Social change funding oppprtunities
The social change fund exists to ignite and accelerate projects that will change the lives of blind and vision impaired people in the UK. We're also committed to building resilience and capacity within our sector through targeted funding rounds.
The Capacity Building Fund
We’re committed to supporting community organisations to step up for blind and vision impaired people. Our capacity building fund provides unrestricted funding to help sight loss organisations become more sustainable.
"The Resilience Funding from Fight for Sight will ensure Usher Kids UK can continue to support and empower the families they work with, while growing capacity to reach more people."
The Acceleration Fund
This funding round opens on Monday 19 May 2025, keep an eye on our social media channels for further announcements.
We want to accelerate growth and change within our sector through togetherness. We know from our existing grantees, and indeed from others within the sector, that the appetite for collaboration is strong. We also know that limited funding and resources can make collaboration difficult to achieve, and so we want this funding to change that outlook.
By providing opportunities for organisations to collaborate and up-scale existing projects and services, we believe we can help to create a stronger sector, improving patchy and unequal service provision, having the potential to reach more people.
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Do you have an idea for research in this area, or a collaboration opportunity? We’d love to hear from you.
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The social change fund
The social change fund exists to ignite and accelerate projects that will change the lives of blind and vision impaired people in the UK. Our funding is guided by evidence we've commissioned to understand what life is like for blind and vision impaired people in the UK today. We’ve funded projects tackling issues including loneliness and isolation, employment, and domestic violence and abuse.
Alongside funding social change projects we also run funding rounds which aim to build capacity within the sector as well as collaboration.
You can find information about funding rounds on this page.
The Social Change Fund
What we fund
The work we fund impacts individuals, sectors and society:
Individuals: Everyone's experience of vision loss is different. The research and projects we fund seek to impact individuals throughout the UK.
Sector: We share the results of our research and the impact of the projects we fund, to inform people across and beyond the vision loss sector.
Society: The insights we gain from our impact help influence societal change and make it easier for others to replicate success.
How to apply for the social change fund