Katharine Howard Foundation is currently accepting applications for its Children’s Promise Grants Programme 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
The Children’s Promise Grants Programme is a multi-annual initiative aimed at supporting families and children impacted by poverty, addressing inequalities in early childhood development, mental health, and family wellbeing.
The 2026 programme offers two options for grant applications:
1. Momentum Grants: Multi-annual grants of up to €45,000 (€15,000 per annum over a three-year period) to small, not-for-profit organisations with an annual turnover of less than €2,000,000.
2. Breakthrough Grant: A single multi-annual grant will be available for one ‘Breakthrough’ project to the total value of €100,000 over a three-year period May 2026 – June 2029.
Eligible applicants must be:
Child- or family-focused, community-based organisations operating at the local level
Registered as a charity or company limited by guarantee, or collaborate with a lead partner that meets these criteria
Able to provide up-to-date governance documents, annual accounts, and child safeguarding policies
Working with children aged 0–5 and families experiencing socio-economic hardship, violence, homelessness, disability, imprisonment, or substance misuse
Apply for Katharine Howard Foundation Children’s Promise Grants Programme