Oldham
Aims/priorities: Grants are available to charities across the UK for high quality projects that provide opportunities for people from all backgrounds to access, enjoy and participate in the arts. The Trust’s aim is to give people of all ages a better quality of life by enabling them to understand, participate in and enjoy the arts, particularly the performing arts: music, drama, opera and dance.
The current areas of interest of the Trust are:
Aims/priorities: Grants for community groups and organisations led by marginalised women or marginalised young people to set up independent safe spaces where people can join together to address systems that perpetuate disadvantage, or reimagine new systems for more supportive communities. The objectives of the Local Fund are to:
Aims/priorities
Oldham Poverty Truth Commission is looking for a team member who can facilitate the engagement of Grassroots Commissioners.
Co-ordinated by a steering group of Action Together, Oldham Council and voluntary sector partners, the Commission will draw on experiences of people who have been in poverty in the 'Grassroots Commissioner' role alongside Civic, Business, and Voluntary Sector leaders to delve deep into the causes of poverty in Oldham and what can be done about them.
Aims/priorities: This funding is designed to increase social connectedness, and help communities cope with the impact of COVID-19.
By working with those communities most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including black, Asian and ethnically diverse communities, the projects we will fund will help to:
Aims/priorities: The Sector Challenge Programme is part of the Catalyst and The National Lottery Community Fund COVID-19 Digital Response fund. There are 12 Sector Challenges across four sectors most affected by COVID-19: early years; financial wellbeing; mental health and wellbeing; and sexual abuse and domestic violence. For each challenge, they are funding three charity or civil society organisations working in that area to come together with a digital partner to explore solutions using digital, data and design.
Aims/priorities: Funding is available to provide advice and support to HMRC customers who need extra help understanding and complying with their obligations and claiming their entitlements, including those who are digitally excluded. The funding is for bids that include one or more of the following activities:
Aims/priorities: In response to coronavirus/COVID-19, the Foundation has created the Feeding Communities Grant scheme. The funding is to be used to provide meals for those in need in the run up to Christmas. This includes individuals, families, meals at children's healthy holiday clubs. The grants can support the following:
Aims/priorities: The UK Youth Fund – Covid Relief has been created to support youth organisations who have not had access to the crisis funding they require to survive the Covid pandemic. The aim of the fund is to reduce organisational closures as a result of Covid and support the adaptations needed to ensure high quality essential services to young people can continue in both the short and long term.
Who can apply? Youth organisations with an income of under £250,000.
Grant amount: Up to £50,000
Aims/priorities: In response to coronavirus/COVID-19, the Foundation has created the Feeding Communities Grant scheme. The funding is to be used to provide meals for those in need in the run up to Christmas. This includes individuals, families, meals at children's healthy holiday clubs. The grants can support the following:
Aims/priorities: The Digital Collaboration Fund aims to address the challenge of continuing to support international artistic collaboration during COVID-19 restrictions.
Through a series of grants, this fund will support organisations to devise new virtual ways of working internationally, in turn creating a climate-friendly approach to international collaboration and artistic exchange.
There are three strands available under this programme: