Oldham

Aims/priorities: This fund aims to improve the health and wellbeing of communities across Greater Manchester by encouraging people who are usually less active to start or increase the amount they regularly walk or wheel this autumn/winter.

Who can apply? The following can apply:

Aims/priorities: The funding is for organisations to help and run local, regional or national projects that can be up and running as soon as possible once the funding has been awarded (from autumn/winter 2023).

The grants will support children and young people aged 21 years and younger who are on:

Aims/priorities: The McCarthy Stone Foundation is offering 30 grants of up to £1,000 each to support local groups that are organising events and activities for people over the age of 65 years during the festive period (1 December 2023 and 2 January 2024).

The funding is intended to help older people who may be isolated or lonely, particularly during this time.

The grants can be used for a number of different things, including but not limited to:

Aims/priorities: This funding is for organisations to give extra support to young people in areas where they may be at risk of anti-social behaviour. We want to fund extra hours of youth work for additional activities that give these young people more places to go and positive things to do.

This programme is funded by the Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) and The National Lottery Community Fund.

They can fund work with young people aged:

Aims/priorities: The funding is expected to provide around 2,000 new defibrillators in community spaces across England.

This could include town halls, community centres, local shops, post offices and local parks, to ensure that defibrillators are evenly spread throughout communities and easily accessible if someone is experiencing an unexpected cardiac arrest.

Who can apply? Local community organisations, such as sports clubs, local theatres, community halls, etc., may register their interest now.

To be eligible, applicants must:

Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support projects that focus on tackling risks associated with electrical products, increasing the public’s awareness of electrical safety, and promoting changes in behaviour to keep people safe in their homes.

Who can apply? The following can apply:

Aims/priorities: The funding is for creative projects that focus on heritage connecting people to historic places, specifically those people and places that are overlooked or underrepresented. The aim is to further the collective understanding of the past. There is particular interest in supporting community-led projects from groups and individuals that are not heritage organisations but can deliver heritage projects.

Projects need to:

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended for community-based groups and organisations in the UK to run their own science activities during British Science Week, working directly with people who are traditionally hard-to-reach and currently not engaged in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) activity. The aim is to expand the audiences that engage with science and self-identify as having an interest in science.

British Science Week 2024 will take place from 8 to 17 March 2024.

Aims/priorities: The Save Our Wild Isles Community Fund, funded by Aviva and in partnership with the RSPB and WWF, is a £1 million fund to make it easier for communities across the UK to take action for nature in their local area.

This match funding scheme can support a wide range of nature projects, from creating community gardens and replanting wildlife meadows to protecting wildlife and promoting community connection to nature.

Who can apply? Applications will be accepted from one of the following types of organisations: