Oldham

Aims/priorities: The scheme is part of the Government's Hate Crime Action Plan. The scheme is intended to reduce the risk and impact of hate crime at places of worship and associated faith community centres. Funding is available for protective security measures to places of worship that have been subject to, or are vulnerable to a hate crime attack.

Hate crimes are any crimes motivated by hostility on the grounds of race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or transgender identity. This scheme is focusing on religion.

Aims/priorities: This new grant fund is aimed at finding and supporting creative approaches to reducing food waste.

The fund will support UK registered organisations with an early-stage food waste project with potential for impact at scale.

The funding is for initiatives that do one or more of the following:

Aims/priorities: Funding is intended to provide training to encourage greater collaboration and interchange of ideas amongst staff in hospices and in care homes, particularly around dementia care for those approaching the end of life.

The purpose of the education and training is to:

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The funding aims to support new and existing community hubs and drop-in services that increases support and access to local services for asylum seekers and refugees through:

Aims/priorities: Funding is intended to allow organisations to connect archives with their communities and the wider public in alignment with key moments of national significance.

Who can apply? Applications are accepted from public sector bodies, not-for-profit organisations including registered charities, and for-profit organisations including business archives.

Archives are encouraged to propose partnership projects and submit consortium applications.

Aims/priorities: This funding will support research projects aiming to improve understanding of the specific consumer harms diverse and disadvantaged communities experience, and develop evidence-based solutions.

This year, Which? is seeking proposals specifically in two policy areas: 

• Next-generation energy business models supporting the clean energy transition.
• Online choice architecture.

In each of these areas, Which? is interested in funding work that: 

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Traditionally, the Mayor of Oldham will choose charities to support during the Mayoral Year, donating the funds raised at the end of the year between the nominated charities.

For this Mayoral Year from May 2023, the Worshipful the Mayor of Oldham Dr. Zahid Chauhan OBE FRCGP is taking a different approach. He truly wishes to make as big an impact as he can for as many people as he can, and so the theme for this Mayoral Year will be “Truly Wished”. Action Together are supporting the Mayor and the Mayoral Committee to make this happen.

Oldham Refugee Network are delighted to present this programme of events that are taking place across the borough between 19 - 24 June 2023.

This year’s theme is compassion and the offers of participation that we’ve had from groups across the borough are a testament to that value.

Please click the links below to find out additional information about some of the upcoming events:

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The purpose of this open access programme is to support cultural organisations to adjust buildings and equipment so that they can operate safely post-pandemic and improve access, seize on technological opportunities, and reduce environmental impact.

The longer-term impacts Arts Council England expects to see from this programme are:

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The grant will help local businesses and organisations to get more people walking, cycling and wheeling, reduce lorry and van travel in urban areas and help support Greater Manchester’s ambitions for improved air quality.

What can you bid for?

There is funding available for three measures:

1. Cargo cycle solutions - Grants up to £10,000