Find Funding in Oldham
Aims/priorities: The PPL Momentum Music Fund offers grants for UK based artists/bands to break through to the next level of their careers. Activities eligible for support include recording, touring and marketing.
PPL Momentum Music Fund provides vital financial support which will help talented artists and bands to take their career to the next level. Activities eligible…
Aims/priorities: Our grants go directly to the child or young person and are shaped around their unique needs. Whether they’re dealing with crisis, instability, trauma or multiple disadvantages, our grants step in early, preventing things from getting worse and helping them move forward with confidence. We believe Buttle is the best children’s charity to deliver what’s…
Aims/priorities: The Greater Manchester Nature Network Grant is designed to support progress towards the ambitions of the Local Nature Recovery Strategy, by giving small grants to charitable and third sector organisations to create more wildlife-rich land with the GM Nature Network. The GM Nature Network Grant is a standalone grant through working with marginalised groups…
Aims/priorities: The Yapp Charitable Trust is offering grants of up to £3,000 per year to small registered charities supporting some of the most disadvantaged and marginalised people in our communities. They prioritise work supporting:
- Elderly people
- Children & young people
- Mental health, disability & learning difficulties
- People…
Aims/priorities: The Green Spaces Fund provides grants to community groups across Greater Manchester who want to increase the amount of accessible, nature-rich green space where people need it most.
The fund is focused on three principles:
- To benefit communities in greatest need of quality green and/or blue (water based) spaces
- To tackle our…
Aims/Priorities: The Parkinson’s UK Physical Activity Grants Programme supports activity providers to develop more physical activity opportunities across the UK for inactive people with Parkinson’s to become and stay active, and improve social wellbeing as a result of attending the project.
We are looking for innovative and new projects that will:…
Aims/Priorities: Groundwork, in partnership with the Postcode Local Trust, Postcode Places Trust, and Postcode Society Trust, is offering grants of between £500 and £2,000 for small grassroots organisations that work to make a positive difference in local communities, particularly those working to support marginalised or vulnerable groups.
Funding is to support the work…
Aims/priorities: Through this fund, were focusing on four major life moments where the evidence shows people face a heightened risk of homelessness. We want to back organisations that provide the right support at the right time, to help people…
Aims/priorities: The Youth Matters Fund (YMF) provides up to £416.8 million of grant funding to deliver significant long-term change in youth services provision across the parts of England with the greatest need.
The fund aims to achieve three core outcomes in around 60 eligible places:
- Rapid improvements in the level and quality of youth services provision,…
Aims/priorities: The Trust aims to support charities that promote human dignity and defend the human rights of marginalised and excluded people in the UK.
Who can apply? Charities registered and working in the UK can apply.
To be eligible, organisations must:
- Have a mission, aims and objectives aligned with one of the four priority areas…
Aims/priorities: The scheme provides small grants to support independent UK registered non-for-profit organisations for grassroots, community-based projects that fall within its core funding themes:
- Heritage and conservation.
- Education.
- Health and wellbeing.
- Social inclusion.
- Environment.
- Countryside.
Who…
Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to support people with disabilities in the UK to play tennis through the purchase of wheelchairs, tennis equipment and grants for coaching.
Who can apply? Disability groups and programmes, clubs, schools and associations in the UK are eligible to apply. Individuals are also eligible to apply.
Grant…
Aims/priorities: The objectives of the Trust are to donate to projects or activities encompassing one or more of the following areas:
- The benefit and protection of animals.
- The relief of suffering in animals.
- The conservation of wildlife.
- The encouragement of a greater understanding of animals.
Who can apply? …
Aims/priorities: The funding is for local groups and organisations that are known to Social Housing providers that are a member of CHIC for projects that benefit their local community, by improving community wellbeing and creating social value.
The funding will support a range of initiatives, including:
- Social and community development.
- Health and…
Aims/priorities: The Trust views communication skills as critical capabilities for people who want to improve their employment prospects, self-confidence, resilience, and life chances.
The funding is for registered charities that are working to develop communication skills for people from disadvantaged groups who want to improve their employment prospects. Beneficiaries…
Aims/priorities: Failsworth and Chadderton’s Rotary is interested in funding activities that bring people together and making a difference in your community. Since 2014, many small voluntary groups across the borough of Oldham have applied for and received financial support from the Community Cash Award. Projects include a beehive at Sholver & Moorside…
Aims/Priorities: Grants are available for charities and not-for-profit organisations in the UK for projects that benefit disadvantaged people, including those left behind – or at risk of being left behind – by increasing digitisation in society. It aims to support people and communities as well as the natural environment within the UK.
Who can apply:…
Aims/Priorities: The funding is for registered charities throughout the UK, who share the National Autistic Society's vision to create a society that works for autistic people.
An annual grants theme was introduced in 2025 which changes from year to year.
The funding is intended for projects that align with the annual theme ('making a society that works better…
Aims/Priorities: The new £50 million Change Makers Partnership programme is provided and administered by the National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) as part of its investment in community leadership.
The NLCF is looking to work with up to 12 partner organisations over the next five years to:
- Change the way community leaders are supported to succeed…
Aims/priorities: This funding round forms part of a wider YEF programme of funding, evaluation and research over the next three years on what works to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls (VAWG).
The funding is intended for organisations delivering targeted interventions that identify and respond to inappropriate and problematic attitudes and…
Aims/priorities: The Hinrichsen Foundation offers grants to support organisations and individuals undertaking projects to promote music.
Who can apply? Individuals, organisations, and charities in the UK are eligible to apply.
Priority will be given to projects involving composers and activity based in the UK, though activity does not have to occur…
Aims/priorities: The aim of the Fund is to deliver place-based solutions to complex social problems in England by improving young people's life chances (such as addressing school attainment, youth employment and reducing youth re-offending).
The objectives of the scheme are to:
- Develop a learning and development programme that provides relevant support at each…
Aims/priorities: This multi‑year funding is for charitable organisations working with young people with learning disabilities within the UK. It supports the delivery of high‑quality, job coach‑led careers education in mainstream and SEND school settings. The fund focuses on early, structured support that helps young people build real‑world experience and move towards paid…
Aims/priorities: Grants are for registered charities operating in the charity's key areas of interest, with the aim of supporting activity which creates a significant impact on individuals and/or communities, and leaves a lasting legacy.
Who can apply? UK registered charities are eligible to apply.
Grant amount: Funding is at the…
Aims/priorities: The Foundation supports registered charities based and working in the UK for projects that enhance the quality of life in local communities and address themes set out by the Foundation.
The current funding rounds is for projects that help deliver the outcomes set out in the ScottishPower Foundation's Strategic Plan 2026 to 2029.
Projects need to…
Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support small-to-mid-sized charities that deliver direct programming to 150 to 300 underrepresented youth aged between 12 and 18 outside of formal school settings, in structured, recurring settings such as after-school clubs, community centres, and youth development organisations, as well as charities with a specific focus on literacy.
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Aims/priorities: The purpose of The Step Forward Fund is to:
- Provide funding and support to grassroots organisations from Global Majority and racially minoritised communities
- help them move from smaller project-based funding to larger grants and investment
Our funding aims are to:
- Invest in the growth of these grassroots organisations…
Aims/priorities: Following a strategic review of the Trust's grant-making programme, applications will be considered for work under the following two objectives:
- Enabling children and young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds to thrive and achieve their potential in education and employment.
- Priorities:
- Enhancing early years school…
- Priorities:
Aims/priorities: The funding is for organisations and partnerships whose charitable purpose is to support newcomers to the UK. They should have ongoing, long-term access to safe physical spaces and have a proven track record of providing comprehensive help through three core elements of 'Welcome' work:
- Specialist support…
Aims/priorities: The IMPACT Awards recognise and reward small to medium-sized charities in the UK that are doing excellent work to improve people's health and wellbeing.
Who can apply? Charities that are located and registered in the UK are eligible to apply.
Charities must:
- Have existed for a minimum of three years by the application…
Aims/priorities: The funding is aimed at very small charities working in their communities to address health inequalities and who find it hard to access unrestricted funding and support for their leaders. This is particularly true for organisations led by and supporting the most disadvantaged communities – such as those supporting ethnic minority communities, people with…
Aims/Priorities: The Foundation has been set up to help with initiatives that develop and improve local communities by:
- Tackling a specific community issue.
- Helping voluntary and community groups become more effective and efficient.
- Encouraging the involvement in the community of those too often excluded.
Enabling young people to develop…
Aims/Priorities: The aim of the Foundation is to help small, non-religious charities to serve severely disadvantaged children anywhere in the world. In recent years, the Foundation has provided grants to organisations working on youth projects in the following categories:
- Education.
- Health and wellbeing.
- Holidays.
- Sport, play and leisure.…
Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to support early intervention and community-based services for women aged 18 or over who are at risk of involvement in the criminal justice system, with the aim of addressing the underlying causes of offending and supporting more positive life outcomes.
The scheme aims to:
- Reduce the number of women entering or re-…
Aims/priorities: The Foundation aims to make a difference to the lives of older people and other adults with a physical, learning or mental disability; supporting practical solutions that lead to increased personal independence, self-sufficiency and dignity.
The aim of this fund is on connecting or re-connecting people with others in their local community. Applications…
Aims/priorities: This fund aims to foster new and ambitious community rewilding projects, and to remove barriers to rewilding projects within Britain, whether they’re at the early planning stages or want to move a project one step wilder. Funding will be awarded to projects with potential for the highest impact for people and nature.
Who can apply? To…
