Apply for funding

Registration will open soon for our Summer 2026 funding rounds

Registration will be open for one week from 12pm (midday) on Wednesday 25th March to 12pm (midday) on Wednesday 1st April.

In Summer 2026, we are running two funding rounds:

• National funding round
• North West funding round (for organisations based in the North West of England, including the counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside)

During the registration period, you will find the link to register on this page. Please only register for one funding round. If you submit multiple registrations, we will only accept one in the interest of fairness.

On Thursday 2^nd April, registered applicants will be emailed with confirmation of whether they have been allocated a place on the funding round. They will be invited to submit a complete application.

If you have not heard from us by 5pm on Thursday 2^nd April, please double-check your junk/spam folders and then contact us at info@thefore.org

If you would like more details on what applying to us involves and dates of future funding rounds, please see our application process page.  For who is eligible, what we offer, and our application guidelines, see the relevant pages of the website.

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Timetable of funding rounds

	Autumn 2025	Spring 2026	Summer 2026
Registration period	From 12pm (midday) on Tuesday 22nd July to 12pm (midday) on Tuesday 29th July	From 12pm (midday) on Wednesday 26th November to 12pm (midday) on Wednesday 3rd December	From 12pm (midday) on Wednesday 25th March to 12pm (midday) on Wednesday 1st April
Confirmation of place on funding round	Wednesday 30th July	Thursday 4th December	Thursday 2nd April
Application deadline for charities with a confirmed place on funding round	5pm, Monday 8th September	5pm, Monday 12th January	5pm, Monday 27th April
Applicants at Stage 1 notified of outcome	Mid-October	Mid-February	End of May
Applicants at Stage 2 notified of outcome and funding decisions announced	December	Early May	July