All-in-one grant management platform
FundingConnect allows you to effortlessly receive applications using our bespoke form builder.
Save time with automated eligibility review and integrated workflows for application management ensuring support is provided swiftly and smoothly to those in need. Seamlessly complete the cycle with comprehensive post-award reporting, real-time dashboards, and easy-to-share data exports.
Suitable for organisations of all sizes with various grantmaking needs
Hardship and crisis support
- Local welfare provision: Emergency funds for food, fuel, or essential clothing.
- Crisis & Resilience Fund: Local authority grants to help lift individuals out of crisis.
- Benevolent fund grants: Hardship payments for specific professions (e.g. former nurses, teachers, or armed forces).
- White goods & furniture grants: Physical items (cookers, beds) for those in furniture poverty.
- Student hardship grants: Small cash or card-based awards for students in higher education facing financial gaps.
Family and child wellbeing
- Early learning and essentials: Grants for high-quality items (beds, tables) or vouchers for educational toys and food.
- Family fund grants: Targeted at families raising disabled or seriously ill children; providing tablets, kitchen appliances, or sensory toys.
- School uniform and activity grants: Vouchers or card-based payments for blazers, PE kits, or educational trips.
- Emergency essentials: Direct provision of white goods, furniture, or clothing for children in severe poverty.
Utility and cost of living
- Energy bill support: Direct payments to utility companies via prepaid cards.
- Water debt contribution: One-off payments to clear water arrears or help with ongoing bills.
- Social tariff onboarding: Grants to cover the set-up fees or the first month’s cost for low-cost broadband/water tariffs.
- Emergency fuel vouchers: Rapid-response for households on pre-payment meters.
Corporate ESG and partner-led grants
- Retailer hardship funds: Grants for small kitchen appliances, school uniforms, or food vouchers.
- Care-leaver starter packs: Physical kettle/toaster/bedding support for young people moving into their first tenancy.
- “Small acts of kindness” micro-grants: Micro-grants for immediate needs like a new suit for an interview or a specialised piece of kit for a hobby.
Health, disability and carers
- Disabled facilities grants: Fast-track funding for small adaptations (grab rails, ramps) to prevent hospital readmission.
- Healthcare travel costs: Reimbursement for low-income patients travelling to NHS appointments.
- Carer’s respite and wellbeing: Vouchers for experience days or hotel stays, or a restricted card for hobby-related spending.
Education, skills and employment
- School uniform and activity grants: Vouchers or card-based payments for blazers, PE kits, or educational trips.
- Digital inclusion grants: Physical delivery of refurbished laptops, tablets, or data SIMs.
- “Back to work” grants: Payments for interview clothing, tools, or safety gear (PPE) required to start a new job.
- Transport-to-work vouchers: Discounted or free travel passes/vouchers for the first 3 months of a new job
