The Mayor of London has announced a new £1million Community Grants Fund to help communities recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Your Best Friend Fund is offering small and large grants for projects that support their aim of empowering all 13-24 year old girls, young women, and non-binary people with knowledge and confidence to help their friends.

Arts Council England is launching a new £5 million funding programme to support voluntary and community organisations in England to develop creative and cultural activities as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

Arts Council England will be distributing £4.7 million of a new fund provided by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

The Ocado Foundation is the charitable arm of Ocado Group and offers small grants as part of its works for good in the community.

The focus for grant awards from this Trust include arts, community and small charities.

The Ulverscroft Foundation supports projects that help visually impaired people.

Charities supporting sick and disadvantaged people in the UK can apply for small grants from the Ann Rylands Donation Programme of this Trust.

The next round of funding from the Naturesave Trust opens on 1 September and offers small grants for environmental projects.

The Mayor of London has made funding available for community projects which use sport and physical activity to bring Londoners together and improve physical health.