Rochdale

Aims/priorties: We want to work with voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) groups and organisations in the local authority area of Rochdale to provide peer support opportunities for parents, carers and families of children with suspected or diagnosed Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). FASD is an umbrella term used to describe the range of lifelong disabilities that can occur as a result of drinking alcohol during pregnancy. 

Applications must:

Aims/priorities: This funding is designed to increase social connectedness, and help communities cope with the impact of COVID-19.

By working with those communities most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including black, Asian and ethnically diverse communities, the projects we will fund will help to:

Aims/priorities: The Sector Challenge Programme is part of the Catalyst and The National Lottery Community Fund COVID-19 Digital Response fund. There are 12 Sector Challenges across four sectors most affected by COVID-19: early years; financial wellbeing; mental health and wellbeing; and sexual abuse and domestic violence. For each challenge, they are funding three charity or civil society organisations working in that area to come together with a digital partner to explore solutions using digital, data and design.

Aims/priorities: Funding is available to provide advice and support to HMRC customers who need extra help understanding and complying with their obligations and claiming their entitlements, including those who are digitally excluded. The funding is for bids that include one or more of the following activities:

Aims/priorities: In response to coronavirus/COVID-19, the Foundation has created the Feeding Communities Grant scheme. The funding is to be used to provide meals for those in need in the run up to Christmas. This includes individuals, families, meals at children's healthy holiday clubs.  The grants can support the following:

Aims/priorities: The UK Youth Fund – Covid Relief has been created to support youth organisations who have not had access to the crisis funding they require to survive the Covid pandemic.  The aim of the fund is to reduce organisational closures as a result of Covid and support the adaptations needed to ensure high quality essential services to young people can continue in both the short and long term.

Who can apply? Youth organisations with an income of under £250,000.

Grant amount:  Up to £50,000

Aims/priorities: In response to coronavirus/COVID-19, the Foundation has created the Feeding Communities Grant scheme. The funding is to be used to provide meals for those in need in the run up to Christmas. This includes individuals, families, meals at children's healthy holiday clubs.  The grants can support the following:

Aims/priorities: The Digital Collaboration Fund aims to address the challenge of continuing to support international artistic collaboration during COVID-19 restrictions.

Through a series of grants, this fund will support organisations to devise new virtual ways of working internationally, in turn creating a climate-friendly approach to international collaboration and artistic exchange.

There are three strands available under this programme:

Aims/priorities:  Forever Manchester is helping community groups across Greater Manchester keep in touch and bring that Christmas spirit to life.  Forever Manchester has always believed that connected communities make stronger, happier communities and love any activity that brings people together.

Aims/priorities:  GMCVO are managing the grants process which is funded by Greater Manchester Moving (with money from Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership).  The grants will be awarded to ideas to get more people in Greater Manchester walking while adhering to government social distancing restrictions.  

All activities must encourage people who are usually less active to start or increase the amount they walk regularly whilst adhering to government social distancing guidelines​.