Rochdale

Aims/priorities: The funding is for BES members to deliver independent outreach, public engagement and science communication activities that engage public audiences with the excitement, importance and relevance of ecological science or enhance the experience and skills of others to communicate ecology with public audiences.

The grant will support diverse formats that reach and engage public audiences in innovative, creative and impactful ways, whether through in-person events, digital formats, or physical resources.

Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support small-scale capital projects that enhance youth facilities across England. 

Who can apply? Youth organisations in 42 priority areas of England can apply including:

Aims/priorities: The UK Community Tree Planting Programme supports projects run by community groups and voluntary organisations that engage communities in planting and caring for native species of trees.

The Programme supports community projects that will:

Aims/priorities: The IMPACT Awards recognise and reward small to medium-sized charities in the UK that are doing excellent work to improve people's health and wellbeing.

Who can apply? Charities that are located and registered in the UK are eligible to apply.

Charities must:

Aims/priorities: The funding is aimed at very small charities working in their communities to address health inequalities and who find it hard to access unrestricted funding and support for their leaders. This is particularly true for organisations led by and supporting the most disadvantaged communities – such as those supporting ethnic minority communities, people with disabilities, people from the LGBTQ+ community and others.

Aims/priorities: The aim for the 2025 funding round is to support work and research that focuses on educational transitions, ensuring that blind and partially sighted people gain the skills, confidence, and experiences they need to move forward in education, training, and employment.

Who can apply? UK registered organisations with a minimum of 12 months of audited annual accounts can apply, including:

Aims/priorities: The funding is for formal partnership working across sectors, led by community and voluntary organisations or public sector organisations for projects that reach more people by either: 

Aims/priorities: The scheme supports charitable theatre operators in the UK to carry out capital projects to improve their theatre buildings. Projects must fall within a specific theme each year.

The current theme for the fund is Improving Environmental Sustainability as this is an urgent priority for the sector.

Who can apply? To be eligible, applicants must meet the following requirements:

Aims/priorities: The aim of the Fund is to provide essential items and equipment for UK food distributors to sustain and enhance their services for the disadvantaged members of the local community.

Who can apply? Applications are accepted from not-for-profit organisations who distribute food to the most disadvantaged in the community, such as food banks, community pantries, social supermarkets, soup kitchens and breakfast clubs.

To be eligible, applicants must: