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Support visitors and patients in the emergency department. Applicants need two years’ relevant experience, must be 21 or over and able to commit to a weekday shift.
Format: in-person
Coverage: St James’s Hospital, Leeds
Dates / schedule: 10am–1pm or 1pm–4pm weekday shift; no closing date stated
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Help patients at mealtimes. Leeds Teaching Hospitals advertises weekday roles for adults aged 18 or over who can commit weekly for at least 12 months.
Format: in-person
Coverage: Leeds hospitals
Dates / schedule: Ongoing recruitment; no closing date stated
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Up to £1,000 for UK community heritage skills. Opens 3 November 2026 and closes 1 February 2027.
Amount / cost: Up to £1,000
Coverage: UK, including Leeds subject to programme eligibility
The National Archives
£1,000–£40,000 for eligible music businesses and organisations. Closes 26 November 2026 at 11:59pm.
Amount / cost: £1,000–£40,000
Coverage: UK, including Leeds subject to programme eligibility
Arts Council England / DCMS
Up to £1,000 for UK community heritage skills. Closes 2 November 2026; the closing time is unstated.
Amount / cost: Up to £1,000
Coverage: UK, including Leeds subject to programme eligibility
The National Archives / AHRC Community Hub
£3,000 for an independent archive scoping report. Opens 18 January 2027 and closes 18 February.
Amount / cost: £3,000
Coverage: UK, including Leeds subject to programme eligibility
The National Archives
Up to £30,000 for community-led heritage partnerships. Closes 16 November 2026 at noon.
Amount / cost: Up to £30,000
Coverage: UK, including Leeds subject to programme eligibility
The National Archives / AHRC Community Hub
Up to £10,000 for eligible charities improving accommodation. Closes 13 November 2026, possibly earlier if demand is high.
Amount / cost: Up to £10,000
Coverage: UK, including Leeds subject to programme eligibility
B&Q Foundation
US$500,000–US$2 million for eligible public-service AI partnerships. Closes 30 November 2026 at 04:59 UK time.
Amount / cost: US$500,000–US$2 million
Coverage: UK, including Leeds subject to programme eligibility
Rockefeller Foundation / OpenAI Foundation / RF Catalytic Capital
Up to £5,000 for eligible UK building projects. This programme is open to applications.
Amount / cost: Up to £5,000 for eligible UK building projects.
Screwfix Foundation
Eligible nonprofits can access US$2,000 in annual Azure service credits. This is in-kind support, not a cash grant.
Amount / cost: US$2,000 in Azure service credits per year; in-kind support, not cash.
Microsoft
£10,000–£75,000 for eligible community buildings or outside spaces. This is a confirmed upcoming funding round. Applications are not yet open.
Amount / cost: £10,000–£75,000 for eligible community buildings or outside spaces. Project site must pass the eligibility checker; permissions and a 10% CTP payment are required.
Coverage: England
Veolia Environmental Trust
Amount not stated. This is a confirmed upcoming funding round. Applications are not yet open.
Amount / cost: Amount not stated
Coverage: West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Up to £8,000. Applications open 7 December 2026 and close 12 February 2027 at noon.
Amount / cost: Up to £8,000
Coverage: UK
Idlewild Trust
Up to £8,000. Applications open 7 December 2026 and close 12 February 2027 at noon.
Amount / cost: Up to £8,000
Coverage: UK
Idlewild Trust
£10,000–£75,000. This is a confirmed upcoming funding round. Applications are not yet open.
Amount / cost: £10,000–£75,000
Coverage: England
Veolia Environmental Trust
Minimum grant £30,000; no stated maximum. This programme is open to applications.
Amount / cost: Minimum grant £30,000; no stated maximum. Most grants last three to five years. Rolling applications.
Coverage: UK
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Up to £20,000; rolling applications with no fixed deadline. This programme is open to applications.
Amount / cost: Up to £20,000; rolling applications with no fixed deadline.
Coverage: England
Morrisons Foundation
Funding for new community services or activities based around pubs. The programme is open; the funder does not currently publish a maximum award.
Amount / cost: Amount to confirm with the funder
Coverage: England, UK
Pub is The Hub
Eligible organisations can receive up to £25,000 in match funding in a calendar year, normally through crowdfunding campaigns. This programme is open to applications.
Amount / cost: Eligible organisations can receive up to £25,000 in match funding in a calendar year, normally through crowdfunding campaigns.
Coverage: UK
Aviva Foundation
In-kind technology support. 10 donated eligible CRM licences. This programme is open to applications.
Amount / cost: 10 donated eligible CRM licences. In-kind software benefit; no cash award.
Salesforce
One-off grants up to £3,000. This is a confirmed upcoming funding round. Applications are not yet open.
Amount / cost: One-off grants up to £3,000. Term 3 is confirmed as opening soon, but exact opening and closing dates are not yet published.
Coverage: UK
Better Community Business Network
Small grants: £1,000–£5,000 per year, unrestricted, for up to 3 years. This programme is open to applications.
Amount / cost: Small grants: £1,000–£5,000 per year, unrestricted, for up to 3 years. Large grants: usually £10,000–£60,000 for specific projects over 1–3 years.
Coverage: England
The Freemasons’ Charity
Up to £2,500 for digital projects such as websites, online resources and accessibility improvements.. This programme is open to applications.
Amount / cost: Up to £2,500 for digital projects such as websites, online resources and accessibility improvements.
Coverage: UK
The Fat Beehive Foundation
£300–£15,000 through grants or contributions to crowdfunding campaigns. This programme is open to applications.
Amount / cost: £300–£15,000 through grants or contributions to crowdfunding campaigns. Rolling programme.
Coverage: England
Sport England
£500–£8,000. This is a confirmed upcoming funding round. Applications are not yet open.
Amount / cost: £500–£8,000. Unrestricted funding is available only to eligible charities with annual income under £250,000.
Cost: unknown
Format: unknown
Coverage: UK
D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
One-off grants of up to £15,000 that directly benefit people living with cancer.. This programme is open to applications.
Amount / cost: One-off grants of up to £15,000 that directly benefit people living with cancer.
Coverage: UK
Macmillan Cancer Support
£40,001–£100,000 for eligible music businesses and organisations. Opens 23 November 2026 and closes 15 January 2027 at 11:59pm.
Amount / cost: £40,001–£100,000
Coverage: UK
Arts Council England
Up to £45,000 unrestricted over up to three years. This is a confirmed upcoming funding round. Applications are not yet open.
Amount / cost: Up to £45,000 unrestricted over up to three years. Spring 2027 registration is required before a place on the round can be allocated.
Cost: unknown
Format: online
Coverage: UK
The Fore
Small grants up to £1,000 per ward; larger grants above £1,000 per ward are also available. This programme is open to applications.
Amount / cost: Small grants up to £1,000 per ward; larger grants above £1,000 per ward are also available. Amounts and timetables vary by Community Committee.
Cost: unknown
Format: unknown
Coverage: Leeds
Leeds City Council
£500,000–£5 million over two to ten years for proven work ready to scale across the UK.. This programme is open to applications.
Amount / cost: £500,000–£5 million over two to ten years for proven work ready to scale across the UK.
Cost: unknown
Format: online
Coverage: UK
The National Lottery Community Fund
£2,000–£30,000 for organisations in England to trial, sustain or disrupt music work for children and young people aged 25 or under.. This programme is open to applications.
Amount / cost: £2,000–£30,000 for organisations in England to trial, sustain or disrupt music work for children and young people aged 25 or under.
Cost: unknown
Format: unknown
Coverage: England
Youth Music
The tenth Mayor’s Safer Communities Fund round awarded £407,495 to 44 organisations across West Yorkshire.
Cost: unknown
Format: unknown
Coverage: West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Craven is due to move from the West Yorkshire ICB footprint to Humber and North Yorkshire by 1 April 2027.
Cost: unknown
Format: unknown
Coverage: West Yorkshire and Craven
NHS West Yorkshire ICB
Free, self-paced online parenting courses for families across Leeds. Learn at any time; no fixed start or closing date is stated.
Amount / cost: Free
Cost: free
Format: online
Coverage: Citywide — Leeds families
Dates / schedule: Ongoing, self-paced
Dates: No fixed start or closing date stated
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Up to £2,500 for core, project or capital costs; UK-registered charities with turnover under £500,000 working on housing/homelessness and safe homes.. This programme is open to applications.
Amount / cost: Up to £2,500 for core, project or capital costs; UK-registered charities with turnover under £500,000 working on housing/homelessness and safe homes.
Cost: unknown
Format: unknown
Coverage: UK
Leeds Building Society Foundation
Current form caps one-off grants at £7,000 and three-year requests at £21,000 (£7,000 each year).. This programme is open to applications.
Amount / cost: Current form caps one-off grants at £7,000 and three-year requests at £21,000 (£7,000 each year).
Cost: unknown
Format: unknown
Coverage: Yorkshire & Humber
Brelms Trust CIO
Healthwatch Leeds gathered 456 responses in November–December 2025 about NHS App use, benefits and barriers.
Cost: unknown
Format: unknown
Coverage: Leeds
Healthwatch Leeds
£1 million–£5 million for work addressing root causes of poverty, disadvantage and discrimination.. This programme is open to applications.
Amount / cost: £1 million–£5 million for work addressing root causes of poverty, disadvantage and discrimination.
Cost: unknown
Format: online
Coverage: England
The National Lottery Community Fund
A study announced on 5 October will investigate implementation and effectiveness; findings are expected to be presented by March 2027.
Cost: unknown
Format: unknown
Coverage: UK research led in Leeds
Leeds Beckett University
A council announcement dated 7 October describes free hair and skincare packs for Black and dual-heritage children in care.
Amount / cost: Free
Cost: free
Format: unknown
Coverage: Leeds
Leeds City Council
Check the evidence period, separate findings from interpretation and use research to support a specific local decision.
Leeds Patch
A practical way to shortlist grants, check eligibility and prepare a clear budget before spending time on an application.
Leeds Patch
Use cost, format and date filters to find suitable learning, then check who the session is for before booking.
Leeds Patch
Support and resources for community organisations preparing or managing grant-funded work.
Coverage: Leeds
Leeds Community Foundation: grants support
Careers, jobs and skills event at the first direct arena on 3 November, 12:00–18:00.
Amount / cost: Free
Cost: free
Format: in-person
Coverage: Leeds
Doing Good Leeds / Leeds City Council
£300–£20,000 for community-led environmental projects; rolling programme.. This programme is open to applications.
Amount / cost: £300–£20,000 for community-led environmental projects; rolling programme.
Coverage: England
The National Lottery Community Fund
£20,001–£1e+06. This programme is open to applications.
Amount / cost: £20,001–£1e+06
Coverage: England
The National Lottery Community Fund
An administrator of grant programmes, including Tesco Fruit & Veg Grants.
Coverage: Programme-specific
Groundwork
The Leeds survey gathered 77 responses about financial, staffing and service pressures.
Coverage: Leeds
Forum Central
A UK charitable foundation with regular and major grant routes.
Coverage: UK, subject to eligibility
Garfield Weston Foundation
VAL course on 2026-10-30, 09:30–16:00. £100. At Stringer House, Hunslet.
Amount / cost: £100
Cost: paid
Format: in-person
Coverage: Leeds
Voluntary Action Leeds
Up to £1,500 for projects improving access to healthy, nutritious food for children and young people.. This programme is open to applications.
Amount / cost: Up to £1,500 for projects improving access to healthy, nutritious food for children and young people.
Coverage: UK
Groundwork / Tesco
The council launched its neighbourhood programme on 30 September, with Chapel Allerton first.
Coverage: Leeds
Leeds City Council
A local grantmaker supporting Leeds community organisations.
Coverage: Leeds
Leeds Community Foundation
Regular Grants are below £100,000. This programme is open to applications.
Amount / cost: Regular Grants are below £100,000. Applications are accepted through the Foundation’s current portal.
Coverage: UK
Garfield Weston Foundation
VAL course on 2026-11-03, 13:00–14:00. Free. Online.
Amount / cost: Free
Cost: free
Format: online
Coverage: Online
Voluntary Action Leeds
National community funding with programmes available to Leeds applicants.
Coverage: England
The National Lottery Community Fund
£300–£20,000 for projects lasting up to two years. This programme is open to applications.
Amount / cost: £300–£20,000 for projects lasting up to two years. Rolling programme.
Coverage: England
The National Lottery Community Fund
Forum Central and VAL’s sector update describes Leeds organisations, workforce, income and areas of work.
Coverage: Leeds
Forum Central / Voluntary Action Leeds
Mental health and wellbeing services shaped by the communities they support. Touchstone works across Leeds and other West Yorkshire communities, with an emphasis on inclusion and community-led support.
Coverage: Leeds
Touchstone
Disabled people’s user-led organisation offering peer support, information and practical services for disabled people and carers in Leeds. Availability and charges vary by service.
Coverage: Leeds
DIAL Leeds
Chapeltown-based organisation working with communities across Leeds to improve health and wellbeing through activities, projects and services.
Coverage: Leeds
Feel Good Factor
Gypsy and Traveller-led membership organisation supporting communities across West Yorkshire. Public activities include family support, advocacy, learning and health-related support.
Coverage: Leeds
Leeds GATE
Independent local mental health charity offering support and services for people in Leeds and surrounding areas. Check the relevant service for eligibility and access.
Coverage: Leeds
Leeds Mind
Participatory arts charity working creatively with communities to support connection, health and wellbeing. Its public website lists projects, groups and activities.
Coverage: Leeds
Space2
Leeds charity working to reduce health inequalities, poverty and isolation through community services, family centres and support for local groups.
Coverage: Leeds
Health for All
Community organisation in Leeds offering health, wellbeing, learning and practical support. Public activities include youth work, older people’s groups, employability and digital inclusion.
Coverage: Leeds
Hamara Healthy Living Centre
Information, guidance and support for unpaid adult and parent carers across Leeds. See the organisation’s public website for current groups and support options.
Coverage: Leeds
Carers Leeds