Social Enterprise Funding

The Social Enterprise Support Fund is now open for applications. Social enterprises in England can apply for grants to fund their activities and support communities affected by COVID-19. The fund will also help organisations overcome acute financial difficulties as a result of the pandemic.

Most grants will be in the range of £10,000 to £50,000. These funds can be used to sustain or refocus current services. Priorities of the fund include:

• Reaching the most marginalised communities and promoting inclusion.
• Supporting social enterprises to recover from the impacts of the pandemic.
• Supporting communities to recover from the impacts of the pandemic.

Priority will be given to social enterprises which:

• Support the most marginalised communities in England.
• Are led by or work with disabled people and/or those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and/or LGBTQIA+ communities.
• Are led by people with direct experience of the issues they are trying to support.

There will be two application rounds.

Round one opens at 13:00 on 25 November 2021 and closes at 13:00 on 21 December 2021.

To see the full guidance notes, eligibility criteria and the online application form, go to the Social Enterprise Support Fund website https://socialenterprisesupportfund.org.uk.