HMRC Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) Grant Funding 2027–2030

HMRC has worked with the voluntary and community sector to deliver support and access to services for customers the Department finds hardest to reach. 

Bids invited from non-profit organisations for funding of between £40,000 and £1million per year, with a maximum set at 50% of your organisation’s turnover (from the last audited accounts).

Key Points at a glance:

• Funding body: HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)

• Total fund available: £11 million over 3 years (£3.7 million per year)

• Grant size: £40,000–£1 million per year

• Maximum award: 50% of the applicant organisation's annual turnover

• Application deadline: 3 July 2026 (11:59pm)

• Programme start: 1 April 2027

Eligibility

To apply you need to confirm you satisfy all of the below criteria:

Your organisation must be one of the following:

• a registered charity

• a voluntary and community sector organisation

• a social enterprise

• a mutual

• a co-operative

Your organisation must have:

• three years’ financial history in place

• a turnover of no less than £80,000 per year

• sound and comprehensive financial systems governance that enable tracking the amount of funding spent throughout the year and that you evidence the funding has been allocated to the specific activity detailed in your bid

Your organisation must not:

• have any directors who have been disqualified in the last 5 years, and or any directors, trustees, treasurers or anyone in a position of financial responsibility who has had a conviction such as for fraud, within the last 5 years

  
  

• use the grant to support or promote religious activity

  
  

• use the grant for any activity that is party political in intention, use or presentation

Your organisation must be able to:

• identify customers who have HMRC-related issues and be competent in supporting with HMRC services

  
  

• provide the required performance data to HMRC throughout the programme

  
  

• identify and source suitable customers and staff to assist HMRC with research requests

  
  

• ensure a representative attend and participates in quarterly Individual Stakeholder Forum (ISF), which is HMRC's main consultation forum

What activities can be funded?

Organisations must deliver at least two of the following:

• Supporting customers with simple tax and tax-related enquiries

• Supporting customers with complex tax and tax-related enquiries

• Supporting customers to use HMRC's digital services

Priority Groups

MRC is particularly interested in supporting organisations that work with people who may find it difficult to engage with tax services, including:

• Disabled people

• Older people

• People with low digital confidence or access

• Neurodiverse individuals

• People with mental health conditions

• People experiencing language barriers

• People facing significant life challenges or hardship

• People who are otherwise hard to reach

Key Dates

• Applications open: 8 June 2026

• Application deadline: 3 July 2026 (11:59pm)

• Funding programme begins: 1 April 2027

The timelines for the funding round are: 

• the application window opens for a four-week period from 8 June 2026, 12:01am to 3 July 2026, 11:59pm 

• HMRC’s grant funding team will be hosting live Q&A Sessions with interested applicants on 17 June 

• evaluations will take place in July and August 2026 

• notifications sent to successful/unsuccessful applicants by the end of October 2026 

• grant agreements in place and funding programme commences 1 April 2027 

How to Apply

For full eligibility criteria and application details, visit the HMRC grant funding page and apply through the GOV.UK Find a Grant service.

For questions about the application process, contact HMRC's Voluntary & Community Sector team at voluntaryandcommunitysectorgrantfunding@hmrc.gov.uk.