The application period is open from 5 January to 26 January 2026
The CABWI grants are designed to support young people and adults in gaining skills and confidence to enter the job market. Here are the key details:
Grant amount: up to £40,000 per year for organisations with a turnover of £266,666 or less, and up to £35,000for organizations with a turnover between £266,666 and £1 million.
Eligibility: Grants are available for registered charities in the UK that work directly with individuals facing barriers to employment, including those who are not in employment, education, or
training (NEET). Your organisation is eligible to apply if you can answer yes to all the following questions:
- Are you a registered charity that is registered in and working solely in the UK, AND has 12 months’ accounts and report filed with the relevant charity regulator?
- Is your charity’s income less that £1m?
- Is the amount requested 15% of your income, up to a maximum of £40,000?
- Is your beneficiary group aged 16+?
- Does your project directly provide learning, training, qualifications and work experience that leads participants into the job market?
- Does your charity have at least 3 unrelated trustees on the charity register relevant to your region?
- Do your trustees, the CEO and Senior Managers live at separate addresses?
- Does your charity have public liability insurance?
- Amongst your policies, does your charity have a Health and Safety Policy, Safeguarding Policy and Equality and Diversity Policy?
Application Process: Organisations must meet specific eligibility criteria, including having at least three unrelated trustees and public liability insurance.
For more information and to apply, visit the CABWI website cabwi.org.uk/application-guidelines/
