Explore the benefits of Funding Central

Funding Central is a free website for charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. The site provides access to thousands of funding and finance opportunities, plus a wealth of tools and resources supporting organisations to develop sustainable income strategies appropriate to their needs.

If you are completely or relatively new to fundraising, Funding Central provides a guided search enabling you to identify the most appropriate funding and finance opportunities that best suit you and the beneficiaries that you support.

As an experienced fundraiser, you can drill down through thousands of opportunities to identify the most appropriate funding or finance for your organisation using the advanced search.

As a funder or a commissioner, you have access to your own exclusive area - the Funder Zone. Here you can explore statistics on your funding programmes or contracts, including web visits and comments made and add your own helpful hints to support fund-seekers.

As an infrastructure organisation you can use Funding Central to access a wealth of support materials to enhance your work with other groups and identify funding and finance opportunities for your own needs.

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Find tools and resources to help you make the right decision.

Grants

Here you can discover how the world of grant-making is evolving. You can also access guidance on applying for grants plus advice on how to manage a relationship with a funder.

Contracts

Here you can access advice on how to tender and negotiate contracts and download practical tools that will help you to weigh up the associated benefits and risks.

Loan finance

In this section you can explore the benefits of loan finance and assess your organisation’s readiness to take out a loan to finance your future development.

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Funding updates

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27 January 2012 New
Advice Services
27 January 2012 New
Childminding Support Services
27 January 2012 New
Hospital to Home Service

Funding deadlines

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28
Jan
Small Grants Scheme - North Warwickshire Area Committee
Warwickshire County Council
30
Jan
Catering Services
Leeds City Council
30
Jan
Darwin Initiative - Fellowships Award
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)