Oldham

Aims/priorities: From June 2025, Sport England is encouraging organisations to apply for grants for new initiatives that improve both environmental sustainability and physical activity opportunities for the people and communities who need it the most. 

There is particular interest in initiatives that promote and support ‘climate justice’ – addressing the barriers facing those most affected by climate change to support them to access sport and physical activity opportunities.

Sport England is now looking for projects that:

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to support people from the following groups move toward paid employment:

• The recently homeless or vulnerably housed.
• Ex-offenders.
• Young people (16-24 years old) not in employment, education or training (NEET).

Who can apply? The funding is for small or growing organisations.

Applications are accepted from the following:

Aims/priorities: The Ingenious grants programme aims to:

Aims/priorities: The fund supports the development of innovative products, activities and research projects that will contribute to make the chemical sciences community more inclusive and diverse.

Who can apply? The scheme is open to both RSC members and non-members based in the UK or Ireland.

Eligible applicants can apply either as individuals or on behalf of an organisation. This includes, but is not limited to:

Aims/priorities: Failsworth and Chadderton’s Rotary is interested in funding activities that bring people together and making a difference in your community. Since 2014, many small voluntary groups across the borough of Oldham have applied for and received financial support from the Community Cash Award. Projects include a beehive at Sholver & Moorside, card making activities at Coalshaw Green Park, days out for Oldham Support Group for Carers in Autism and Spotlight Drama Group’s overhead projector.

Aims/priorities: Arts Council England has launched the Incentivising Touring scheme to support mid-large scale theatre and dance productions in touring across England. Designed to mitigate the financial risks associated with such tours, the scheme aims to demonstrate the potential for productions to generate a financial return with investment. Currently in its pilot phase, the scheme is running across two funding rounds.

Scheme objectives:

Aims/priorities: The funding is for BES members to deliver independent outreach, public engagement and science communication activities that engage public audiences with the excitement, importance and relevance of ecological science or enhance the experience and skills of others to communicate ecology with public audiences.

The grant will support diverse formats that reach and engage public audiences in innovative, creative and impactful ways, whether through in-person events, digital formats, or physical resources.