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Typical grants: £1,000,000 – £50,000,000
Where they fund: England
Applications: Accepted
How to apply: Online form

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About HM Treasury

HM Treasury is the UK's economic and finance ministry, responsible for managing public finances and setting economic policy. It administers the Rapid Response Vehicles Grant Scheme, a distinct funding stream focused on land-based emergency medical response. The scheme aims to support charities providing emergency medical rapid response vehicles that are not eligible for the VAT refund scheme for air ambulance charities. The Treasury's approach to this grant is to fill a funding gap for land-based services, complementing existing support for air and sea rescue. Its mission emphasises stewardship and value for money, applying rigorous fiscal oversight to the grants it administers.

What HM Treasury funds

This scheme funds the purchase and fitting out of land-based emergency medical rapid response vehicles for charities in England. The focus is on physical health, specifically enhancing the ability to respond to medical emergencies on land. Charities must provide emergency medical services and be registered in England. The scheme excludes organisations already funded for VAT from public sources or those eligible for the VAT refund scheme for search and rescue and air ambulance charities. It prioritises projects that improve the capacity to respond quickly to medical emergencies.

Who can apply

Eligible organisations are registered charities based in England that provide land-based emergency medical rapid response services. The scheme is for charities that are not covered by the VAT refund scheme for air ambulance charities. Organisations already receiving VAT funding from public sources or eligible for alternative VAT refund schemes for search and rescue and air ambulance charities are excluded. There is no religious restriction on applicants.

What HM Treasury doesn't fund

The scheme does not support organisations already funded for VAT from public sources, nor those eligible for the VAT refund scheme for search and rescue and air ambulance charities. It is not for air ambulance or search and rescue charities that can access other VAT refund schemes. The focus is solely on land-based emergency medical rapid response vehicles, so other types of equipment or services are not covered.

How they like to fund

Funding through this scheme is provided as a one-off grant for the purchase and fitting out of vehicles. It does not support multi-year projects or core costs. The scheme is specific to capital expenditure on emergency medical vehicles and is not a general grant programme. Applicants must submit an unsolicited application through the standard process for this closed scheme.

How much does HM Treasury give?

HM Treasury runs one grant programme. Every figure below is sourced from their published guidance.

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Rapid Response Vehicles Grant SchemeCurrently closed

£1,000 – £20,000

Online application form
Single-year grants

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 HM Treasury funds — and what they won't

Their stated priorities

To support charities providing land based emergency medical rapid response vehicles that are not eligible for the VAT refund scheme for air ambulance charities.

Where they fund

England

Costs they'll cover

Equipment

The full exclusions list (2)

Organisations already funded for VAT from public sources
Organisations eligible for the VAT refund scheme for search and rescue and air ambulance charities

Good to know

FaithNo restriction

Focus areas

CommunityEnvironmentArts & culture

How to apply to HM Treasury

HM Treasury takes applications via online form.

Published programme route: online application form.
Check whether your charity is in scope before you spend time on a full bid.

What HM Treasury's application asks

We hold the 10 questions from HM Treasury's application form, word for word — so you know exactly what you're signing up to answer.

Question 1

“Full name of your organisation”

Question 2

“Address of your organisation (include a website address if applicable)”

8 more questions from their form, plus answers drafted from your charity's real data if you decide to apply.

How it works

1
Describe your project. Once — used for this funder and others.
2
See if this could be a fit. Honest check on cause, place, size, and rules.
3
Draft if yes. From your real data — or move on if not.

See if HM Treasury could be a fit. Draft if yes.

Frequently asked questions

How much funding does HM Treasury provide?

HM Treasury runs one grant programme — Rapid Response Vehicles Grant Scheme: £1,000 – £20,000.

Where does HM Treasury fund charities?

HM Treasury funds charities operating in England.

Does HM Treasury accept unsolicited applications?

HM Treasury accepts unsolicited applications from eligible organisations. Current programme status is on this page — do not assume a round is open.

What does HM Treasury not fund?

Their published exclusions include: Organisations already funded for VAT from public sources; Organisations eligible for the VAT refund scheme for search and rescue and air ambulance charities. The full exclusions list is further up this page.

How do I apply for funding from HM Treasury?

HM Treasury takes applications via online form. Published programme route: online application form.