Locality (UK)

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Typical grants: £10,000 – £75,000
Applications: Accepted
How to apply: Invitation only

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locality.org.uk

About Locality (UK)

Locality is a UK-based funder that supports community-led organisations through grant programmes and awards. Its mission centres on strengthening smaller organisations affected by rising costs, ensuring that grants go further and make a meaningful impact on their operations. The funder prioritises causes such as poverty and hardship, mental health, and community development, with a focus on reaching the general public and ethnic minority communities. Locality's funding character is shaped by a commitment to helping grassroots groups sustain their work, whether through core costs, salaries, or project delivery.

What Locality (UK) funds

Locality funds work that addresses poverty and hardship, mental health, and community development. It supports the core costs, salaries, and project delivery of community-led organisations. Grants are available for activities that help smaller groups manage increased operational pressures, particularly those arising from the cost of living crisis. The funder operates across the UK, with no geographic restrictions on where organisations are based or where their work takes place.

Who can apply

Community groups, social enterprises, and registered charities are eligible to apply. Locality prioritises smaller organisations, believing that grants will have a greater impact on their operations. Beneficiaries include the general public and ethnic minority communities. Faith groups are also welcome to apply. Individuals are not eligible for funding. The funder does not impose a religious restriction.

What Locality (UK) doesn't fund

Locality does not fund individuals. In its awards programme, local authority winners receive only a trophy and no cash prize. No other exclusions are stated.

How they like to fund

Locality offers one-off grants for core costs, salaries, and project delivery. It does not require match funding and welcomes unsolicited applications. Programmes may differ by theme or applicant type, but all are designed to support smaller community-led organisations.

How much does Locality (UK) give?

Locality (UK) runs 2 grant programmes. Every figure below is sourced from their published guidance.

Last verified 8 August 2026 · 40 sourced facts

Cost of living grantsCurrently closed

£10,000 – £10,000

Online portal
Single-year grants

Locality Awards '24Currently closed

£1,000 – £1,000

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 Locality (UK) funds — and what they won't

Their stated priorities

We will focus on smaller organisations whose costs have increased because of the cost of living crisis, on the basis that the grant will go further for these organisations and make more of an impact on their operations.

Where they fund

Costs they'll cover

Core costsSalariesProject delivery

They don't fund

Individuals

The full exclusions list (1)

The local authority winner of the Keep it Local Award will only receive a trophy and will not receive a cash prize.

Good to know

FaithNo restriction

Focus areas

CommunityPoverty & hardshipHealth

How to apply to Locality (UK)

Locality (UK) takes applications via invitation only.

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

What Locality (UK)'s application asks

We hold the 2 questions from Locality (UK)'s application form, word for word — so you know exactly what you're signing up to answer.

Question 1

“Tell us how your organisation is providing support to people with the cost of living crisis, in no more than 300 words.”

Max 300 words

Question 2

“Tell us how you intend to spend the funding and what impact it will have in no more than 100 words.”

Max 100 words

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 Locality (UK) could be a fit. Draft if yes.

Frequently asked questions

How much funding does Locality (UK) provide?

Locality (UK) runs 2 grant programmes — Cost of living grants: £10,000 – £10,000 · Locality Awards '24: £1,000 – £1,000.

Where does Locality (UK) fund charities?

Locality (UK) funds charities operating in UK.

Does Locality (UK) accept unsolicited applications?

Locality (UK) accepts unsolicited applications from eligible organisations. Current programme status is on this page — do not assume a round is open.

What does Locality (UK) not fund?

Their published exclusions include: The local authority winner of the Keep it Local Award will only receive a trophy and will not receive a cash prize.. The full exclusions list is further up this page.

How do I apply for funding from Locality (UK)?

Locality (UK) takes applications via invitation only. Published programme route: online portal.