Closing Soon | International Day of Disabled People 2025 Grants

Leeds For All and partners are pleased to announce that grant applications for the International Day of Disabled People 2025, will open on Friday 29 August this year.

The 2025 theme for International Day of Disabled People (IDODP) is:

Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future.

Grants will be awarded to organisations wanting to undertake activity around this theme but also to:

• Celebrate the contributions of disabled people to society and the City of Leeds
• Highlight the barriers disabled people still face in fully participating in society

The total grant fund pot is £2,400 and we expect to award either six grants of up to £400 each, four grants of up to £600 each, or a mix of both. The maximum grant available is £600 per organisation.

Who can apply for a grant?

To apply for this grant, you should be a Constituted Group. Typically, we would expect that you would have the following:

• A management committee which includes a chairperson, a secretary and a treasurer.
• A written constitution document that states your group’s name, aims and how you will operate and what will be done with assets if the group finishes (a written constitution is an essential requirement)
• A bank account in the name of your organisation
• A set of accounts

If you are unsure whether your organisation qualifies as a constituted group, or your group does not have all of the above, please contact us to discuss this further as it may be possible for
you to make alternative arrangements to apply for a grant.

Email: leedsdisability@leeds.gov.uk
Phone: 0113 378 5998
Text: 07891 270 162

What you can get funding for

Here are some examples of things you can apply for:

• Paying facilitators, artists or musicians
• Hiring a room or space for your event / activity
• Equipment (if it’s needed for the event or activity)
• Light refreshments
• Transport to help people attend or to deliver resources to their homes
• Support access needs

What we won’t fund

We won’t give funding for:

• Activities you already run or already get money for
• Businesses or companies that make a profit
• Political groups or events
• Activities that promote a specific religion, faith or belief
• Buying or providing alcohol

When do events/activities need to take place

Activities can take place anytime around the International Day of Disabled People which is 3 December 2025, but we will accept any date from 1 December 2025 to 30 January 2026.

Who can attend the IDODP events/activities?

The audience can be the public, service users, staff and volunteers. We encourage any community events to be open to all if possible.

Evaluation Form

We also ask that organisations who receive a grant complete an evaluation form once the activity has happened. This form is used to evaluate the IDODP events. Completing the form is a requirement of receiving an IDODP Community Grant.

How to apply for a grant

To submit an application please complete the form below and return to leedsdisability@leeds.gov.uk

International Day of Disabled People Community Grants Application Form | Word Doc

Deadline: Friday 26 September 2025 by 5pm

Key Dates for Grant Applications

Launch of grants: Friday 29 August 2025
Application deadline: Friday 26 September 2025 – 5:00 PM
Panel review period: Monday 29 September 2025 (1 week)
Panel meeting to select recipients: Monday 6 October 2025
Notification to applicants: Friday 17 October 2025 at the latest
Event / Activity delivery period: Any time from Monday 1 December 2025 to Friday 30 January 2026
Submit grant activity evaluation form: Friday 27 February 2026 – 5 pm