Oldham

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to support evidence-based projects to reduce reoffending and facilitate rehabilitation across the criminal justice system, while enabling VCSE organisations to propose and test mechanisms that align with the recommendations of the Independent Sentencing Review.

Who can apply? Voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations based in England and Wales can apply.

Aims/priorities: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is committed to building cohesive and resilient communities. The Common Ground Resilience Fund was launched in September to support local places, and a key part of this is promoting the important role of the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector.

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to support arts and cultural organisations across the UK and Germany to develop partnerships that explore social arts practice.

The funding is for organisations who embody cultural democracy through:

Aims/priorities: The Trust wants to encourage three different types of change through its funding support: 

Aims/priorities: The funding is for organisations whose main aims and objectives fit with one of the following Fund's themes: 

• Contributing to nature recovery and responding to the climate emergency.
• Improving nature-rich spaces and access to them.

The grants can be used for a wider range of sustainable activities, including recycling, litter picking, beach cleans or sustainable transport. 

Who can apply? Not-for-profit groups based in England, Scotland and Wales can apply.

Aims/Priorities: The fund aims to support projects that help create or enhance indoor or outdoor community focused facilities. The fund aligns with key objectives of the TRU Sustainable Development Strategy, ‘Our Guiding Compass’. This aims to use TRU as a catalyst for regeneration, by enhancing and protecting community spaces and places along the Transpennine railway line.

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to support hospice projects that create sustainable change in care delivery for people experiencing financial hardship or socio-economic deprivation.

Who can apply? Eligible applicants are independent charitable hospices that are members of Hospice UK and based in England, Wales, the Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man. Both adult and children’s hospices, as well as those providing care for all ages, may apply.

Aims/priorities: The Trust holds two grants rounds per year:

• The Spring round is for proposals wanting to work with young people who already have a criminal conviction.
• The Autumn round is for proposals focused on targeted work with high-risk young people on the edge of the criminal justice system.

The Trust’s funding in 2025 focuses on supporting work with young women and girls who are already in contact with the criminal justice system and those who are highly vulnerable to entering it.