Bristol City Council has amalgamated 8 of its grant funds to create the new Bristol Impact Fund programme. The programme offers:
4-year grant funding to Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations in the city; and two rounds of small grants for 2 years each to encourage new ideas and involvement from more diverse communities.
This is the third round of the Bristol Impact Fund (BIF3), which has a budget of £8.8 million over 4 years. BIF3 will build on the foundations of BIF1 and BIF2 to prioritise investments into neighbourhood organisations and citywide equalities communities that
- increase the skills and knowledge held in community
- are aiming to address community-identified priorities through co-production with the community
- aim to tackle inequity.
Applications for BIF3 Medium (£11,000 and £55,000 per year) and Large grants (between £56,000 and £110,000 per year) opened on Tuesday 18 March 2025 and will close to applications on Tuesday 10 June 2025.
A Small grants fund offering grants of between £2,500 and £11,000 will open later in 2025.
Further information, including details about how to apply and dates of online information sessions for organisations interested in applying for BIF3 funding, can be found on Bristol City Council’s website.