Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of eligible grant schemes were advertised on (1) Find a Grant, and (3) Apply for a Grant, in the past financial year; and whether they set adoption targets for each of those services.

In the previous financial year (2024-25), 69 (64%) eligible grant schemes from central government departments were listed on Find a Grant, which translated to 409 separate grant advertisements, as some schemes are disaggregated into smaller funds. Apply for a Grant hosted 25 applications related to 9 schemes or 8% of those eligible.

Adoption targets have been set to drive uptake for both services. Find a Grant is mandated for all central government departments and arm's length bodies for eligible, competed or criteria-based grant schemes, with a target of 100% compliance. While Apply for a Grant is not mandated, it has an adoption target of 30%. The Cabinet Office is working with all departments to increase uptake of these services.