National Lottery Community Fund

The National Lottery Community Fund: Reaching Communities

Recorded as rolling — confirm with funder

Stored programme profile

Recorded / typical grant range
£10,000 – £500,000 (1 to 5 years funding)
Timing
No confirmed application deadline recorded. Check the official programme before planning a submission.
Recorded applicant profile — confirm eligibility
Voluntary or community organisations, registered charities, CICs, and town/parish councils.
Recorded project focus
Frontline social care, mental health support hubs, youth mentoring, and community wellbeing facilities.
Preparation checklist

Planning prompts to confirm against the current guidance:

  • Governing document showing asset lock and charitable dissolution clause
  • Audited accounts and formal reserves policy
  • Safeguarding policy updated within the last 12 months
  • Documented user co-design and community consultation findings

Preparation checklist

  • Audited annual accounts and reserves policy statement
  • Vulnerable adult and child safeguarding policies updated within 12 months
  • Two independent bank signatories and governing document
  • User involvement evidence in project design

These are planning prompts. Specific deadlines, award amounts, eligible costs and future rounds must be confirmed in the current official competition documents.

Potential applicant fit

  • Registered charities providing frontline community care
  • Social care pilots reducing emergency hospital admissions
  • Mental health peer-support hubs in disadvantaged communities

Eligibility questions to resolve

  • Organisations with unallocated free reserves exceeding 12 months expenditure
  • Unregistered groups without formal safeguarding policies

Official funder discovery

Relevant funders include The National Lottery Community Fund, Henry Smith Charity, Garfield Weston Foundation, DHSC. Appearance here does not establish an open competition.

GOV.UK Find a Grant · UKRI funding opportunities · Rural Payments Agency · National Lottery Community Fund

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