Applications closed on 15 October 2026.

Many funders run the same grant every year, so check the funder’s site for a new round. The details below are what the funder published when it was open.

Quartet Community Foundation

North Somerset Community Partnership Grant

Grants of £1,000 to £20,000 from Quartet Community Foundation and North Somerset Community Partnership (a staff-owned community interest company that spun out of the NHS) for voluntary, community, charity and social enterprise organisations improving the health and wellbeing of disadvantaged people in North Somerset. Core, project and capital costs can be funded, and small local organisations with income under £1 million (especially under £0.5 million) are prioritised. The current round closes at 11am on 15 October 2026; the average grant is around £11,800.

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You could get: £1,000 – £20,000
Deadline: Closed; the deadline has passed
Effort: Moderate; full application with documents

Who can apply

Constituted voluntary or community organisations; constituted groups or clubs, including constituted sports clubs; registered charities including CIOs; not-for-profit companies including CICs that are not limited by shares and where most directors are unpaid; and schools, only for improving sporting facilities or equipment with wider community benefit
Applicants should be based and working in North Somerset and all beneficiaries must be in North Somerset; organisations based outside North Somerset must evidence that no North Somerset group provides the same service
There is no size limit, but organisations with income under £1 million are prioritised, particularly under £0.5 million, and those holding more than eight months' annual expenditure in unrestricted reserves are a lower priority and must explain why reserves cannot cover the cost
Groups can apply once a year, provided full and final monitoring has been received for any previous NSCP grant
A group without its own bank account can use another eligible charitable organisation's account under an agreement, or another charitable organisation can apply on its behalf

What it funds

New or existing activity supporting the health or wellbeing of disadvantaged North Somerset residents. Any reasonable costs of delivering health and wellbeing projects, including core or running costs, project and activity costs, and capital costs (e.g. equipment including sports equipment, refurbishment/building costs). Priorities:

Helping residents of any age improve physical or mental health and wellbeing, including early intervention and prevention
Helping North Somerset health and wellbeing organisations plan for the future and become sustainable, including core costs
Health and wellbeing initiatives including sports facilities for North Somerset schools, where there is wider community impact
Supporting older people affected by isolation and loneliness, including in rural communities

Quartet aims to fully fund requests but may occasionally give partial funding.

What it will not fund

Costs incurred before a grant can be awarded
Individuals
Activities or services that government and other public bodies have a statutory responsibility to provide
Groups, organisations or activities supporting a political party
Activities intended to influence people's religious choices
Activities primarily supporting animal welfare
Medical research, equipment or treatment
Activities that raise funds for other organisations
Schools where there is no wider community benefit
Large appeals

How to apply

Read the Guide for Applicants and Quartet's Help & Guidance pages (a plain-text version of the form is available to preview)
Complete the online application form via the 'Apply Online' link on the grant page
Provide the supporting documents with the application (unless sent to Quartet in the past six months and unchanged)
Submit by 11am on 15 October 2026
A member of staff assesses the application and may contact you for more information or to meet; it then goes to a panel for a decision
If successful, accept the grant under Quartet's standard grant conditions and complete an End of Grant report, usually six to twelve months after payment

The paper/plain-text form cannot be used to apply; contact Quartet if you need accessibility adjustments.

If you cannot provide many of the documents, another charitable organisation can apply on your behalf and take responsibility for the grant.

Have ready

Constitution, governing document or set of rules setting out your purpose and how the organisation is managed
Contact details of at least 3 members of your management committee, board of trustees, board of directors or group leads
Most recent annual accounts or financial records showing balance of funds, income and expenditure (or the records you have if under a year old)
Up-to-date safeguarding policy relevant to your work
Contact details of a referee who knows your work professionally but is not directly involved in it
Organisation's bank account details (or those of a partner charitable organisation under an agreement)

Do not resend documents supplied to Quartet in the past six months unless they have changed.