Crohn's & Colitis UK

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Typical grants: £50,000 – £250,000
Where they fund: local area
Applications: Accepted
How to apply: Two-stage application
Decisions: Once per year

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crohnsandcolitis.org.uk

About Crohn's & Colitis UK

Crohn's & Colitis UK is the UK's leading charity for people affected by Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, and other forms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). The organisation works to improve lives through support, information, awareness-raising, advocacy, and the promotion of high-quality research. Its funding is focused and evidence-based, prioritising projects that address the real, everyday challenges of living with IBD. The charity funds research awards and local grants, both grounded in the lived experience of the condition, from practical concerns like planning activities around symptoms to the psychological impact of embarrassment and self-consciousness.

What Crohn's & Colitis UK funds

The charity funds research into IBD, with a strong emphasis on specific priority areas such as fatigue and energy management, anxiety about accessing toilets, living with unpredictable symptoms and flares, dealing with physical symptoms, complex emotions, and sleep disruption. Research awards support UK-based universities, research institutes, and NHS settings. Local grants fund equipment, training, and project delivery that provide direct, demonstrable benefit to people affected by Crohn's and Colitis, and are available to NHS bodies and local networks across local areas.

Who can apply

Research awards are open to UK-based universities, research institutes, and NHS settings. Local grants are available to NHS bodies and local networks. Both programmes fund organisations only, not individuals. The research programme benefits people with IBD, while local grants support people affected by Crohn's and Colitis. There are no income thresholds or religious restrictions.

What Crohn's & Colitis UK doesn't fund

Research awards do not fund estates costs, equipment maintenance or running costs, staff recruitment costs, standard office equipment, apprenticeship levy, or organisational overheads. Local grants exclude websites or apps, leaflets or online information or support tools, research, funding salaries for temporary or permanent staff, donations to other charities, and gaming equipment or electronic devices. Commercial organisations are not eligible for research awards, and individual patient requests are not supported through local grants.

How they like to fund

Research awards are multi-year, supporting specific research projects. Local grants are one-off, funding specific purposes such as equipment, training, or project delivery. Both programmes fund project costs rather than core funding or unrestricted support.

How much does Crohn's & Colitis UK give?

Crohn's & Colitis UK runs 2 grant programmes. Every figure below is sourced from their published guidance.

Last verified 8 August 2026 · 32 sourced facts

Local grantsRolling applications

Up to £5,000

Online application form
Single-year grants

Research Awards Targeted Call 2026Currently closed

Up to £150,000

Two-stage process
1 rounds a year
Multi-year funding

Those are the published figures. What your charity could realistically get — and whether you'd clear their rules on income, location and legal structure — is what the free fit check answers.

What Crohn's & Colitis UK funds — and what they won't

Their stated priorities

Grants must be for a specific purpose, of direct demonstrable benefit to people affected by Crohn’s and Colitis, and not exceed £5,000 in a 12-month period.

Where they fund

local area

Costs they'll cover

EquipmentTrainingProject deliveryResearch

They don't fund

Websites or appsLeaflets or online information or support toolsResearchFunding salaries for temporary or permanent staffDonations to other charitiesGaming equipment and electronic devicesEstates costsEquipment maintenance or running costsStaff recruitment costsStandard office equipmentApprenticeship levyOrganisational overheadsCommercial organisations

The full exclusions list (1)

Applications that do not explicitly address one of the above priorities will not be considered.

Good to know

FaithNo restriction

Focus areas

Health

How to apply to Crohn's & Colitis UK

Crohn's & Colitis UK takes applications via two-stage application.

Published programme route: online application form.
Decisions are typically once per year.
Check whether your charity is in scope before you spend time on a full bid.

How it works

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Frequently asked questions

How much funding does Crohn's & Colitis UK provide?

Crohn's & Colitis UK runs 2 grant programmes — Local grants: Up to £5,000 · Research Awards Targeted Call 2026: Up to £150,000.

Where does Crohn's & Colitis UK fund charities?

Crohn's & Colitis UK funds charities operating in local area.

Does Crohn's & Colitis UK accept unsolicited applications?

Crohn's & Colitis UK accepts unsolicited applications from eligible organisations. Current programme status is on this page — do not assume a round is open.

What does Crohn's & Colitis UK not fund?

Their published exclusions include: Applications that do not explicitly address one of the above priorities will not be considered.. The full exclusions list is further up this page.

How do I apply for funding from Crohn's & Colitis UK?

Crohn's & Colitis UK takes applications via two-stage application. Published programme route: online application form.