OpenGrant

Access to Elected Office Fund[E8]

United KingdomCabinet Office[E1]

In plain English

What it funds: The Access to Elected Office Fund (The Fund) is a vital initiative to address disability-related financial barriers that prevent disabled people from contesting elected office. While disabled people make up approximately 25% of the UK population, this diversity is not reflected in our local councils or Parliament.
Who can apply: non-profit, private sector.
Open to: Small and medium firms
Open to: Nonprofits
Dates: Opens 13 Oct 2026.Closes:
Funder's deadline: 4 Nov 2026, 14:00 UK time (UTC). UTC: 4 Nov 2026, 14:00 UTC.
Funding: GBP 500,000 in totalKind of money: Grant.
Funder: Cabinet OfficeSee what else this funder offers.
How to apply: Apply to the funder directly. Open the funder's page on UK Find a grant (government grants, all UK nations) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Guidance and application: The funder's guidance, rules and application form are on its own page. Read them before you apply.

Opens[E6]: 13 Oct 2026
Closes[E3]: 4 Nov 2026, 14:00 UK time (UTC)
Total funding[E9]: GBP 500,000
Per applicant[E10]: Not stated
Source: UK Find a grant (government grants, all UK nations) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 5 hours ago

Who can apply

EligibilityWho can apply: non-profit, private sector.[E4]
Open toSmall and medium firms, Nonprofits. Tagged by SLETOR from the listing's own words.

Risks and unknowns

RiskOnly 6 days remain before the closing date.[E3]
RiskThis is a grant, not a contract. Grants usually need a proposal against the funder's criteria, may need partners and often need co-funding.[E5]
UnknownWe read the funder's listing, not the full guidance or application forms.

Updates

First seen · 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC
The funder published the call with a future closing date.
Source record: Access to Elected Office Fund (ID 3SmE1AUdEwgK4YbVaGV9Yd)

Evidence

10 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the funder's listing. Each entry shows the record and the field it was read from.

E1
The funder is Cabinet Office.
From Access to Elected Office Fund (ID 3SmE1AUdEwgK4YbVaGV9Yd), field /grantFunder, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The grant is listed on the UK government's Find a grant service.
“GB”
From Access to Elected Office Fund (ID 3SmE1AUdEwgK4YbVaGV9Yd), field /grantLocation, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Applications close on 4 Nov 2026, 14:00 UK time (UTC).
“2026-11-04T14:00”
From Access to Elected Office Fund (ID 3SmE1AUdEwgK4YbVaGV9Yd), field /grantApplicationCloseDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Who can apply: non-profit, private sector.
From Access to Elected Office Fund (ID 3SmE1AUdEwgK4YbVaGV9Yd), field /grantApplicantType, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
This is a UK government grant. Applicants apply to the funder.
From Access to Elected Office Fund (ID 3SmE1AUdEwgK4YbVaGV9Yd), the whole record, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Applications open on 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UK time (UTC+1).
“2026-10-13T14:00”
From Access to Elected Office Fund (ID 3SmE1AUdEwgK4YbVaGV9Yd), field /grantApplicationOpenDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
When we read it, the call was open, going by the open and close dates on Find a grant.
“2026-11-04T14:00”
From Access to Elected Office Fund (ID 3SmE1AUdEwgK4YbVaGV9Yd), field /grantApplicationCloseDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The notice is titled "Access to Elected Office Fund".
From Access to Elected Office Fund (ID 3SmE1AUdEwgK4YbVaGV9Yd), field /grantName, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The stated value is GBP 500,000 (the total fund, shared between applicants).
“500000 GBP”
From Access to Elected Office Fund (ID 3SmE1AUdEwgK4YbVaGV9Yd), field /grantTotalAwardAmount, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The most one applicant can get is GBP 500,000.
“500000 GBP”
From Access to Elected Office Fund (ID 3SmE1AUdEwgK4YbVaGV9Yd), field /grantMaximumAward, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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