Community Funding

We open the Community Fund for applications four times a year:

• 1-21 April 2025
• 1 – 21 July 2025
• 1-21 October 2025
• 1-21 January 2026

You can apply for up to £3,000 to support a project in one of our communities across the south of England (find out more about where we operate here). The rising cost of living is having a big impact on our customers and communities, so we will be prioritising applications that consider the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Although we are keen to support projects that help everyone in the community, it's important for applicants to demonstrate how you'll specifically be able to support customers living in Abri homes.

Some of the organisations we’ve already supported are:

• Supported groups in Berkshire, Eastleigh and New Forrest to help tackle Domestic Abuse and encourage victims to confidentially seek help.
• Funding to run youth cafes and summer camps to support young people including those with neurodiverse conditions and learning difficulties in Amesbury
• Lockleaze Green Gym in Bristol, funding helped to clear community spaces, plant vegetables and rewild areas of the community
• Help for residents to open and run the Woodgate Community Shop
• Assisting the development of a sensory community garden in Gosport.
• Helping communities celebrate the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
• Bishops Court Gardening Association in Chard - Supporting a local gardening group to replace an old shed, benches and build raised beds enabling more people to have access to develop and enjoy the gardens.
• Baby Necessities in Romsey. An independent baby bank supporting families in need through the provision of essential items, such as clothing, equipment, toiletries, toys and formula.

We recommend you submit your application as early as possible along with all the supporting documents.

Applications will be considered by our funding panel, which is made up of customers and those living in our communities. And we’ll share whether you’ve been successful within four weeks of the window closing. For successful applicants we will aim to make payment eight weeks after the window closes, subject to all supporting documentation being received and due diligence checks being completed.

If funding is successful, you'll be expected to report progress against your intended outcomes and provide a summary report of your project. We may also be in contact to arrange a visit from a member of the funding team and/or the panel.

We welcome applications from local, voluntary organisations and community groups. We can also consider those from small charities and not for profit organisations. Our priority is to support those projects that encourage good use of community assets. The panel are looking for projects that bring communities together to support each other, find companionship, comfort and essential information that will support our communities during the cost-of-living crisis.

We’re proud of the difference our Community Fund makes. It’s one way we can help drive change, transform our communities, and provide opportunities.

It’s what our Community Strategy and five-year £15m community investment is all about – empowering communities, improving health and wellbeing and securing employment opportunities.

To find out more, download an application form below.