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Aims/priorities: Volunteers’ Week (2-8 June 2025) is a time to say thank you for the fantastic contribution volunteers make.  During another difficult year, people from all walks of life have taken the time to volunteer and made a huge difference to people and their communities. Action Together is inviting local voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise …

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, Local
  • Organisation Type: Charitable Company, CIC, CIO, Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Social Enterprise, Unconstituted Group
  • Funding Amount: up to £1,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Thanks to funding from Rochdale Borough Council’s Public Health team, Action Together is offering small grants of up to £5,000 or £8,000 for VCFSE organisations to provide Wider Essentials to individuals and communities within the Rochdale Borough. 

The fund priorities have been co-produced by a group of representatives from the Anti-…

  • Location: Rochdale
  • Funding Theme: Community, Cost of Living Crisis, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: Charitable Company, CIC, CIO, Constituted Group, Partnerships and Consortiums, Registered Charity, Social Enterprise
  • Funding Amount: £1,000 to £10,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Thanks to funding from Rochdale Borough Council Public Health team, Action Together is offering grants of up to £25,000 to help the VCFSE sector to embed preventative support alongside an existing emergency support offer.

The fund priorities have been co-produced by a group of representatives from the Anti-Poverty Network, Welfare Advice Forum,…

  • Location: Rochdale
  • Funding Theme: Community, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: Charitable Company, CIC, CIO, Constituted Group, Partnerships and Consortiums, Registered Charity, Social Enterprise
  • Funding Amount: £10,000 to £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Thanks to funding from Rochdale Borough Council Public Health team, Action Together is offering investment to help the VCFSE groups provide emergency and immediate food offers, as well as investing in supporting the longer-term sustainability of our borough’s food providers. 

The fund priorities have been co-produced by a group of…

  • Location: Rochdale
  • Funding Theme: Community, Cost of Living Crisis, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: Charitable Company, CIC, CIO, Constituted Group, Partnerships and Consortiums, Registered Charity, Social Enterprise
  • Funding Amount: £10,000 to £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
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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.

  • Location: Rochdale
  • Funding Theme: Community, General, Health and Wellbeing, Local
  • Organisation Type: Unconstituted Group
  • Funding Amount: up to £1,000
  • Application Deadline:
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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 micro grants.…

  • Location: Rochdale
  • Funding Theme: Community, General, Health and Wellbeing
  • Organisation Type: CIC, CIO, Constituted Group, Partnerships and Consortiums, Registered Charity, Social Enterprise
  • Funding Amount: up to £1,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: The funding is for projects within the UK that address the following key points:

  • Improving information, education or support for menstrual health, menopause and/or related gynaecological conditions e.g. PCOS, endometriosis, adenomyosis, fibroids, PMDD.
  • Supporting people and groups that are often excluded in mainstream healthcare,…
  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Communities Experiencing Racial Inequalities, Community, Disabled People, Education and Skills, General, Health and Wellbeing, Local, Women and Girls
  • Organisation Type: CIC, CIO, Constituted Group, Registered Charity
  • Funding Amount: £1,000 to £10,000
  • Application Deadline:
Logo Wellbeing of Women

Aims/priorities: This fund aims to allow more people living with dementia and their carers to be linked up with music projects and activities in their communities in order to improve quality of life. The funding needs to provide a musical moment(s) of joy for a person or people living with dementia.

The funding is intended for not-for-profit organisations that are…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Communities Experiencing Racial Inequalities, Community, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: CIC, CIO, Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Social Enterprise, Other
  • Funding Amount: £1,000 to £10,000
  • Application Deadline:
Logo Music for All

Aims/priorities: The fund is specifically targeted at enabling not-for-profit organisations to implement innovative solutions that improve accessibility, efficiency, and overall effectiveness in the delivery of debt advice, particularly for vulnerable groups.

The key objectives of this fund are to:

  • Enhance Service Delivery and Accessibility - to improve both…
  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: CIC, CIO, Constituted Group, Registered Charity
  • Funding Amount: over £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to help communities across England rescue and repurpose neglected historic buildings.

The programme will focus on regenerating historic buildings in town centre locations by supporting community organisations to take ownership of, adapt and reuse the local heritage assets that matter to them, transforming them into thriving…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: CIO, Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: over £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
Logo AHF Transforming Heritage

Aims/Priorities: This fund aims to support projects that help disadvantaged, excluded, unemployed, and economically inactive people to take the next steps towards further education and skills improvement.

The fund is underpinned by three main objectives:

  • Encourage residents to re-engage with skills and training at any point in their lives, no matter what…
  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, Education and Skills, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: Charitable Company, CIC, CIO, Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Social Enterprise
  • Funding Amount: £10,000 to £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/Priorities: The Foundation aims to transform communities and change lives across the UK by making grants to charities and grass-roots community organisations.

In 2025, the Foundation will:

  • Continue to offer Kits 4 Kids which provides grants for local kids’ sports clubs/organisations or teams to buy new kit. The application window is open for two weeks…
  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: CIC, Registered Charity, Unconstituted Group
  • Funding Amount: up to £1,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: This fund will support projects that take place within Greater Manchester and make the city-region greener, whilst tackling inequalities in access to green spaces and improving accessible spaces through physical improvements to make them better places for nature and people. These projects can take place in parks, community gardens, streets, schools, housing…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, Environmental, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: £10,000 to £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
Logo Greater Manchester Environment Trust

Aims/priorities: The funding aims to support projects which specifically address the needs set out in the Trust's latest funding window and fall under the broad objective of promoting and implementing sustainable development.

The theme for the current round is nature connection.

Who can apply? Applications are accepted from a range of UK based…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: CIC, CIO, Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Social Enterprise, Other
  • Funding Amount: £1,000 to £10,000
  • Application Deadline:
Logo The Naturesave Trust

Aims/priorities: This Fund aims to support industry bodies, start-ups, non-profits, companies and research institutions exploring new, innovative or significantly improved initiatives that apply and develop circular economy principles, reducing environmental impact and enhancing resource efficiency. 

Funding is available for organisations working on projects within…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, Enterprise, Environmental, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: over £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: The Rise Fund aims to achieve the following outcomes:

  • Women and girls will be supported by women’s and girls’ organisations led by and for Black and racially minoritised women, ensuring women and girls can be safe, healthy and equal.
  • Women’s and girls’ organisations will be empowered and strengthened, meaning that they will be in a stronger…
  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Communities Experiencing Racial Inequalities, Community, General, Local, Women and Girls
  • Organisation Type: CIC, CIO, Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: £10,000 to £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: This funding aims to support the core costs of running Ofcom-licensed community radio stations.

In addition, Community Digital Sound Programme (“C-DSP”) stations will be eligible for grants, alongside existing analogue community radio stations, if the station is broadcasting on a digital radio multiplex at the date of their application.

Who…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Arts, Community, General, Local, Sport and Recreation
  • Organisation Type: Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: £10,000 to £25,000
  • Application Deadline: Date not specified.
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Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to help those who have been through the justice system to re-engage with their communities.

Who can apply? Applications will be accepted from not-for-profit organisations:

  • With an annual income of £250,000 or less.
  • That are registered and operate exclusively in the United Kingdom.
  • Have…
  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: over £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: The funding is intended for any not-for-profit organisation or school in local communities with a priority on supporting children and young people up to the age of 16 with access to healthy, nutritious food, and educating them around food, particularly how to cook.

Who can apply? Applications are open to any not-for profit organisation…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Children and Young People, Community, Education and Skills, General, Health and Wellbeing, Local
  • Organisation Type: CIC, CIO, Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Social Enterprise, Other
  • Funding Amount: up to £1,000
  • Application Deadline:
Logo Tesco Stronger Starts

Aims/priorities: There are many benefits for children who attend the HAF programme. We want to encourage all HAF providers to ensure a high-quality experience that will result in children:

  • receiving healthy and nutritious meals
  • maintaining a healthy level of physical activity
  • being happy, having fun and meeting new friends
  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Children and Young People, Community, General, Health and Wellbeing, Local
  • Organisation Type: Constituted Group, Individual, Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: £1,000 to £10,000
  • Application Deadline:
Logo Government UK

Aims/priorities: The Innovate UK Accelerated Knowledge Transfer (AKT) scheme will support a Knowledge Base partner, in working with their Business Partner, to deliver a short, rapid and targeted intervention. This intervention will accelerate the evaluation or development of an innovation project or concept, with the potential for a significant impact for the Business Partner…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, General, Health and Wellbeing, Local
  • Organisation Type: Charitable Company, CIC, CIO, Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: over £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: The funding is for projects tailored to address domestic abuse within the specific context of the serving Armed Forces community through either preventative measures or the provision of effective routes to support for victim-survivors.

Projects need to achieve one or more of the following outcomes: 

  • Effective measures are delivered to…
  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Children and Young People, Community, General, Health and Wellbeing, Local, Women and Girls
  • Organisation Type: CIC, Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: over £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
Logo The Armed Forces Covenant Trust

Aims/Priorities: The grants are designed to support organisations which are providing opportunities to develop aspirations, confidence, and mental health, helping individuals from marginalised communities to build brighter futures and contribute meaningfully to society.

The funding is for projects that develop key skills, attitudes and attributes to foster equitable…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Communities Experiencing Racial Inequalities, Community, Education and Skills, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: Charitable Company, CIC, CIO, Registered Charity, Social Enterprise
  • Funding Amount: over £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support IT projects and activities that relate to one or more of the following priority areas:

  • Education.
  • Inclusion.
  • Tech for charities.
  • Public understanding of Technology. 

Who can apply? Registered charities and organisations with a formal not-for-profit constitution, such…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, Education and Skills, General, IT/Digital, Local
  • Organisation Type: CIC, Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: £10,000 to £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
Logo WCIT Charity

Aims/priorities: The Prize is intended to recognise and advance efforts towards the alleviation of human suffering.  It falls within the Foundation's aim of providing humanitarian aid to the most unfortunate and disadvantaged.  The Prize highlights the worldwide need for humanitarian aid, and to encourage other actors to expand their support.

Who can…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, General, Health and Wellbeing, Local
  • Organisation Type: Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: over £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
Logo Conrad N Hilton Foundation

Aims/priorities: The Trust’s grants are split into two strands:

  • Curriculum support: to support the teaching and learning of physics from 11-18 in the classroom, including equipment for teaching physics, teaching resources and teacher CPD.
  • Enrichment activities: to support physics extra-curricular activities for school and college students (4 -18) from under-…
  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Children and Young People, Community, Education and Skills, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: £1,000 to £10,000
  • Application Deadline:
Logo The Ogden Trust

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to promote access and opportunity for members of underrepresented and diverse communities in AI innovation. It supports organisations committed to diversity in technology.

The current focus is addressing digital bias, elevating diverse voices, and developing AI that works for everyone.

Who can apply? UK…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, Education and Skills, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: CIC, CIO, Registered Charity
  • Funding Amount: £1,000 to £10,000
  • Application Deadline:
Logo - The Different Foundation

Aims/priorities: This is a major grants programme. The funding will support capital projects that support new builds, significant refurbishment, or extension of accommodation for veterans.

 The funding is for projects that will:

  • Enable major refurbishments of existing social rented or affordable rented homes for veterans.
  • Enable extensions of…
  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, General, Health and Wellbeing, Local
  • Organisation Type: CIC, CIO, Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: over £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
Logo - The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust

Aims/priorities: The aim of the Fund is to repair, renovate and develop accessible community spaces for continued delivery of essential activities and services to benefit the local community, particularly those experiencing loneliness, isolation and disadvantage. The project should benefit people of all ages and from all communities.

Applications must address at…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, General, Health and Wellbeing, Local
  • Organisation Type: Charitable Company, CIC, CIO, Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: £10,000 to £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
Logo The Asda Foundation

Aims/priorities: The objective of the Foundation is to support sculpture across historical, modern and contemporary registers, seeking to fund research that expands the appreciation of sculpture.

Who can apply? Not-for-profit art galleries, museums and institutions concerned with art and art history, including UK universities, can apply.

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Arts, Community, General, Heritage, Local
  • Organisation Type: Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: £10,000 to £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
Logo Henry Moore Foundation

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to support creativity across the UK. There are three key areas:

  • Creative Education: Supporting projects that provide young people (ages 0-29) with opportunities to engage in creative activities. This includes funding for workshops in schools, field trips to cultural sites, and the purchase of materials for…
  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Arts, Children and Young People, Community, Education and Skills, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: CIO, Constituted Group, Individual, Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: £1,000 to £10,000
  • Application Deadline:
Logo Hugo Burge Foundation

Aims/priorities: For a fourth year in a row, SPAR shoppers can apply for a grant of up to £10,000 for a local voluntary or community organisation or charity they feel deserves funding.

Who can apply? Applicants for grants are open to UK residents (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland mainland only) aged 16 years or over.

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: £1,000 to £10,000
  • Application Deadline:
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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.

Charities should provide three year's financial information, with all three years showing a minimum income of £150,000 and…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Communities Experiencing Racial Inequalities, Community, General, Health and Wellbeing, Local
  • Organisation Type: Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: £10,000 to £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
Logo A B Charitable Trust

Aims/priorities: This fund aims to provide essential support to protect and enhance Christian church and charity buildings, ensuring their continued use and viability, and the safeguarding of their heritage.

Who can apply? This programme is open to churches, cathedrals, denominational bodies, and Christian charities.

Organisations that have…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, Faith, General, Heritage, Local
  • Organisation Type: Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: Not specified
  • Application Deadline: Date not specified.
Logo Benefact Trust

Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support organisations with a focus on making art available for public benefit and emerging talent in the arts throughout the UK.

Who can apply? Groups working to make art available for public benefit can apply.
 

Groups must provide a copy of their organisation's latest audited accounts (smaller charities…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Arts, Community, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: £10,000 to £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
Logo Jerwood Foundation

Aims/priorities: The funding is for projects that address the unique challenges servicewomen face, providing education and information to help maximise their health and wellbeing.

To be eligible, projects must meet one of the four following outcomes:

  • Serving women – either as a preventative measure or at times of crisis  …
  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, Education and Skills, General, Health and Wellbeing, Local, Women and Girls
  • Organisation Type: CIC, Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: over £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
Logo The Armed Forces Covenant Trust
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