Supporting Rural Communities

Supporting Rural Communities

Our new UK-wide grant programme

We are launching our UK-wide Supporting Rural Communities grant programme on Friday 10th January 2025. This new differentiated funding will support transformative, community-led initiatives across the UK, unlocking the huge potential for positive change in rural communities. Our aim is to support innovative solutions that will “power up, not prop up” communities, inspiring change and encouraging economic vibrancy.

Organisations can apply for grants of up to £25,000 over a period of 24 months to deliver activities along the themes of:

  • Keeping young people in the countryside
  • Powering up rural communities
  • Increasing environmental sustainability
  • Building emergency resilience in rural areas.

Please note, applications from Cumbria and Northumberland will not be accepted in this round due to our recent joint programme focused on these counties.

Guidance:

Example projects previously supported by the RCF