ACVO Opportunities
Funding
Large Grants
About this fund
Large Grants focuses on work that addresses the impacts of poverty and trauma under one or more of the following themes:
- Financial security
- Education pathways
- Work pathways
- Relationships (this pathway will launch later in the year).
They seek to fund work that: meets people’s immediate needs, provides earlier help, tests new approaches or does more of what work, and is universal or targeted. See website for details of target groups.
Fund award sizes
- Minimum:
- £20,000
- Maximum:
- £50,000
- Annually awarded:
- £5,380,000
- Notes on award amounts:
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Unrestricted or restricted revenue funding of between £20,000 and £50,000 per year, for up to five years which can include the costs of equipment to support your work.
Who can apply
You must be a registered charity with an annual income of between £200,000 and £2 million
- Minimum annual income:
- £200,000
- Maximum annual income:
- £2,000,000
When to apply
Apply at any time.
How to apply
Apply online via the Robertson Trust website.
Exclusions
- Charities who are already in receipt of revenue funding from the Trust
- Charities who unsuccessfully applied to the previous Open Grants programme within the last 12 months
- New registered charities that have not produced annual accounts,
- Housing Associations and Arm’s Length External Organisations
Looking for support with funding?
Identifying funding opportunities and writing grant applications can seem overwhelming, especially when the future sustainability of your group is dependent on gaining funding support.Â
Our supportive Funding Officer, Claire Shaw, can help your organisation with every step of the funding application process, from carrying out funding searches to proofreading your application.


