Oldham

Aims/priorities: The Lived Experience Support Grant is intended to fund a single national organisation to lead and coordinate the integration of lived experience across the Changing Futures programme. Its purpose is to ensure that the voices, insights, and leadership of people with lived experience of multiple disadvantage are embedded in system design, delivery, and improvement, ultimately strengthening services and outcomes across local areas.

Aims/priorities: The Learning and Support Grant is intended to fund a single national organisation to deliver a coordinated programme of learning, improvement support, and knowledge-sharing across the Changing Futures initiative. Its purpose is to strengthen delivery across local areas and maximise the impact of system-change efforts by enabling collaboration, building evidence, and supporting more joined-up approaches to addressing multiple disadvantage.

Aims/priorities:  Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June 2026) is a time to say thank you for the fantastic contribution volunteers make.  During another difficult year, people from all walks of life have taken the time to volunteer and made a huge difference to people and their communities. Action Together is inviting local voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise groups across Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside to apply for one of our Volunteer Celebration Fund grants to support an activity during 2026.  

Aims/priorities: Small grants are available to support grassroots community projects that improve quality of life and strengthen local communities. The fund supports practical, community-led initiatives, such as improving shared spaces, providing equipment, or enhancing local services, with a focus on delivering meaningful and lasting impact.

Who can apply? The competition is open to UK-based community groups, charities, not-for-profit organisations, schools, pre-schools, and community or local authority-run projects.

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to help Armed Forces families access good quality early childhood education and childcare provision that is located close to where they are living or serving.

Who can apply? Applications will be accepted from:

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to support charities and organisations with projects and activities that directly benefit the Army community in six key areas: independent living, elderly care, education and employability, mental fitness, families and housing.

Who can apply? All registered charitable organisations and community interest companies which support the Army community, which includes veterans, serving soldiers, their families and immediate dependants, may apply. 

Aims/priorities: The funding supports community groups and grassroots sports organisations who are working within the most deprived and/or rural areas of the UK and are making sport more accessible to women and girls, as well as engaging people from other under-represented groups including people with disabilities, from racially diverse communities and from the LGBTQ+ community. 

Two funding streams are available:

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended for projects and organisations operating in the UK and that are focused on skills and training in particular in the creative industries. 

This round aims to: