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Tampon Tax Fund 2021-22

Aims/priorities: The final funding round is taking place in 2021-22.

This year, the funding is for projects which focus on one of two categories:

  • Violence against women and girls.
  • General programme (for which the Government has identified a number of sub-themes).

There is particular interest in applications from specialist women's networks whose projects include making onward grants to other women's charitable organisations.

Ecclesiastical Movement for Good Awards 2021

Aims/priorities: Charitable giving has been at the heart of our business for over 130 years and we’re building on that legacy with our Movement for Good awards. For the third successive year, we are giving £1million to support charity projects that are helping to make a real difference in their communities

Who can apply? Anyone can nominate a charity to receive one of the £1,000 awards as long as the charity:

The Urban Tree Challenge Fund (UTCF)

Aims/priorities: The aim is to support areas to improve health and wellbeing and help connect people to the outdoors. Urban trees are said to offer a range of benefits, including temperature moderation, flood risk mitigation, and improved wellbeing – particularly when in close proximity to large populations.

Nationwide Building Society Community Grants

Aims/priorities: The funding is for local housing projects that will strengthen local communities to support the most vulnerable by:

  • Preventing people from losing their home.
  • Helping people into a home.
  • Supporting people to thrive within the home environment.

The Community Boards will favour projects that:

The Global Majority Fund

Aims/priorities: The object of the funding programme is to increase the wellbeing of communities of Black Caribbean and African people in Greater Manchester.  Priorities include:

Holiday Activities and Food Programme

Aims for Oldham's 2021 HAF Summer Programme.

 The Department for Education (DfE) and Oldham Council would like programmes to provide a wide range of opportunities for eligible children and young people to engage in a summer offer that is local to where they live, and is a combination of:

Global's Make Some Noise

Aims/priorities: Working with Global Media & Entertainment Group, Global’s Make Some Noise raise funds through their annual public appeal and through other fundraising and partner initiatives. Funds are then allocated to charities at the end of the financial year.

The aim of this funding is to support organisations working across four key focus areas:

Forte (formerly Trusthouse) Charitable Foundation - Small Grants

Aims/priorities: We are a grant making foundation giving grants to small and medium sized local organisations in the UK with a demonstrable track record of success working to address local issues in communities of extreme urban deprivation and deprived rural districts. Our preference is for front line organisations working directly with people in need. We are unlikely to support campaigning, organisational development or capacity building.

The Weavers’ Company Benevolent Fund

Aims/priorities: The Weavers’ Company Benevolent Fund was set up in 1973 with funds from The Worshipful Company of Weavers, which is the oldest City of London Livery Company. The fund's priorities are:

1. Supporting offenders and ex-offenders

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