Rochdale

Aims/priorities: The aim of the grants is to support new and innovative projects that achieve that support the delivery of positive outcomes for blind and partially sighted people in at least one of the priority areas of education, employment, engagement.

Who can apply? Registered charities based in the UK can apply as long as they have six months or less running costs in unrestricted reserves.

Grant amount: Most grants will be for £10,000 or less, although in exceptional cases, a larger amount may be awarded.

Aims/priorities: The scheme is part of the Government's Hate Crime Action Plan. The scheme is intended to reduce the risk and impact of hate crime at places of worship and associated faith community centres. Funding is available for protective security measures to places of worship that have been subject to, or are vulnerable to a hate crime attack.

Hate crimes are any crimes motivated by hostility on the grounds of race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or transgender identity. This scheme is focusing on religion.

Aims/priorities:

The purpose of the fund is to inspire community action across Greater Manchester that:

• promotes inclusion for LGBTQ+ people and communities.

and/or

• raises awareness of HIV.

We will fund any costs associated with the delivery of a project that improves the experience of LGBTQ+ people, promotes inclusion and awareness of LGBTQ+ people, communities and the issues that impact their lives or raises awareness and educates around HIV. The types of things that we will fund include:

Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support search and rescue (SAR) volunteering activities by providing support for the costs of volunteers’ operational training to help improve the safety and quality of SAR services in the UK.

Who can apply? UK charitable SAR organisations seeking support to train their volunteers can apply.

The following umbrella organisations can make global applications on behalf of their affiliated groups for core training:

Aims/priorities:

The purpose of the fund is to inspire community action across Greater Manchester that:

•  promotes inclusion for LGBTQ+ people and communities.

and/or

• raises awareness of HIV.

We will fund any costs associated with the delivery of a project that improves the experience of LGBTQ+ people, promotes inclusion and awareness of LGBTQ+ people, communities and the issues that impact their lives or raises awareness and educates around HIV. The types of things that we will fund include:

Aims/priorities:

Rochdale Borough Council values the work carried out by community groups who work hard, often relying solely on volunteers, to support the ever increasing and complex demands in some of our communities. In recognising this valuable work, the Council understands that rising costs are creating challenging times for some groups.

The Council has identified a total fund of £40,000 for community groups to apply for grants. The grant is a one-off payment in the current financial year 2023-24.

Projects must:

Aims/priorities:

Each year Rochdale Boroughwide Housing make grants of up to £5000 available to local groups for the benefit of our communities. We are currently able to award grants that enable the delivery of the following objectives: 

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to ensure continued access to specialist social welfare legal advice to some of the most marginalised communities in England and aims to transform lives, address systemic issues, and empower individuals, families, and communities in need by funding organisations working at the frontline.

Marginalised communities is defined for the purposes of this grant programme as ‘communities of place, people or interest most in need, experiencing exclusion and at risk of facing barriers to accessing advice services’.

Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support voluntary creative groups in designated Know Your Neighbourhood areas across England to promote and deliver targeted creative activities to support people at risk of loneliness and isolation.

Who can apply? Voluntary creative groups in designated areas across England can apply.  

Grant amount: There are two tiers of funding available: