Rochdale
Aims/priorities: The aim of this fund is to support projects benefiting people in the UK (with priority for projects in Nottinghamshire), with particular emphasis given to the following themes:
Who can apply? Applications are now accepted from registered charities benefiting people across the UK as well as Nottinghamshire.
Action Together are delighted to congratulate our member and friend Ehinor Otaigbe-Amedu, on receiving the prestigious MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in King Charles III's New Years Honours list for 2024 for her outstanding services to women in Greater Manchester.
Aims/priorities: The Trust currently offers two funds:
Individuals and Families Fund
British Gas Energy Support Fund
Both are intended to tackle fuel poverty by clearing the energy debts of struggling households and respond to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.
Who can apply? Individual and Families Fund
Applicants must:
Aims/priorities: The Bright Futures Fund welcomes applications from Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector community groups based in any of the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. The Fund will focus on projects aiming to improve social mobility, develop skills and otherwise support people from a wide variety of backgrounds into or back into work and careers.
Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to support projects to improve the health, wellbeing and financial literacy of people who are experiencing homelessness.
Who can apply? Applications will be accepted from UK registered charities. The following eligibility criteria apply:
Small Grant
Grant amount: Small Grants of between £250 and £1,000.
Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support blind and partially sighted people and reduce the levels of loneliness and isolation experienced by these groups.
Who can apply? Charitable organisations that provide support and services to blind and partially sighted people can apply, such as:
Aims/priorities: Social investment is a loan given to organisations and businesses who are trading for a social, cultural or environmental benefit to bring about positive change. This could include addressing social needs, strengthening communities, improving people’s life chances, enhancing culture or protecting the environment.
Aims/priorities: LandAid allocates more than £2 million to 'outstanding’ small-medium sized charities in communities throughout the UK.
There are three funding streams offered within the Routes Out of Homelessness programme. They are each linked to the provision of a different type of bedspace as defined by the Positive Pathway which recognises three distinct types of accommodation: Emergency, Supported, and Independent.
The streams offered are as follows:
Aims/priorities: This funding programme is a response to research published by GambleAware in 2023, demonstrating that people from particular groups in society face additional burdens of gambling harm, as well as barriers in accessing services which meet their needs. This fund aims to drive change within the sector by investing in activities which respond to the research recommendations. The overall ambition is to reduce the inequalities which exist within gambling harm for women and people from minority religious and ethnic communities.
Aims/priorities: This funding aims to support the core costs of running Ofcom-licensed community radio stations.
In addition, Community Digital Sound Programme (“C-DSP”) stations will be eligible for grants, alongside existing analogue community radio stations, if the station is broadcasting on a digital radio multiplex at the date of their application.