Find Funding in Rochdale

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Aims/Priorities: The primary aim of the programme is to improve the evidence on effective support for young people aged 16-24 facing significant barriers to work to develop essential employment skills and ultimately access good jobs.

The funding is to initiate or develop partnerships between stakeholders, which may include employers, educators, third sector providers,…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Children and Young People, Education and Skills
  • Organisation Type: Partnerships and Consortiums, Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: over £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: Grants are available for charities, not-for-profit social enterprises and community interest companies in the UK that are working to support young people with criminal convictions or young people at high risk of offending for the first time. For the 2026 funding rounds, the focus is specifically on young women and girls who have been in the criminal justice…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, General, Local, Women and Girls
  • Organisation Type: CIC, Registered Charity, Social Enterprise
  • Funding Amount: over £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: Grants are available to registered charities and not-for-profit groups across Great Britain for projects that improve nature for local communities.

The funding is for organisations whose main aims and objectives fit with one of the following Fund's themes: 

  • Contributing to nature recovery and responding to the climate emergency.
  • …
  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, Environmental, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: CIC, Registered Charity, Social Enterprise
  • Funding Amount: £10,000 to £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: The Edward Holt Trust invites applications from charities working in Greater Manchester for ambitious new pilot projects that aim to lift people out of poverty and/or prevent homelessness.

They are looking for bold, practical and locally rooted proposals focused on prevention. Projects should tackle root causes,…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: Registered Charity
  • Funding Amount: over £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: Through this fund, we want to help sustain access to specialist domestic abuse counselling. We will provide five-year grants to organisations that have a deep understanding of domestic abuse and the needs of victim-survivors, enabling them to continue providing counselling that helps people recover and rebuild their lives.

This fund is part of our Safer…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: CIC, Registered Charity
  • Funding Amount: over £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: Unrestricted grants are available for community and voluntary sports groups across the UK and Ireland, delivering activities for a social purpose to under-represented communities.

Since Cash4Clubs aims to get vital funds to clubs that need it most, priority will be given to applications from groups working in areas of high deprivation and engaging adults…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, General, Local, Sport and Recreation
  • Organisation Type: CIC, CIO, Constituted Group, Individual, Registered Charity, Unconstituted Group, Other
  • Funding Amount: £1,000 to £10,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: The aim of this fund is to support the study and research of castles to enhance both scholarly and public education. This includes supporting historical and archaeological research, the promotion and dissemination of such research, and the production of other pieces of work such as reconstruction drawings that would help enhance the public understanding of…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, General, Heritage, Local
  • Organisation Type: CIC, CIO, Constituted Group, Individual, Registered Charity, Unconstituted Group, Other
  • Funding Amount: £10,000 to £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to support charities and organisations with projects and activities that directly benefit the Army community in six key areas: independent living, elderly care, education and employability, mental fitness, families and housing.

Who can apply?  All registered charitable organisations and community interest…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: CIC, CIO, Constituted Group, Individual, Registered Charity, Unconstituted Group, Other
  • Funding Amount: £10,000 to £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: The Gardening with Disabilities Trust, aims to help people back into gardening in spite of disability.

The Trust, entirely staffed by volunteers, awards grants so that people can adapt their gardens and make gardening possible.

Small financial grants are awarded to help groups and individuals with all kinds of mental and physical challenges to…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, Environmental, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: CIC, CIO, Constituted Group, Individual, Registered Charity, Unconstituted Group, Other
  • Funding Amount: up to £1,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: The funding is for projects that use technology in a meaningful way and support one or more of the charity's priority areas:

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

There is particular interest in innovative projects involving areas such as AI, data and analytics, robotics,…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, Education and Skills, General, IT/Digital, Local
  • Organisation Type: Registered Charity
  • Funding Amount: £10,000 to £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities:  The funding helps to provide opportunities for children aged 13 years or younger who face financial hardship, systemic inequity or disability to go on a short recreational holiday or outing they would not otherwise have the opportunity to experience. Priority is given to fun and new experiences, such as camping, adventure activities, or visits to the seaside…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Children and Young People, Community, Disabled People, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: £1,000 to £10,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities:  The funding is for projects that focus on:

  • Education: Empowering learners of all ages.
  • Environment: Protecting and enhancing our natural surroundings.
  • Children & Youth Activities: Creating opportunities for young people.
  • People with Disabilities: Promoting inclusion and support.
  • Local Community Benefit:…
  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Children and Young People, Community, Disabled People, Education and Skills, Environmental, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: £1,000 to £10,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities:  The funding is for programmes and projects that: 

  • Build financial confidence and capability – helping people manage their money and plan ahead.
  • Improve access to fair, affordable, and inclusive financial services – such as savings, protection, and pensions. 
  • Support …
  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, General, IT/Digital, Local
  • Organisation Type: Registered Charity, Social Enterprise
  • Funding Amount: Not specified
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities:  The funding is for not-for-profit organisations to undertake further research to establish the viability of their proposed housing and support solution. Where a feasibility study demonstrates a viable and impactful housing model, Commonweal may work with partners to develop a multi-year property-based pilot project.​ This may include acquiring suitable…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Children and Young People, Community, Education and Skills, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Social Enterprise, Other
  • Funding Amount: £1,000 to £10,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: Based in Bradford, the supermarket chain Morrisons established the Morrisons Foundation in 2015 to support local good causes across Great Britain. The Foundation, a charity registered in England, Wales and Scotland, receives its funding from a number of different sources. 

The Connecting Communities fund is for capital projects that make a…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, Environmental, General, Heritage, Local
  • Organisation Type: Registered Charity
  • Funding Amount: £10,000 to £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: The new Maternity Equity Fund is part of the Henry Smith Foundation Getting Started programme, which supports early intervention from conception up to and including birth, helping give babies and families the best start in life. 

This Fund focuses on reducing avoidable harm and inequity during pregnancy and birth, from conception up to birth.…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, Environmental, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: Charitable Company, CIC, CIO, Registered Charity
  • Funding Amount: over £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: The Community Gardens Grants scheme was set up in 2011 by the National Garden Scheme and managed in partnership with the Royal Horticultural Society. From 2019 the Award became wholly managed by the National Garden Scheme. In November 2024, the Julia Rausing Trust announce a £1.5 million grant to the National Garden Scheme for the Community Garden Grants…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, Environmental, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: Charitable Company, CIC, Registered Charity
  • Funding Amount: £1,000 to £10,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: The funding is intended for both national and local charities across the UK so that they can fix, repair, maintain and improve properties and community facilities specifically for those in need (by reason of financial hardship, sickness, disability or other disadvantage or distress) in the UK.

Due to the very high number of applications received each…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, Environmental, General, Heritage, Local
  • Organisation Type: Charitable Company, CIC, Registered Charity
  • Funding Amount: £1,000 to £10,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: Let's Celebrate Towns is a joint initiative by Visa and Nationwide. Now in its fourth year, the competition highlights towns across the UK that are overcoming challenges to create thriving, resilient communities. Since its launch, the programme has supported 22 towns nationwide, funding community-driven projects that deliver lasting impact, from cultural…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, Environmental, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: Constituted Group, Partnerships and Consortiums
  • Funding Amount: £10,000 to £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: The Vinehill Trust is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered in October 2019 with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. In December 2023 the charity's name was changed from The Hamish Ogston Foundation to The Vinehill Trust. It is the intention of the trustees to build a broad portfolio of projects that support children and young…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Arts, Community, General, Health and Wellbeing, Heritage, Local
  • Organisation Type: Charitable Company, CIC, CIO, Registered Charity
  • Funding Amount: over £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/Priorities: This is a collaborative programme which requires that projects involve partnership between armed forces organisations and specialist non-armed forces organisations.

The focused is on improving access to appropriate mental health and wellbeing support for underrepresented groups within the armed forces community through tailored interventions that respond…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: General
  • Organisation Type: Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: over £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
Armed Forces Covenant Trust

Aims/Priorities: The funding supports both mission and building projects, helping churches across the North Western Synod to develop their mission, respond to community needs and undertake essential building works. It also encourages churches to offer Warm and Welcome Spaces/Warm Hubs for people in their local communities during the winter and provides grants to support this…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, Cost of Living Crisis, Faith
  • Organisation Type: Other
  • Funding Amount: Not specified
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/Priorities: Grants are available to registered blind or partially sighted people in the UK for useful technology that can help them live independently. The grant will support the cost of any item that is on the RNIB list of approved equipment.

Who can apply:  UK residents who are registered blind or partially sighted people and who have…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, Disabled People, Health and Wellbeing
  • Organisation Type: Other
  • Funding Amount: up to £1,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/Priorities: Big Issue Invest, UnLtd and Shift partnered to create the £25 million Growth Impact Fund, designed to address structural barriers that diverse-led social enterprises face in accessing investment. The fund supports social purpose organisations tackling inequality in the UK and was initially established with an ambition to invest in around 50-60 ventures.…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Communities Experiencing Racial Inequalities, Community, Disabled People, Education and Skills, Enterprise, Health and Wellbeing, IT/Digital, Local
  • Organisation Type: Charitable Company, CIC, Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: over £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/Priorities: Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations to support ex-Service men or women and their families as they make the transition to civilian life within the UK. The funding is intended to support vulnerable ex-serving members of the Armed Forces and their families in their transition to civilian life in the UK.

The funding is focused on supporting…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, Cost of Living Crisis, Education and Skills, Enterprise, General, Health and Wellbeing
  • Organisation Type: Charitable Company, CIC, CIO, Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Unconstituted Group, Other
  • Funding Amount: Not specified
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/Priorities: CRASH, the construction industry's charity, assists homelessness charities and hospices with construction-related projects through the provision of grants and professional expertise and materials donated by the construction and property industry. The scheme aims to support homelessness charities and hospices with the practical aspects of refurbishment and…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, Cost of Living Crisis, Older People
  • Organisation Type: Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: Not specified
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: The funding supports community groups and grassroots sports organisations who are working within the most deprived and/or rural areas of the UK and are making sport more accessible to women and girls, as well as engaging people from other under-represented groups including people with disabilities, from racially diverse communities and from the LGBTQ+…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Children and Young People, Community, Education and Skills, General, Local, Sport and Recreation
  • Organisation Type: CIC, CIO, Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Social Enterprise
  • Funding Amount: up to £1,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: Grants are available to partnerships of arts/cultural organisations and up to ten schools to support delivery of effective arts-based teaching and learning opportunities in the primary classroom.

The purpose of the Teacher Development Fund is to support teachers to develop arts-based approaches which create equitable classrooms where all children learn…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, Education and Skills, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: CIO, Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Social Enterprise
  • Funding Amount: over £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: Green Allotments, a registered charity, creates new, not-for-profit, private allotment sites for local communities in England at an affordable rent. 

The funding is for 'anyone who is passionate about allotments' and willing to collaborate with Green Allotments to get new allotment land in their area. The focus is on community-led management and…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, Environmental, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: CIO, Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Social Enterprise
  • Funding Amount: over £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: This fund aims to help seed-fund volunteer projects that will support historic designed landscapes in the UK.

Who can apply? Applications will be accepted from:

  • Volunteer groups across the UK can apply, preference will be given to smaller charities. 

Grant amounts: Grants of up to £10,000…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, General, Heritage, Local
  • Organisation Type: CIC, CIO, Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Social Enterprise
  • Funding Amount: £1,000 to £10,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: With the new report that a mosque has been attacked every five days for the past year in Britain, we are resharing information around our emergency travel fund.

Who can apply? Muslims in Greater Manchester 

Grant amount: Currently covering up to three taxi journeys per person.

Application process…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: Charitable Company, CIC, CIO, Constituted Group, Individual, Partnerships and Consortiums, Registered Charity, Social Enterprise, Unconstituted Group, Other
  • Funding Amount: up to £1,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: The focus of the fund is getting schools who lack funds and resources to apply for extra financial help they might need to provide healthy food and activities that boost young people's mental and physical wellbeing.

Priority is given to projects working in schools and organisations nominated by Tesco staff.

Who can apply? The…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Children and Young People, Community, General, Health and Wellbeing, Local
  • Organisation Type: CIC, Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Social Enterprise, Other
  • Funding Amount: £1,000 to £10,000
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: This free 12-month support programme is a gateway to social investment for charities, social enterprises and community organisations that want to strengthen trading and move nearer to investment readiness within the next three years.

Applicants must be intending to grow their organisation through applying for social investment in the next three…

  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: Registered Charity, Social Enterprise, Other
  • Funding Amount: Not specified
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: The UK Community Tree Planting Programme supports projects run by community groups and voluntary organisations that engage communities in planting and caring for native species of trees.

The Programme supports community projects that will:

  • Conserve, restore and protect indigenous trees and woodlands, forests, habitats and associated…
  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Community, Environmental, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: Constituted Group, Registered Charity, Social Enterprise, Other
  • Funding Amount: Not specified
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: The funding is for charitable work that meets one or more of the Foundation's current priorities: 

  • Victims of modern slavery: to provide facilities for and support to victims on their journey back to independent living, better mental health and employment.
  • Victims of domestic abuse: to provide emergency safety and to support victims…
  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Children and Young People, Community, Disabled People, General, Health and Wellbeing, Local
  • Organisation Type: Registered Charity
  • Funding Amount: Not specified
  • Application Deadline:
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Aims/priorities: The Trust offers grants to charitable organisations working in agriculture, rural development and insurance in the UK.

Currently, the Trust's main objectives are to:

  • Advance the education of the public by means of research and dissemination of information in relation to agriculture.
  • Advance the education of young people within rural…
  • Location: Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside
  • Funding Theme: Children and Young People, Community, Education and Skills, General, Local
  • Organisation Type: Registered Charity, Other
  • Funding Amount: over £25,000
  • Application Deadline:
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