Discover Funding Opportunities

Lakeland Disability Support Fund

The Lakeland Disability Support Fund provides grants to charitable groups and individuals with physical disabilities residing within the former local authority area of South Lakeland. The fund helps relieve disability by providing items, facilities, or support that enable individuals to live more independently and improve their quality of life. Priority is given to individual applicants over charitable groups. The fund supports a wide range of disability-related needs including mobility equipment, assistive technology, home modifications, and respite care. Applications can be made by beneficiaries directly or by someone acting on their behalf with consent, and must be supported by independent care professionals who are familiar with the applicant's disability.

Fibrus Community Fund Cumbria

The Fibrus Community Fund Cumbria was established by Fibrus in 2023 to address digital poverty and support the work of communities in particular areas of Cumbria, providing access to digital technology for the most vulnerable. Fibrus recognises that the most vulnerable in our community can sometimes get left behind when it comes to accessing modern technology. Having the ability to access the internet can open a range of opportunities for individuals and communities especially when it comes to education, employment, and socialising. The Fund offers technology grants to enable people to stay connected, whether it is young people staying connected to online resources for school, or elderly people ordering groceries and video calling family. Grants support community groups and organisations in eligible areas to provide access to digital technology for the most vulnerable in their community, with a particular focus on older people aged 60 years and older and young people aged 18 years and under. Projects may include providing access to digital devices such as laptops, tablets, iPads, and smartphones through community loan facilities, strengthening the ability of individuals to use digital services through training workshops or courses, and providing access to enhance connections with others through community-use internet hubs or internet cafés.

Disability Fund for Cumbria

The Disability Fund for Cumbria provides grants to groups and individuals to support practical interventions that promote the inclusion and integration of disabled people into employment. The Fund was established following the closure of Disability Association Carlisle & Eden (DaCE). Priority is given to local organisations that employ disabled people or where a significant proportion of disabled people are involved as trustees, and to initiatives, projects, and activities that aim to help disabled people become as independent as possible so that they can lead the life they choose in the way they prefer. The fund supports projects such as job coaches and work experience, employment support opportunities, specialist equipment or training, and provision of information resources. Support may also be available to individuals requesting specialist equipment or training in support of employment, subject to fund availability.