One Oldham Fund - Micro grants up to £200

Published date: 
Monday, 25th April 2022

Aims / Priorities:

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. This investment will support the sector’s resilience to enable VCFSE organisations that are locally rooted and active in Oldham to remain viable, to continue to deliver the ongoing Covid 19 response and to contribute to the delivery of Oldham’s Covid Recovery Strategy priorities.

The Priorities for the fund are:

1. Driving Equality

  • enabling those adversely impacted by COVID-19 to access the help they need
  • reducing inequality and building resilience across Oldham’s communities
  • reducing poverty and helping people get back on their feet

2. Promoting Health and Wellbeing and Supporting the Most Vulnerable

  • continue to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Oldham
  • work with residents and communities to improve health and wellbeing, preventing illness and premature death
  • safeguard and supporting our most vulnerable residents

Who can apply?

You can apply for a grant for up to £200 if you do not have a constitution but you are involved in informal social action or mutual aid activity in Oldham.

Mutual Aid is the term we use to describe people giving each other needed support in communities.  Social Action is the term we use to describe people coming together (physically or remotely) to help solve the problems that are important in their communities. 

Application process: 

Guidance notes  - please read the guidance notes thoroughly before starting to complete the application form

Application form

Deadline:  Rolling programme - however this grant will be paused when the funding currently available has been allocated. Any funding awarded as part of this phase of the One Oldham Fund must be spent and any funded activities delivered by no later than 31 March 2024.

Contact: Tel: 0161 339 2345 and ask for Oldham Development or email: development@actiontogether.org.uk

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