Grants to Improve the Resilience of Local Communities

Grants of up to £1,600 are available for grassroots community groups and organisations to support a broad range of activities that contribute towards transforming communities and improving lives across the UK.

The funding is available through the Asda Foundation’s Empowering Local Communities Fund Round 1 to support projects and activities which address local issues that are important to a community and which benefit local people.

This includes:

events that bring people together and encourage community connections

initiatives to provide basic essentials

projects to transform or improve spaces or activities

and events to celebrate the King's Coronation (up to £400).Applications should be made through each local Asda store’s Community Champion by the 21st April 2023.

For more information, please visit their website: https://www.asdafoundation.org/how-to-apply

For alternative funding options we’ve pulled together some national and Surrey grant and funding that is currently available: https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/community/voluntary-community-and-faith-sector/funding