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Henry Smith Foundation - Maternity Equity Fund
Created: 02/09/2026News/Events Category: Funding and Finance
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The Maternity Equity Fund will support organisations delivering preventative maternity support during pregnancy and birth.
It will help organisations improve access, experience and outcomes, and those that are open to learning, partnerships, and shared practice. This includes knowledge exchange with health professionals and other funded organisations.
The Fund aims to reduce unfair and avoidable maternity inequities by:
- improving access, experience and outcomes during pregnancy and birth.
- strengthening trusted community-led organisations delivering preventative, trauma-informed and culturally-safe maternity support.
- building and sharing learning about what works to improve maternity equity, influencing wider practice and systems over time.
They’re committed to funding work that is rooted in communities and built on trust, shaped by lived experience, and is inclusive, accessible, and strengths-based.
The Maternity Equity Fund is part of their Getting Started programme, which supports early intervention from conception up to and including birth, helping give babies and families the best start in life.
Who can apply?
Eligible organisations are charitable organisations registered in and working in the UK, including:
- Registered charities and Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs)
- Community Interest Companies (CICs) that are not-for-profit with an asset lock
- Other not for profit charitable organisations delivering work aligned with our strategy
- Annual income (as shown in your most recent published accounts): must be between £20,000 and £1.5 million
- Location: activity must take place within the UK and focus on communities experiencing the greatest maternity inequities, including marginalised communities and communities in areas of highest deprivation, including rural areas.
How to apply
Click here for more information and apply on their website.
Closing date: Expression of interest is due by 5pm on Wednesday 14 October 2026.
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