Charles Hayward Foundation: Main Grant Programme - Overseas

Charles Hayward Foundation: Main Grant Programme - Overseas

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Charles Hayward Foundation
Amount: Up to £15,000
Last Updated: December 15, 2025

Summary

The Charles Hayward Foundation's Main Grant Programme supports projects aimed at enhancing the livelihoods of disadvantaged communities in Commonwealth countries in Africa. The foundation prioritizes initiatives focused on clean water, sustainable livelihoods, and self-sustainability through training. Eligible applicants must be UK registered charities with an annual income between £150,000 and £4,000,000, demonstrating robust governance and community engagement. Upcoming deadlines for applications in 2025 are set for January, May, and September.

Overview

NOTE: A Grants Committee meets three times a year. The Committee’s role is to put applications forward to stage 2. Please note the heritage & conservation category is currently closed to new applications. 2025 deadlines for the submission of applications for the Stage 1 meetings are as follows: 30 January 2026 (March Grants Committee meeting)22 May 2026 (July Grants Committee meeting)18 September 2026 (November Grants Committee meeting) In this category we are looking to fund projects that improve the livelihoods of disadvantaged communities in Commonwealth Countries of Africa. We fund projects in the following sub-categories: Clean water and sanitationDevelopment of sustainable livelihoods in the context of environmental and wildlife conservationSelf sustainability through training in farming skills and income generation activities Our funding priorities: Projects that adopt a holistic approach throughout all project stages and have a well defined ‘exit strategy’ Projects being delivered at the grass-roots level through an established and proven delivery partner who is fully engaged with the local community Projects that clearly demonstrate the local communities involvement and that necessary training and education is in place to sustain the project beyond the delivery partner’s departure The applicant must be able to demonstrate that robust governance and monitoring procedures are in place

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. UK registered charity delivering projects in Commonwealth Countries of Africa and have an annual income of between £150,000 and £4,000,000.The applicant must be able to demonstrate that robust governance and monitoring procedures are in place.We only fund UK registered charities

Ineligibility

We donot fund the following:Disaster appeals Education Gap years, electives, project visits overseas Overseas disability awareness