Local Grants & Support
| Active Derbyshire | Funding to support a physical activity or sport project, individual, school or coach in the Derbyshire area. |
| Arts Development | Aims to bring out the capabilities and possibilities of the arts in a range of contexts including health, communities, education and regeneration. |
| Better Derbyshire Dales Fund | A small grants scheme for voluntary and community groups in the Derbyshire Dales. |
| Community Action Derby | CAD is a registered charity providing support and guidance for voluntary and community groups. They provide funding advice and information, offer a bid-writing service and support and advice in developing good management practice, recruit and place volunteers, and support those responsible for managing volunteers, promote your organisation's events and organise networking and funding events. |
| Council for Voluntary Service (CVS): Derbyshire Dales CVS (DDCVS) | Supporting voluntary and community groups across the Derbyshire Dales. |
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Council for Voluntary Service (CVS): High Peak CVS |
Helping to ensure the voluntary sector in the High Peak area of Derbyshire can thrive and has a voice to influence how its communities remain active and resilient. High Peak CVS provides specialist support to community and voluntary groups. |
| Council for Voluntary Service (CVS): Links CVS | Links provides support to voluntary organisations and community groups operating in Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire. |
| Council for Voluntary Service (CVS): South Derbyshire CVS (SDCVS) | A local charity working to improve the quality of life for people in South Derbyshire, providing services to individuals in need as well as supporting voluntary groups and communities. |
| Derby City Council |
Find out about information on Derby's local SEND offer, voluntary organisation funding and link through to the Schools' Information Portal. Plus, read about a Derby school that received funding for environmental improvements, here. |
| Derbyshire Council | The council provide a range of grants to assist in the delivery of social, economic, health, environmental and cultural services that help improve the quality of life of many local people. |
| Derbyshire Community Leadership Scheme | A scheme to provide small grants to community, voluntary, youth and other local organisations. Its aim is to support projects and initiatives that will benefit local communities. |
| Derbyshire Dales Local Projects Fund | The 'Local Projects Fund' is a grant scheme that helps communities deliver their ambitions. Please see the guidance you need to apply for funding. |
| Derby Museums | Bringing the museum to you! Experienced learning facilitators will lead exciting and interactive curriculum-linked sessions in schools, using real and replica objects. |
| Derbyshire Music Education Hub | A collaboration between key local and regional music organisations, led by the Derby & Derbyshire Music Partnership, working together to create joined up, high quality music education in and out of school. |
| Education & Learning | Everything you need to know about schools, education, learning and childcare in Derbyshire. |
| Forest School Association - find your local group | For the advancement of education for public benefit through promotion and support of quality Forest School in the United Kingdom using any means to enable all children, young people and adults to benefit from increased opportunities for high quality and varied educational experiences in the natural world. Search for FSA affiliated groups. |
| Foundation Derbyshire | Established in 1996, Foundation Derbyshire (the new operating name for Derbyshire Community Foundation) now manages endowment funds of over £6.5 million and has made over £14 million of grants across Derbyshire. All Community Foundations (UK) |
| Funding for SEN | Funding for special educational needs (SEN) in mainstream schools. |
| The Ernest Bailey Charity | Funds must be applied for the general benefit of the inhabitants of Matlock and district (Matlock, Matlock Bath, Bonsall, Cromford, Darley Dale, Northwood and Tinkersley, Rowsley (part) South Darley, Starkholmes and Tansley). |
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Provided by Derby City Council, this portal provides support to schools and families on all aspects of education and child-related matters. |
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Local service organisations |
Find your local Lions Club or Rotary Club. Tip: For Lions Club, search using town names for the most accurate results. |
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National retailers' local branches |
National retailers can also assist local schools. Please reach out to your local branches for the following retailers: The Asda Foundation, Co-op (Local Community Fund), Pets At Home, Tesco Community Grants, The WHSmith Trust (Community Grants), Wickes Community Programme |
| Supermarket Community Champions |
Online contact/email: ASDA Visit in person: Aldi, Co-op, Iceland, Lidl, Marks & Spencer–M&S store locator, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, SPAR–SPAR store locator, Tesco-Tesco store locator, Waitrose |
| The National Lottery Community Fund |
The National Lottery Community Fund distributes over £600m a year to communities across the UK. Review successful grant awards from your local area(s), below: Amber Valley, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derby, Derbyshire Dales, Erewash, High Peak, North East Derbyshire, South Derbyshire |
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