The Happiness Fund

The Happiness Fund is a grant program launched in 2022 by Laughology Limited, a consultancy specialising in the science of happiness. The fund provides small grants to grassroots, neighbourhood-based local community projects across the UK that improve inclusion, learning, mental health and wellbeing, and skills development. The Fund is designed to support the setting up of new groups and activities, with a focus on long-term sustainability. Successful applicants must demonstrate how their activity or group can become self-sustainable or able to attract funding from other sources over the longer term. The Fund awards a single one-off grant of £2,500 per quarter, allowing up to four different projects per year to receive funding. Each project or organisation can only apply once each funding year. Applications are limited to the first 50 received per quarter. Eligible projects must be based in a local community, focused on longevity, non-political, and not-for-profit. The fund aims to support grassroots community initiatives that make a meaningful impact on happiness and wellbeing at the local level.