Home Office
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- Typical grants
- £5,000 – £10,000
- Where they fund
- England
- Applications
- Accepted
- How to apply
- Online form
Works for Registered charities, CIOs, CICs and community groups.
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gov.ukAbout Home Office
The Home Office is the UK government department responsible for public safety, national security, and secure borders. Its funding programmes support community-led projects that align with its mission to protect citizens and build safer, more cohesive communities. The Home Office favours practical, outcome-focused interventions delivered by local groups and charities through time-limited grants for specific activities. It is a distinctive statutory funder focused on measurable community safety outcomes.
What Home Office funds
The Home Office funds projects that address community safety, cohesion, and youth crime prevention. Causes include raising awareness of the Windrush Compensation and Documentation Schemes, particularly among non-Caribbean communities, and encouraging applications. It also supports prevention and diversionary activities for young people aged 10-19 to stop them from becoming drawn into crime and substance misuse. Funded activities include project delivery, events, training, and equipment. Work typically takes place across England and Wales, with some programmes focused on England.
Who can apply
The Home Office funds a range of organisation types, including registered charities, community groups, CICs, social enterprises, and unincorporated associations. It prioritises beneficiaries such as ethnic minority communities, particularly those with less awareness of Windrush schemes, and young people at risk of criminal involvement. Organisations should be rooted in the communities they serve and able to deliver practical, outcome-focused projects. The Home Office welcomes unsolicited applications from eligible groups.
What Home Office doesn't fund
The Home Office will not fund organisations that demonstrate vocal or active opposition to fundamental values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. It also excludes groups that call for the death of members of the armed forces.
How they like to fund
The Home Office provides time-limited, single-year project grants for specific activities. It does not require match funding. Applications are accepted on an unsolicited basis, and the focus is on practical, outcome-driven interventions that align with the department's mission.
How much does Home Office give?
Home Office runs 3 grant programmes. Every figure below is sourced from their published guidance.
Last verified 8 August 2026 · 68 sourced facts
- Online application form
- 1 rounds a year
- Single-year grants
- Online application form
- 2 rounds a year
- Single-year grants
- 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 Home Office funds — and what they won't
Raise awareness of and address any misinformation about the Windrush Compensation and Windrush Documentation Schemes with a focus on non-Caribbean communities and encourage them to apply to these schemes. Build on the insights and learning taken from existing work on Windrush to understand: why individuals are not applying for the Windrush Compensation Scheme and/or the Windrush Scheme. how to encourage eligible individuals to apply to these schemes.
The full exclusions list (1)
- The Home Office will not work with or fund organisations that demonstrate vocal or active opposition to fundamental organisational values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. The Home Office also include in their definition of extremism calls for the death of members of our armed forces, whether in this country or overseas.
Good to know
How to apply to Home Office
Home Office 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.
How it works
- 1Describe your project. Once — used for this funder and others.
- 2See if this could be a fit. Honest check on cause, place, size, and rules.
- 3Draft if yes. From your real data — or move on if not.
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Frequently asked questions
How much funding does Home Office provide?
Home Office runs 3 grant programmes — Community Engagement Fund 2025/26: £5,000 – £10,000 · Community Engagement Fund 2026/27: £5,000 – £10,000 · Positive Futures: £22,313 – £37,500.
Where does Home Office fund charities?
Home Office funds charities operating in England.
Does Home Office accept unsolicited applications?
Home Office accepts unsolicited applications from eligible organisations. Current programme status is on this page — do not assume a round is open.
What does Home Office not fund?
Their published exclusions include: The Home Office will not work with or fund organisations that demonstrate vocal or active opposition to fundamental organisational values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. The Home Office also include in their definition of extremism calls for the death of members of our armed forces, whether in this country or overseas.. The full exclusions list is further up this page.
How do I apply for funding from Home Office?
Home Office takes applications via online form. Published programme route: online application form.
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