Catalyst Grants – Now Open For Applications
Woodsmith Foundation‘s Catalyst Grants will be open for applications until the 31st of October 2026.
In 2026 Woodsmith Foundation are accepting expressions of interest from community organisations across their area of benefit (the Borough of Redcar and Cleveland, the Borough of Scarborough and the North York Moors National Park) that will increase opportunity and tackle disadvantage.
If you are seeking funding under £10,000 please first check the Community Grants guidance as this may be a more appropriate route for you to apply for a grant.
The projects they are keen to fund bring people together around a common purpose to create new opportunities and provide the momentum for positive, sustainable social change and will:
- Increase opportunities for local people to have better life chances, prioritising; support to people most at disadvantage due to unfavorable circumstances or facing barriers to equality; and tackling structural inequalities through system change or addressing root causes of inequality and disadvantage.
- Encourage positive changes by improving lives and places, or tackling issues that negatively impact on local people.
- Build better community connections between and amongst local people, creating a greater sense of ownership and responsibility for the places where they live and the people they live with.
- Bring people together and enrich lives by ensuring there are local spaces, resources and activities that provide pleasure, learning, or community action.
Woodsmith Foundation are open to supporting ideas at all stages of development.
Please ensure you download and read the guidance document for more detailed information about who and what they are seeking to fund.
They have total Expressions of Interest funding pot of up to £215,000 and are open to discussion about projects timescales.
Woodsmith Foundation do not know whether the Expressions of Interest they receive will mean they fund one great idea or a range of projects.
Woodsmith Foundation are staying open minded and plan to learn and evolve how they respond to approaches for support over the coming year.
How To Apply
Please read the Catalyst Grant Guidance here before applying.
This explains how to submit your request.
We strongly advise you call Leah on 07724 832982 before submitting an EOI for a Catalyst Grant.
Grant Information
| How Much | £5k+ capital and £10k+ for other programmes of work. |
| Application Deadline | 31/10/2026 10:00 |
