# Funding types: guides

The kinds of funding UK charities, community groups and businesses can apply for, from core and project grants to loans, prizes and innovation contracts.

- 1 guides, last updated 2026-10-20
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/category/funding-types

- [Core funding for charities: what it covers and how to apply](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/core-funding-for-charities): Understand core funding for UK charities, how it differs from project funding, and how to prepare a clear running-cost request with a worked example. (Updated 2026-10-20. Markdown: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/core-funding-for-charities.md)

All guides: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog.md