Oldham

Aims/priorities: Longer-term funding for charities in the UK with exciting and innovative projects that address specific themes set out by the Benefact Group.

The Benefact Group is providing £500,000 in larger grants of £10,000 plus to help charities turn their creative ideas into practical solutions that benefit society.

The funding can be used within three years and for a blend of project and core funding costs.

Projects must support one of the following themes:

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to expand the reach of social investment to smaller organisations or those based in disadvantaged areas, targeting funding where it can be most effective at promoting equitable outcomes, and ensuring that any interventions enhance the social and economic capacity of a community.

Who can apply? Incorporated voluntary, community or social enterprise organisations, based in England and delivering social/environmental impact in England can apply.

To be eligible, applicants must:

Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support projects that support crafts that are currently listed as endangered or critically endangered on the Red List of Endangered Crafts and provide opportunities for makers and trainees who wish to develop or share their skills in the crafts that have been identified as being most at risk.

Who can apply? Individuals and voluntary and community organisations that can demonstrate that they are working the skills and knowledge that are listed on the Red List of Endangered Crafts can apply.

Empowering Local Communities Grant.

Empowering Local Communities is an Asda Foundation grant for local groups aimed at supporting a broad range of activities which contribute towards transforming communities and improving lives. Groups supporting refugees arriving to the UK are welcome to apply under this grant.

Aims/priorities: The Fore fund small charities that make a big impact.

They offer unrestricted funding to help applicants grow, strengthen, become more efficient or resilient. They believe that by asking you and your charity what you need, their grants will create a transformational impact on your organisation.

They see applicants as experts in your own fields. They also know that many of the best people who run small charities don’t have lots of fundraising experience. Their approach is designed to level the playing field.

Aims/priorities: This programme will support collaborations led by small charities seeking to influence and achieve local or regional change around improving the social security system, improving access to suitable accommodation, and support for asylum seekers and refugees.

The two key objectives for this programme are: 

• To support work to influence change at a local/regional level
• To support collaborations led by local, small charities.

Themes we’re funding under this programme:

Aims/priorities: The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust makes grants that deliver real change to Armed Forces communities.

Funding is intended to ensure that veterans have access to high quality disability support, and that proposed mobility equipment solutions enable them to engage in activities that are important to them.

Who can apply? The fund is open to registered charities.

Applicants must:

Aims/priorities:

The funding is intended to support projects that aim to prevent e-waste by extending the life of small electrical items; that increase the recycling of e-waste; or that increase understanding of e-waste and reach new audiences.

The fund will focus on digital inclusion projects utilising smartphones, tablets and laptops.

The funding may be used for projects costs only - not organisational core costs.

Who can apply:

Applications will be accepted from the following types of UK organisations:

Aims/priorities:

The foundation makes grants to projects which support young people (16 years and under) who are challenged by abuse or addiction, who are young carers, or who are homeless/without a safe place to call home.

The grant funding is intended to support young people (aged 16 and under) challenged by abuse and addiction, those who are young carers, and those who are homeless or without a safe space to call home.

Funding is offered across the following streams:

Project grants to cover the costs of projects which:

Aims/priorities:

The funding is aimed at very small charities working in their communities to address health inequalities and who find it hard to access unrestricted funding and support for their leaders. This is particularly true for organisations who themselves may experience disadvantage, such as those led by people from ethnic minority communities, people with disabilities, people from the LGBTQ+ community and others.