Oldham

Aims/Priorities: The Pudsey Next Steps funding programme was established to help achieve greater equity, diversity and inclusion in BBC Children in Need grant-making.

The funding is intended to reach under-served and marginalised children and young people who may be affected by challenges including poverty, discrimination, and exclusion. For example, this could include care experienced or disabled children and young people. It may include racially minoritised children and young people.

Aims/Priorities: Cyber Local is a UK government scheme to deliver tailored support for the cyber security sector across the regions.

By tapping into local know-how, Cyber Local funds initiatives which support the growth of cyber security ecosystems, promote partnerships, and increase cyber security skills and careers opportunities.

Aims/Priorities: The Booster Fund supports new and existing community businesses in England that are at all stages of launching a community share issue.

This includes the very early stages of exploring whether it is the right choice, through planning a community share issue to being ready to launch, or in exceptional cases, recently launched

Who can apply? To be eligible for grant or equity funding, applicants must meet the following:

Aims/priorities: The Large Grants programme (formerly Cornerstone Grants) supports structural repairs and maintenance issues costing more than £100,000 or the installation of kitchen and toilets costing over £30,000.

Who can apply? Places of worship of any Christian denomination and age can apply.

Applications will be considered from listed and unlisted Christian places of worship across the UK.

Aims/priorities: The NOMA Fund welcomes applications from grassroots community groups working with children and young people within the boundary of the M60 motorway.

Who can apply? The NOMA Fund aims to encourage and support grassroot community activity. This means small, community-based and locally controlled groups that manage themselves, encourage people to get involved as volunteers and who just need a bit of financial help to be able to work with their community in the way they’d like.