Rochdale

Aims/priorities: The Listening Fund is a joint initiative which aims to encourage organisations to be more accountable to young people. This is the second phase of the Fund, the design of which has been led by a panel of ten young people advisers. Funding is intended to:

Aims/priorities: 

Aims/priorities: Funding is intended for projects in the following key areas:

• Health.
• Education.
• Poverty.
• Environment.

Preference will be given to projects that are innovative and can be scaled up or replicated.

Who can apply? UK-registered charities operating both in the UK and internationally can apply. Priority will be given to small-and-medium-sized charities with an income of less than £2 million per annum.  

Aims/priorities: The fund is focused on three principles:

• To benefit communities in greatest need of quality green spaces
• To tackle our climate and biodiversity emergency
• To encourage and empower communities to get involved with nature

Who can apply? 

Aims/priorities: Local groups from the voluntary, not-for-profit and charitable sector can apply for grant funding to support a safer borough. Applications need to demonstrate that they will support communities to be;

• Keeping people safe and supporting victims
• Reducing harm and offending
• Strengthening communities and places

Who can apply? Applications must be submitted by a registered charity, or a constituted voluntary, community sector or not-for-profit organisation. 

Green Spaces Fund

Green funding could help improve your community 

Following its announcement earlier this year, the £2.6m Greater Manchester Green Spaces Fund is now open to applications, seeking community projects that will make a real difference to their local area. 

The fund makes small and large grants available for community groups wanting to create new spaces or improve existing ones in their local area, particularly where there is currently poor local access to good quality green space.

Aims/priorities: The aim of the grants programme is to support communities to thrive by funding projects that:

• Build strong relationships in and across communities.
• Improve the places and spaces that matter to communities.
• Help more people to reach their potential, by supporting them at the earliest possible stage.  

During the ongoing coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, the Reaching Communities programme is supporting people and communities most adversely impacted by the crisis.

Aims/priorities: Funding is intended to support women-led organisations who are helping victims of male violence to recover and rebuild their lives, and working to improve the safety of women in the UK.

Who can apply? To be eligible, organisations must meet all of the following criteria:

Aims/priorities: The aim of the Foundation is to help charities and other organisations that support serving and former members of the British Armed Forces, and sometimes their dependants, who are in need.

A potential, qualified beneficiary “in need” is one or all of the following:

Aims/priorities: The funding is for charitable organisations in the UK, to support core costs in the following areas: