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We are holding a Meet the Funder for this grant online, taking place on Wednesday 4 November, 11am - 12noon, please join to find out more about this grant, the priorities and more about the application process.
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Aims/priorities: As part of Heywood Pride in Place, which is working with the local community to shape a long-term vision for the town from new investment and housing to jobs, green spaces, and better transport, Action Together have set up the Heywood Pride in Place Capital Grants programme. It will support the sector’s resilience and enable VCFSE organisations that are…
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Thanks to funding from Rochdale Borough Council’s Adult Social Care team, Action Together is offering grants of up to £500 to help small, unconstituted groups or those preparing to become social enterprises (such as Community Interest Companies) develop their ideas or projects into sustainable, long-term organisations that benefit Rochdale Borough.
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Thanks to funding from Rochdale Borough Council Public Health team, Action Together is offering micro grants of up to £1,000 to help the VCFSE sector to support individuals, families and communities in the Rochdale Borough.
As there are limited funds, we will be prioritising applications from micro and small groups to our…
Aims/priorities: The Foundation offers financial support to charities whose objects are to:
- Relieve the needs of people who are suffering from, or have been affected by, breast cancer by providing, or assisting in the provision of, information, care, or emotional, practical, and financial support.
- Advance public education in the understanding of breast…
Aims/priorities: The programme aims to widen access to creative careers for underserved young people aged 11–24 by addressing local barriers, developing skills and confidence, and increasing awareness of career opportunities within the creative industries. It supports innovative, locally led projects that connect young people with creative professionals, employers and…
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Application process: Guidance notes and the online application portal can be accessed from the Youth Music website.
You can…
Aims/priorities: The Hinrichsen Foundation offers grants to support organisations and individuals for the performance, commissioning and recording of contemporary and experimental music in the UK.
Who can apply? Individuals, organisations, and charities in the UK are eligible to apply.
Priority will be given to projects involving…
Aims/priorities: The funding is for projects that address misinformation and barriers, share information, and increase support for donation among Black, Asian, mixed heritage and minority ethnic communities.
The focus of the proposed projects must be one of the following:
- Deceased organ donation – applications are encouraged from all ethnic minority…
Aims/priorities: Seachdain na Gàidhlig is world Gaelic week. The Fund aims to support activity during Seachdain na Gàidhlig 2027 (22 February - 28 February 2027) and assist in the development and delivery of community events that celebrate Scottish Gaelic.
The theme for 2027 is Dùthchas: the intangible link between people, community, place and…
Aims/priorities: Now in its ninth year, the funding is for women's and girls' organisations to deliver activism and campaigning to raise awareness of the issues women and girls face.
The campaigns could be targeted at local communities, the general public, local or national government, media, service providers or businesses.
Rosa will fund organisations which:
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Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to improve the lives of children and young people, enabling them to access the transformative benefits of inclusive community sport.
Activities must focus on including young people (age 5 years to 18 years old) who otherwise be excluded from sport such as:
- Disadvantaged young people.
- Women and girls. …
Aims/priorities: This funding opportunity is for organisations that want to become Intermediary Partners for the Enterprise Gateway Fund, which is a £6 million, three-year fund designed to help small voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations and social entrepreneurs develop new sources of earned income and strengthen long‑term financial resilience.
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Aims/priorities: Routes Home Fund, powered by Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity, working in partnership with The Charity Service and the Booth Centre. Funding decisions made by people with first-hand experience of homelessness and those accessing homelessness services. Together, we’re putting resources and decision-making in the hands of the people and communities who…
Aims/priorities: The Powering Local Businesses programme is delivered through a partnership between Enterprise Nation and EDF Small Business and supported by Square. The Powering Local Businesses Business Resilience Grant provides £25,000 in funding to support 25 small businesses, with each successful applicant receiving a grant to invest in practical improvements that…
Aims/priorities: The Paddle Trust, founded as the Canoe Foundation in 1986 and rebranded in 2025, is a UK wide foundation which raises money for and directly funds projects across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It relies on donations to support their projects.
The funding is intended for projects across the UK that will:
- Increase or…
Aims/Priorities: The Migrant Destitution Fund is intended to provide a lifeline for people in Greater Manchester who are destitute because they have no leave to remain in the UK.
This could be, for example:
- Refused asylum seekers, or people whose leave to remain has lapsed.
- No right to work or access public funds.
- Not receiving Home Office…
Aims/Priorities: The Trust has a Christian basis and is concerned with the development of body, mind and spirit, a just environment, and international goodwill. The Trust emphasises prevention rather than alleviation of human suffering by addressing the following priorities:
- Social: primarily for under-funded causes (rather than those with higher profiles that…
Aims/Priorities: The Trust aims to help individuals and groups of exceptional ability who would not be able to carry out an artistic project or activity without financial support, particularly those who are at an early stage in their careers.
Who can apply: Applications are accepted on behalf of individuals (over the age of 21) and groups who are…
Aims/Priorities: Grants are available for UK registered charities working in the UK in the areas of participation in the performing arts, creative health interventions, and heritage crafts and skills. The funding is for charitable work in the UK that addresses the objectives of the Trust, which are:
- Performing arts.
- Creative health.
- Heritage crafts.…
Aims/Priorities: The Foundation provides grant funding in the following areas:
- Promotion and education of organic farming and non-domestic animal husbandry and veterinary science.
- The visual and performing arts.
- Medical research.
- The relief of disability and severe illness.
- The preservation of buildings of architectural or historical…
Aims/Priorities: The funding is for charitable and not-for-profit organisations who focus on family support. This may further include:
- Early intervention
- Families coping with addiction
- Prisoners' families
The work needs to address the challenges of local communities in areas of extreme deprivation within the UK. Preference is for…
Aims/Priorities: Grants are available for small UK charities supporting education, the environment and international development, including organisations working in the UK and overseas.
Who can apply: Small UK charities working in the Trust's preferred areas of education, the environment and international development may apply. Charities will need…
Aims/Priorities: This fund aims to support communities to use heritage to shape the future of local places. Funding is for projects that use historic buildings, places, sites, and stories to help communities build confidence, strengthen local identity, create new relationships, and influence decisions about the places where they live.
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Aims/Priorities: LGBT+ Fund powered by Consortium, are providing grants for not-for-profit organisations across England working with LGBT+ youth between 11 and 25 years old to help them find moments of joy through youth work, community engagement, and local events. Funding is for projects that support LGBT+ young people to foster youth joy, belonging, and positivity…
Aims/Priorities: Grants are available for charitable organisations actively involved in the support and care of refugees and asylum seekers within the UK, with special reference to those with mental health problems and young people. The current funding is focused upon smaller, often local organisations which work to alleviate the problems facing refugees and asylum…
Aims/priorities: Set up in 2008, Cash4Clubs is a grant programme funded by Flutter UK & Ireland, part of Flutter Entertainment, the global sports betting, gaming and entertainment provider. For this reason, groups must have adult members (18+) in order to be eligible for funding.
Cash4Clubs is working with Sported, the UK's largest network of community sports groups,…
Aims/priorities: The Fund is delivered by a partnership made up of Social Investment Business, Big Issue Invest, Charity Bank, Co-operative and Community Finance, Groundwork UK, Key Fund, Resonance Ltd, The Architectural Heritage Fund, and The Ubele Initiative.
The Fund is the successor to the pilot Energy Resilience…
Aims/priorities: The Theatres Trust is the national advisory public body for theatres in the UK. Set up by the Government through an Act of Parliament in 1976, it works to promote the better protection of theatres for the benefit of the nation.
The Small Grants scheme is supported by the Linbury Trust as well as donations from Judy Craymer CBE and Charles Michael…
Aims/priorities: Community Climate Action is delivered by UnLtd and its partners, the Centre for Energy Equality and Voice4Change England, through the Community Climate Action Engagement Partnership. The programme has received £3.3 million over three years from The National Lottery Community Fund and the Millennium Awards Trust (MAT).
The programme supports social…
Aims/priorities: The Second Act Entrepreneur Fund provides grants to entrepreneurs aged 40 and over. The programme is intended to support people who have started a business or are planning to start one and provides grant funding alongside business coaching from Hatch Enterprise.
Applicants are asked to explain why they started their business, or why they want to start…
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…
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Funding and specialist support are available for UK social entrepreneurs to help them develop as social leaders, and to start up or grow their idea for a social venture.
UnLtd is committed to allocating 50% of its Awards to Black, Asian and minority ethnic social entrepreneurs and/or disabled social entrepreneurs across its programmes.
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Aims/priorities: Grants are available to prepayment meter and credit account British Gas customers and customers of other suppliers who are facing fuel poverty and have received money advice/guidance within the last six months.
The funding is intended for British Gas customers (and eligible customers of other suppliers) who are struggling with their energy bills and need…
Aims/priorities: The Project Grants scheme is part of the 'Spaces, Places and Belonging' Community Hub launched in early 2026. This is a new national programme led by The National Archives in partnership with Leeds Museums & Galleries, the National Library of Wales, and the Community Archives & Heritage Group.
Project Grants to fund substantial,…
Aims/priorities: The theme for British Science Week 2027 is Creativity! and the funding is for communities to get creative, by exploring how research (with a link to science) can improve the lives of community members in the places they live.
This year there are two separate grants, and groups may only apply to one of the following:
- Pilot Grants…
