Family Learning Fund

We’re committed to improving customers’ wellbeing and supporting communities to become thriving resilient spaces for all. We’ve created a Family Learning Fund to provide grants for community groups that deliver projects and initiatives supporting families in SNG communities to learn new skills, develop stronger bonds and thrive! This fund has grants of up to £1,000 available. 

If your community group provides opportunities for the whole family, enabling both adults and children to learn something new, we encourage you to apply! Applications must be made by Friday 31 July 2026.

What are the priorities for the fund?

We encourage applications for projects that bring families together to learn new skills. Examples are activities such as cooking, numeracy, literacy, creative, or life skills based classes and any projects designed to improve confidence and skills.

Who can apply?

To apply, organisations must work within clearly defined SNG communities where we have homes, ensuring your activity directly benefits our customers. You should show how you will actively engage local residents and create positive impact at a neighbourhood/local level. 

All groups will be checked against the eligibility criteria below.

1. Eligible groups include: 
   • Not-for-profit organisations 
   • Registered charities 
   • Charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs) 
   • Community interest companies (CICs) limited by guarantee 
   • Community and voluntary groups 
   • Community benefit societies 
   • Social enterprises (not-for-profit) 
2. Groups must have a written constitution or governing document that includes the group’s aims/purpose, objectives, and a dissolution clause or asset lock (setting out what would happen to any remaining funds if the group closes). 
3. Groups must be governed by a voluntary trustee or management committee with a minimum of three members, at least two of whom are unrelated. 
4. Groups must have a bank account in the organisation’s name with at least two unrelated signatories. 

What is the value of the overall funding pot? 

£13,000 is available in total for the Family Learning Fund.

How much can we apply for?

Grants between £300 and £1,000 are available.

How many grants will we award? 

We anticipate awarding approximately 13 - 15 grants in this funding round.

Is my project in an SNG Community? 

To be eligible, your project must take place in a community where we have homes and whose work will directly benefit SNG customers and you must be able to demonstrate how you will engage with and benefit SNG customers.

Click here to open an interactive map  which can help you demonstrate how you fit this criteria in your application i.e. what areas your participants come from and how these fall with SNG Communities. The search function on the right hand side can be used to enter the postcode of your project.

Before you apply 

We will undertake core due diligence checks.

We will ask you to provide:

Your governing document (one of the following):

• A constitution (for unincorporated associations or charities)
• Articles of association (for CICs or companies limited by guarantee)
• A trust deed (for charitable trusts)

Your most recent accounts

For more information about our due diligence process, see What we will ask for and why .

How do I apply?

To apply, you will need to set up an account and create a project page via our partners at ActionFunder.

Visit our Family Learning Fund page on Action Funder where you can apply for this fund.

Once your project is set up, you will be matched to funds that are available to you. You can also search for SNG open funds.

There is helpful guidance in the ActionFunder Help Centre .

The following articles will help guide you through the process:

1. Creating a project 
2. Working Offline on Your Project Application

An offline version of the application form can be obtained by emailing: grants@sng.org.uk

Budget- what can be funded and what detail should I include? 

We encourage Family Learning Fund applications for projects that bring families together to learn new skills. If your community group provides opportunities for the whole family, enabling both adults and children to learn something new, we encourage you to apply! Examples are activities such as cooking, numeracy, literacy, creative, or life skills based classes and any projects designed to improve confidence and skills. Grants of up to £1,000 are available.

Please note:

• We will fund equipment, and other costs needed to directly deliver the Family Learning activities. Staff costs may be included where they are directly attributable to the delivery of the activity. Refreshments can be included.
• Equipment/Capital costs can be up to 50% of the funding applied for i.e. a maximum of £500.
• Unfortunately, we cannot fund core costs (for example, rent and utilities). 

Please include as much detail as possible in your budget.

Making a grant decision 

This is an open application programme

The fund will be open from 29 June 2026, and close on 31 July 2026.

We will aim to share funding decisions by 4 September 2026.

If you are offered funding, it takes an average of two weeks to complete due diligence and transfer funds. Please monitor your emails (including your junk folder) for updates from ActionFunder. The sooner you accept the offer and provide the requested information; the sooner funding can be released.

Reporting requirements 

If your application is successful and you receive funding, you will be required to meet our reporting requirements. You will be asked to complete a light-touch end-of-project report.

You will be notified of reporting requirements through the ActionFunder platform when funding is awarded.

We would also welcome updates throughout the project via ActionFunder, including what has gone well and any challenges. You will be able to post comments, videos and photos to keep us updated.