Local Funding Opportunities
Every region has Voluntary Action or Service groups set up which are there to help local community groups. They can help you find and apply for funding. There are other funding sources too, many local councils offer community grants. Below are links that might help you.
East
East Midlands
Bassetlaw Community and Voluntary Service - http://www.bcvs.org.uk/
Blaby District Council - community grant scheme http://www.blaby.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/environment/grants/community-grants/
Broxtowe Borough Council - community grant scheme http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=986
Charnwood Community Grants - http://www.charnwood.gov.uk/pages/commdevgrants
Community Action Derby - http://www.communityactionderby.org.uk/
Corby Community and Voluntary Service - http://corbyvcs.org.uk/
Derbyshire Dales Community Voluntary Service - http://www.ddcvs.org.uk/
Derbyshire County Council - each of the 64 local councillors have a £4000 per annum to award local community initiatives http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/council/policies_plans/community_leadership/default.asp
Len Pick Trust - Trust giving grants in Bourne, Lincs http://www.lenpicktrust.org.uk/index.html
Newark and Sherwood CVS - http://www.nandscvs.org/
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - http://www.ncf.uk.com/Grants
South Derbyshire CVS - http://www.sdcvs.org.uk/
Voluntary Action Leicestershire - http://www.sdcvs.org.uk/
London
Camden - http://www.vac.org.uk/
Croydon Voluntary Action - http://www.cvalive.org.uk/
Community Links Bromley - http://www.communitylinksbromley.org.uk/
Community Barnet - http://www.communitybarnet.org.uk/
City Bridge Trust - http://www.citybridgetrust.org.uk/cbt
Harrigay - http://www.havcoharingey.org.uk/
Havering CVS - http://www.havco.org.uk/
Hackney CVS - http://www.hcvs.org.uk/
Kingston Voluntary Action - http://www.kva.org.uk/
Kensington and Chelsea Social Council - http://www.kcsc.org.uk/
Merton CVS - http://www.mertonconnected.com/
Redbridge CVS - http://www.redbridgecvs.net/
Richmond upon Thames CVS - http://www.richmondcvs.org.uk/
Sutton CVS - http://www.suttoncvs.org.uk/
Western Riverside Environmental Fund - http://www.wref.org.uk/
Westminster CVS - http://www.vawcvs.org/