Merchant Navy Welfare Board funds practical, place-based welfare support for seafarers and fishers, with a strong emphasis on port welfare facilities and services that improve day-to-day conditions for serving and retired maritime workers and their dependants. It typically backs constituent members and related welfare organizations in the UK and nearby maritime geographies, supporting both capital needs like repairs and equipment and programmatic needs like health, mental health, and short-term pilot projects. The board’s giving is relatively modest but flexible, with grants considered throughout the year rather than through a single annual competitive cycle.
Applications are accepted year-round with no fixed deadlines; grants are usually modest to mid-sized, ranging from around £500 to up to £10,000 through the Small Grants stream, with some larger capital awards also made to constituent members. Funding is generally responsive and practical, covering small capital works, equipment, leasing, subscriptions, repairs, and occasional research or feasibility costs.
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Apply through MNWB’s year-round grants process rather than waiting for a deadline, and tailor requests to clear welfare outcomes for seafarers or fishers. Strong applications will show immediate operational need, specify whether the request is capital or non-capital, and align with MNWB’s constituent-member and UK/Gibraltar/Falkland Islands eligibility framework.
Current and upcoming funding from Merchant Navy Welfare Board that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Available to maritime charities and organisations for projects in the maritime sector, specifically around seafarers’ welfare and skills. The scraped content does not provide full eligibility details.
Deadline: No specific deadline stated in the scraped content.
Who can apply: Open to MNWB constituent members providing welfare services to serving and retired UK seafarers, fishers and their dependants, including port-based projects. MNWB does not award grants to individuals. Applications must show sustainability, future funding plans, and, where relevant, support from the appropriate Port Welfare Committee.
Deadline: No deadlines; applications are awarded throughout the year.
Who can apply: As per MNWB Grants: must be a Constituent member; applications cannot be from individuals. Provide organisational documents and relevant policies. For port-based projects support from Port Welfare Committee and lone-working policy required.
Deadline: No fixed deadlines; awards allocated throughout the year under the Small Grants authority.
Who can apply: Applicants must be MNWB Constituent members (member charities). Grants are provided to support provision of welfare services to serving and retired UK seafarers, fishers and dependants and visitors to UK ports, Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands. MNWB does not award grants to individuals. Applications must include latest annual report, appropriate accounts and supporting documentation. Port-based projects require Port Welfare Committee support and lone-working policy. VAT reclaimable elements not funded. Projects lasting beyond 1 year must demonstrate follow-on funding.
Deadline: No fixed deadlines; applications accepted throughout the year. Applications over £10,000 are considered by the Board; smaller awards may be allocated under the Small Grants authority during the year.
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