UK and other

Every year, the Council and its partners secure significant amounts of funding from a range of UK funding sources or programmes.

Some of the main funders are listed below:

• Arts Council (opens new window)
• Big Lottery Fund (opens new window)
• Coastal Communities Fund (opens new window)
• Department for Communities and Local Government (opens new window)
• Department for Work and Pensions (opens new window)
• Education and Skills Funding Agency (opens new window)
• Heritage Lottery Fund (opens new window)
• Historic England (opens new window)
• Local Growth Fund (opens new window)
• Sport England (opens new window)

In addition to these sources, a diverse range of opportunities are available to public organisations, businesses and organisations in the voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors.

Further information and advice for VCSE organisations in particular is available from:

• Voluntary and Community Action Sunderland (VCAS) (opens new window)
• Voluntary Organisations Network North East (VONNE) (opens new window)
• Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland (opens new window)
• Funding Central (opens new window)

For more information or advice on external funding, including local organisations that are developing projects or applying for funds, please email us at: external.funding@sunderland.gov.uk.