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KFC Foundation Community Grants Programme

Aims/priorities: The Foundation works with organisations who are empowering young people in the UK to fulfil their potential by providing safe social spaces, mentoring or work, and social skills.  The Foundation aims to fund work that helps young people create firm foundations, by addressing their needs through early intervention.

Who can apply? Registered charities, registered community interest companies, unincorporated clubs or associations or unregistered charities in the UK, with a turnover of less than £300,000 can apply.

Santander Foundation - Financial and Digital Empowerment Fund

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to support community organisations that are working with people in society who are experiencing disadvantage - whether through age, education, income, disability or unemployment - to equip them with improved digital and financial literacy skills.

Who can apply?  Applications will be accepted from charitable and social enterprise organisations with an annual income above £75,000. Applicants must:

Launch of new Cost of Living Toolkit

Rochdale Economic Support Network, are delighted to launch the new Cost of Living Toolkit.

The Network, supported by Action Together, worked with VCFSE groups, Public Health, Citizen Advice and Rochdale Council to develop the toolkit to ensure people have a simple step by step toolkit that will help to work out your first priority, what options there are available to you in the borough and who you need to speak to first. The toolkit will help you to get started and give you the right contacts to support you going forward.

Motability - Reducing Barriers to Driving Programme

Aims/priorities: Grants are available to local not-for-profit groups for projects which improve and expand private transport options for disabled people and their families in the UK.

Who can apply? Medium to large charities and organisations with established ways of working may apply.

Grant amount: Grants of £100,000 to £2 million are available. They can be split over one, two or three years

Application process: There is a two-stage application process:

Delamere Dairy Foundation

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to support the work of charities and organisations whose purpose fits with the objects of the Delamere Dairy Foundation for the benefit of the public, namely:

Warburtons Families Matter Community Grants Programme

Aims/priorities: The principle aim of this funding is to focus on supporting families that need help the most, in a way which adheres to their principles of transparency, trust and transformation.

The aim of these small community grants is to support projects, activities and organisations that will be of real direct benefit to families and have a direct and tangible social impact on people’s lives.

Funding is provided by Warburtons, a family run bakery business.

Manchester Guardian Society Charitable Trust

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended for a wide range of charities and other community organisations which provide charitable benefits for communities within Greater Manchester. The Trust is especially interested in funding organisations for young people, provision for the sick, the disabled, the elderly and disadvantaged, as well as educational initiatives by Arts organisations and support for community groups. 

The Trust in particularly interested in funding the following:

Islamic Relief Grants Programme

Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support projects that empower and increase support for marginalised and vulnerable people and their communities across the following themes:

  • Build resilience to poverty.
  • Combating challenges faced by women.
  • Support refugee and asylum-seeking populations.
  • Promoting and facilitating the development of young people and their families.

Who can apply? Organisations with charitable purposes can apply, such as:

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