Live programmes

Below are the current key areas of our funding and grants work:

Homewards Fund

Homewards is the initiative of HRH Prince William and the Royal Foundation. The Homewards Fund, which is used to support the implementation of action plans in each of the six flagship locations identified by Homewards is being managed and administered by Homeless Link working in partnership with The Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales.

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Night Shelter Transformation fund

The Night Shelter Transformation Fund is available to small to medium faith and community sector organisations to enhance their services and improve outcomes for people experiencing rough sleeping.

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Reach Fund

The Reach Fund helps charities and social enterprises raise investment, with the programme offering grants on average between £5000 and £15000. The grant is aimed at helping these organisations provide the final information that investors need before they can invest. If you're looking to raise repayable finance in the next 6-12 months and have a clear social mission, this fund could be ideal.

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Community Builders Fund

The Community Builders Fund supports impact-led charities and social enterprises across England, Wales, and Scotland with flexible loans of £100k to £1.5m to help them grow and build long-term resilience. Delivered by Social Investment Business (SIB) in partnership with specialists, the £17m fund supports communities improving people’s lives and the environment they live in.

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Energy Resilience Fund

The Energy Resilience Fund offers a blended finance package (60% loan, 40% grant) to be used for energy saving measures. Eligible organisations across England can apply for up to £250k for things like installing a heat pump, solar, or electric vehicles.

Eligible organisations can apply for up to £250,000, with flexible finance designed to help cut costs, lower carbon emissions, and future-proof services.

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Note:

Homeless Link is an access point approved by the Reach Fund and we can refer organisations to apply for this grant.

If you would like to discuss the Reach Fund, Energy Resilience Fund or the Community Builders Fund, and find out if these investments are for you, your eligibility or the application process, contact Nitya Teagarajan

Talk to us

For more information on our grants, funding and social investment work, please get in touch with the team, Tom for Grants and Nitya for Social Investment.

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    Tom Flynn

    Senior Grants Manager

  • Nitya Teagarajan

    Nitya Teagarajan

    Senior Social Investment Programme Manager

Social Investment

Since 2017, Homeless Link has assisted organisations supporting people experiencing homelessness with blended finance loans and grants to help these organisations to grow, strengthen operations, and increase impact.

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Learning and insights from our funded work

We have written up learnings and findings from our past funds that are useful for organisations embarking on this journey.

Breaking the Cycle

To Break the Cycle of rising homelessness, the homelessness funding model needs to change. It's time for government to switch their focus from expensive short-term crisis measures and invest in long-term solutions that prevent and end homelessness.

Use our Breaking the Cycle campaign pack to ask your MP to support a fairer, more sustainable funding model.

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Past funds