RCUK Community Grant 2025 | Resuscitation Council UK

Resuscitation Council UK’s (RCUK) vision is for everyone to have the skills to help save a life. Our Community Grant Scheme provides small grants of up to £1,500 to community groups and charities to help engage their communities around CPR and defibrillator awareness.

Projects funded under the RCUK Community Grant Scheme should focus on one or more of the following:

Share information around CPR and defibrillator use.
Address misinformation and barriers to CPR and defibrillator use.
Provide bystander CPR training.

Projects that receive grants must be completed within October 2025.

Please note that these grants are not for the sole purpose of purchasing a defibrillator, cabinet, or replacement defib pads. Find out more by looking at our FAQs.

Priority will be given to organisations working in geographical areas with low bystander CPR and high rates of cardiac arrest and/ or working with communities experiencing health inequalities in resuscitation, projects that are tailored to meet the needs of the local community (e.g. language requirements, cultural considerations).

Project

1. About you

1a. Name and address of your organisation

Give your official or registered address.

If this is a joint application, give the name and address of the lead partner.

Organisation name

Address (incl. postcode)

1b. Address of your project (if different from 1a)

Name of site or place

Address

1c. Details of main contact person

This should be someone who can talk about the detail of your proposal

Name

Position

Address (if different from 1a)

Email

1d. Type of organisation

Type of organisation

1e. Please describe the work of your organisation (50 words or less)

2. Your project

2a. What is your project or idea?

Please give a short factual description of your community project/idea in no more than 150 words.

Please include in your description:

What your project/idea will do?
How will your project align with the aims of the RCUK community grant scheme?
Who will get involved and benefit?
Where and when it will take place?

Project description (150 words or less)

2b. Please can you describe how your project/ idea fits with the the aims of RCUK Community Grant scheme in no more than 150 words.

Please include in your description:

How you will raise awareness around CPR and defibrillator use.
How you will engage a diverse range of people from across the local community (e.g. consideration of language, cultural and educational needs).
How the project aligns with RCUK’s vision for everyone to have the skills to help save a life.

Describe (150 words or less)

3. Carrying out your project

3a. When will your activity start and finish?
Where possible you should aim to start your project within three months of being awarded a Grant.

Your timetable should allow enough time for us to assess your application.

4. Budget

Please provide a breakdown of your budget here, setting out what you need to pay for. If the total cost is more than the grant you are applying for please say where the other funding comes from.

Budget

5. Impact and evaluation

Please note that all grant recipients will be asked to complete a short evaluation form at the end of their project.

a. What are the planned outcomes from this project? What difference will it make in your community? (150 words)

How many people do you estimate you will train?

b. How will you collect data to demonstrate impact? This could include the number of participants, feedback from participants, the change that the project has made to the local community. (150 words)

Are you happy to provide case studies about your project if requested?

I confirm that I have appropriate insurance, safeguarding, health & safety, and equal opportunities policies in place.

I confirm that should I receive funding, I will provide an impact report detailing how funding was spent.

I confirm that the information on this form is true and correct. I am authorised to make this application. I will follow the grant guidelines, and if I am successful I will provide all requested documents before the money is released.

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Where do you learn about the Community Grant Scheme?

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