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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 micro grants.…
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The One Oldham Fund is a strategic single investment fund that uses pooled resources for the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector in Oldham.
The fund is made up of several strands. The current strands are::
Family Hubs Grants
- Formally constituted members of Action Together locally…
Aims/Priorities: This fund aims to support a wide variety of projects and activities that improve outcomes for people with heart disease around Greater Manchester and reduce its impact on lives beyond current NHS provision.
Who can apply? Groups delivering projects and activities to support people with heart disease around Greater Manchester can apply,…
Aims/Priorities: Impetus is seeking to partner with one non-profit organisation:
- Working to improve school attainment outcomes for students (age 7-18) from disadvantaged backgrounds in mainstream schools.
- Committed to supporting these young people to secure the expected standard in their SATs and/or GCSE Grade 4 in English and/or maths.
- With an…
Aims/Priorities: Impetus is seeking to partner with two non-profit organisations that:
- Support young people (age 16-24) who are NEET and from disadvantaged backgrounds
- Deliver work-related skills (either vocational or essential)
- Aim for employment outcomes for those young people.
There is particular interest in organisations that:
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Aims/priorities: The funding is for organisations who are led by the communities they serve and alongside providing immediate crisis support and working with people over the longer term to help them break free from poverty and achieve their potential.
Who can apply? Registered charities, charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs) and…
Baring Foundation - Strengthening Civil Society (Tackling Racial Injustice in the Criminal Justice System)
Find out moreAims/priorities: The Strengthening Civil Society (SCS) programme is a collaboration with the Legal Education Foundation and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.
In 2021, the SCS programme began supporting work which uses legal action to address racial injustice in the criminal justice system (CJS) and bring about wider social change. The Foundation will be reviewing the CSC…
Aims/priorities: The funding aims to strengthen links between farms and charities to help solve the problem of food surplus on farms with the objective of helping organisations fight hunger in communities.
Proposals need to:
- Build stronger collaborations with farmers to access surplus food.
- Expand logistical capacity to…
Aims/priorities: The funding is for projects that can demonstrate the following desired impact:
- People with Parkinson's become and stay active, and/or significantly increase their levels of activity if they are already active.
- More physical activity provision for everyone with Parkinson’s across the UK.
- Improved social wellbeing in people with…
Aims/priorities: The aim is to provide households with the tools that they need to integrate into society and promote cohesion between households and their local communities so that they can participate fully in UK life.
The funding is for VCSE organisations to become 'Principal Sponsors' that recruit 'community Sponsor Groups' who come together to support a resettled…
Aims/priorities: The objective of the fund is to support Armed Forces Day events across the UK to show support for our servicemen and women, past and present.
Who can apply? Local councils, voluntary and community organisations, schools, ex-service organisations and individuals in the UK are eligible to apply.
Applicants must be able to accept a…
Aims/Priorities: The Pudsey Next Steps funding programme was established to help achieve greater equity, diversity and inclusion in BBC Children in Need grant-making.
The funding is intended to reach under-served and marginalised children and young people who may be affected by challenges including poverty, discrimination, and exclusion. For example, this could include…
Aims/Priorities: Cyber Local is a UK government scheme to deliver tailored support for the cyber security sector across the regions.
By tapping into local know-how, Cyber Local funds initiatives which support the growth of cyber security ecosystems, promote partnerships, and increase cyber security skills and careers opportunities.
Cyber Local is part of the…
Aims/Priorities: The Booster Fund supports new and existing community businesses in England that are at all stages of launching a community share issue.
This includes the very early stages of exploring whether it is the right choice, through planning a community share issue to being ready to launch, or in exceptional cases, recently launched
Who can apply…
Aims/priorities: The Large Grants programme (formerly Cornerstone Grants) supports structural repairs and maintenance issues costing more than £100,000 or the installation of kitchen and toilets costing over £30,000.
Who can apply? Places of worship of any Christian denomination and age can apply.
Applications will be considered from listed and…
Aims/priorities: The NOMA Fund welcomes applications from grassroots community groups working with children and young people within the boundary of the M60 motorway.
Who can apply? The NOMA Fund aims to encourage and support grassroot community activity. This means small, community-based and locally controlled groups…
Aims/priorities: We are delighted to announce that the latest round of the Zuto Make A Difference Fund in partnership with Forever Manchester is now open for applications from grassroots community groups in Greater Manchester.
Local groups understand how they can best work in their communities, so we don’t want to limit the type of request you can make. You just need to…
Aims/priorities: Alongside our national funding round, we are also running two regional funding rounds in Summer 2025:
- North West funding round (for organisations based in the North West of England)
- South West funding round (for organisations based in Cornwall)
We offer unrestricted funding to help your organisation grow, become more…
Aims/priorities: This fund aims to achieve the following objectives:
- Inspire and encourage the large proportion of the adult population who do not cycle, to start cycling.
- Increase the number of adults that cycle by addressing the fact that a high proportion of adults in England own cycles (42%) but are not using them.
- Increase the number of trips…
Aims/priorities: The programme offers grants to Black and Global Majority individuals and organisations, as well as partnerships to support skills and leadership development, and networking opportunities, all with the aim of addressing systemic racism in the industry.
Who can apply? Applications are invited from:
- Black and Global Majority…
Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to help Armed Forces families access good quality early childhood education and childcare provision that is located close to where they are living or serving.
Who can apply? Applications will be accepted from:
- An early childhood education and childcare provider operating where armed forces…
Aims/priorities: Please note as of 3 March 2025, the Small Grants programme has been merged into the Medium Grants programme, and applications are to be made through the Medium Grants programme.
The funding is for projects which fit within the scope of the National Churches Trust Strategy:
- Preserve heritage.
- Promote sustainability.
- Inspire…
Aims/priorities: The European Drug Prevention Prize is awarded every two years to active youth drug prevention projects.
In general, it aims to encourage the development of drug prevention work in which young people are active participants.
Who can apply? Projects must meet the following criteria:
- Be run by more than one person and have…
Aims/priorities: This fund aims to provide charities and not-for-profit organisations with access to data protection consultancy advice and services that ensure they run efficiently, remain compliant with the law, and achieve the following outcomes:
- Provide immediate access to subject matter experts and a broadly experienced team of data protection professionals.…
Aims/Priorities: This programme, which offers flexible funding over two years and development support, aims to help strengthen collaborations and build capabilities and confidence to achieve change within a local or regional area.
The funding is intended to support impactful collaborations that are led by small and local charities that have the specialist knowledge,…
Aims/Priorities: The fund, provided by Ofgem Energy Redress Scheme and piloted under the scheme’s Carbon Emissions Reductions priority, aims to build the capacity of the community energy sector and deliver impactful renewable energy projects. It seeks to demonstrate how a just transition to net zero can benefit everyone.
The funding is intended to enable greater…
Aims/Priorities: The Carbon Emissions Reduction Fund (CERF) supports initiatives principally aimed at reducing the climate change impact associated with energy use, which relate to Ofgem’s regulated areas of energy generation, distribution, supply and use.
The funding is for projects that demonstrate measurable and lasting reductions in the carbon…
Aims/Priorities: The Trust currently offers the following grant schemes:
- Community Grants are for constituted, not-for-profit organisations and local authorities to create or improve community buildings or outside spaces for the benefit of the community.
- Habitat and Biodiversity Grants are for constituted, not-for-profit organisations that are…
Aims/priorities: The funding is intended for voluntary organisations who are working to improve the health and wellbeing of people in their community.
The Foundation is taking a broad approach in the areas of work it supports because the causes of poor health, loneliness and social exclusion are complicated. This means the type of projects that improve health and…
Aims/priorities: The awards are intended to support projects that do one or more of the following:
- Deliver high-quality public engagement activities in the areas supported by STFC.
- Introduce STFC science and technology to new audiences.
- Highlight the achievements of STFC science and technology.
- Demonstrate the value to the UK of science,…
Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support IT projects and activities that relate to one or more of the following priority areas:
- Education.
- Inclusion.
- IT for charities.
- Public understanding of IT.
Who can apply? The following can apply:
- Registered charities.
- Educational establishments.…
Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to support museums to achieve the following outcomes:
- Become more financially resilient and environmentally responsible.
- Increase the environmental performance of buildings and equipment to help reduce carbon emissions in the museum sector.
- Improve access for disabled people and accommodate diverse user…
Aims/priorities: This scheme covers grants for the repair and conservation of listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered parks and gardens. Grants are primarily awarded for urgent repairs or other work required to address risk by preventing loss or damage to important architectural, archaeological or landscape features.
The funding is for projects that involve…
Aims/priorities: A package of funding support including grants and loans from the Recovery Loan Fund are available for Black and Racially Minoritised charities and social enterprises based in England who are improving people's lives or the environment they live in.
Who can apply? Eligible organisations must:
- Be Black and Racially…
Aims/priorities: The LCF Primary Fund Programme supports capital improvement works to public amenity projects for community use
Who can apply? To be eligible, applicants must:
- Be run on a not-for-profit basis. This could include community groups, parish councils, charities, community interest companies, sports clubs, community associations,…
