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Find grants in a particular place

When to use this guide

Use this to see who is funding and who is being funded in a specific place.

What you’ll get

You’ll be able to see who is funding and who is being funded in the place you select. You can explore or visualise the results.

You’ll need

  • (Optional) A location
    Example: East Midlands
  • (Optional) A date range
    Example: January 2020 onwards

Tip: Interpreting your results

Search results are based on data published using the 360Giving Standard. Results may vary depending on what data has been published. 

Check:

  • The number of grants
  • The total funding amount
  • The date range
  • The names and number of funders and recipient orgs

This helps you understand how broad or focused your results are, and what kind of activities they relate to.

Steps

On the GrantNav homepage, select Grants search to open the search results page.

a. Filter by location

To find grants in a particular place, use the Location filter.

In Type, select Best Available from the dropdown. This uses the most relevant location data available.

Select the appropriate filter(s) for the location you’re interested in:

  • All Countries 
  • UK Country or region (for example, East Midlands)
  • UK District

Tip: In the UK Country or region filter, England refers to grants made across England where no specific region is published.

To include both grants made across England and grants made in a specific region, select England and your chosen region.

b. Filter by date

To find grants in a particular date range, use the Award Date filter.

You can:

  • Enter a From date to see grants from that month and year onwards
  • Enter a To date to see grants up to that date
  • Enter both a From date and To date for a specific range
  • Or select one or more calendar years

Example: Grants from January 2020 onwards

3. View funders

In the Funding organisations filter, you’ll see a list of who is funding work in this location.

Open the list by selecting the search box.

4. View recipients

In the Recipient organisations filter, you’ll see a list of who is receiving funding.

Open the list by selecting the search box.

5. Download your results

To export a spreadsheet of your results, select Download as CSV. 

You can use Excel or a similar program to filter, sort, and analyse further, including:

  • Identifying top funders or recipients
  • The number of grants awarded
  • The value of those grants

Use the Custom CSV option if you want to choose which columns to include in your download.

6. Visualise your results

Select Visualise your search results in GrantVis.

This opens an interactive summary showing:

  • Which funders are most active on this topic
  • Typical grant sizes
  • Where recipients are based (if location data is available)

7. Consider what’s missing

Not all funders publish to 360Giving. If you’re building a full picture of funding in your area, consider supplementing this data with regulator data (e.g. Charity Commission), or funders’ own websites or reports.

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