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To benefit the residents of Smallbridge, Hurstead and Belfield, the Pride in Place board have allocated funding to set up the Smallbridge, Hurstead and Belfield Pride in Place Community Grants programme. Grants of up to £1,000 and £5,000 will be available to fund projects that increase community pride, support local activities and…
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 the Live Well Fund, Action Together is offering grants to fund one-to-one coaching for local Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) leaders.
We know how hard it can be to make change happen, fight for social justice and advocate for your community all while trying to keep an organisation or…
Aims/Priorities: The Tameside Communities Fund 2026 aims to strengthen new and existing community-led prevention, by tackling the health, social and economic inequalities that exist across Tameside. It will invest in locally rooted, community-led activities, that supports local people to live healthier and happier lives, reaching the most marginalised and vulnerable across our…
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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 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 DF Capital Foundation in partnership with Forever Manchester, welcome applications from locally managed community groups based in any of the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. Local groups understand how they can best work in their communities, so the funder does not want to limit the type of request made. Applicants aare asked to let the funder know what…
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.
Who can apply: …
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: eBay Up and Running Grants provide funding for young entrepreneurs and businesses investing in the next generation. Grants are available to support emerging businesses with their development plans.
Applicants must demonstrate how the funding will be used and provide a clear roadmap showing how the grant will support their plans.
Who can…
Aims/priorities: The Music Creators Growth Fund (MCGF) is an investment programme designed to support growth in new music. The MGF is provided as part of the UK Government's Music Growth Package launched in 2026.
Music is a major cultural and economic asset, enriching lives, strengthening communities, and contributing £8 billion to the UK economy while supporting…
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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Blooming Genius was created by Genius Within C.I.C. as part of its social-impact work to support neurodivergent children and young people. The initiative focuses on grassroots organisations and communities that may have limited access to information and support around neurodiversity.
The funding supports UK grassroots organisations delivering…
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The Strategic Legal Fund (SLF) for migrant groups in the UK is a fund to support legal work in the UK that goes beyond securing justice for an individual and makes a significant contribution to law, practice and procedures to uphold and promote the rights of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants more generally.
The SLF aims to tackle…
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Grants are available through the Pathways to Work Innovation Fund to test new and innovative approaches that support disabled people and people with long-term health conditions to move towards, enter, stay and progress in work.
The fund aims to build evidence about what works and for whom, with tested approaches expected to generate learning that…
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 aim of the fund is to grow and strengthen a network of Live Well Spaces in Tameside that provide everyday support in every neighbourhood, and help to shape the future direction of Live Well implementation.
This fund will support Community Anchor Organisations to work towards achieving the Live Well Spaces Quality Mark…
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…
Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support innovative technology projects and activities that support one or more of the following priority areas:
- Education.
- Inclusion.
- Tech for charities.
- Public understanding of Technology.
Who can apply? UK-registered charities that have been established for at least one…
Aims/priorities: The funding supports projects that improve quality of life for serving armed forces families and respond to the challenges linked to mobility, separation and isolation. The funding will support pilot projects, or continuation or extension of existing work.
Projects should focus on service-related separation, relocation, or both, and they could help…
Aims/priorities: The grant funding aims to help community organisations across England, Wales and Northern Ireland to test, develop and build community-owned clean energy assets. Projects supported by this fund must demonstrate that the community will hold a defined legal and financial interest in the project, and that a defined share of project benefits will be retained for,…
