Rochdale

Aims/priorities: The Community Gardens Grants scheme was set up in 2011 by the National Garden Scheme and managed in partnership with the Royal Horticultural Society. From 2019 the Award became wholly managed by the National Garden Scheme. In November 2024, the Julia Rausing Trust announce a £1.5 million grant to the National Garden Scheme for the Community Garden Grants programme.

The Award was set up in memory of Elspeth Thompson, a garden writer and journalist and supporter of the National Garden Scheme who died in 2010. 

Aims/priorities: The Fund supports efforts to create long-term change in society by addressing the causes of injustice and inequality by achieving social, economic, and environmental justice, and ending imbalances in wealth and power. It also gives people a say in where the money goes and is an alternative fund for those who struggle to get funding elsewhere.

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended for both national and local charities across the UK so that they can fix, repair, maintain and improve properties and community facilities specifically for those in need (by reason of financial hardship, sickness, disability or other disadvantage or distress) in the UK.

Due to the very high number of applications received each quarter, Screwfix will give priority to the following projects:

Aims/priorities: Community groups and grassroots organisations across Greater Manchester can apply for up to £500 to support local Black History Month activities, including education, culture, entertainment, heritage, storytelling, wellbeing and community dialogue. 

Who can apply: The programme is particularly aimed at smaller, Black-led grassroots organisations, informal groups, cultural and creative groups, youth initiatives and other community-led groups.
Grant amount: Up to £500.

Aims/priorities: This programme is provided by the PRS Foundation. PRS is an independent charitable foundation set up in 2000 by PRS for Music, the performance rights collecting society for composers, songwriters and music publishers. The Foundation aims to stimulate and support the creation, development and performance of new music in the UK. The funding is intended to support the development of outstanding songwriters and composers of all genres and backgrounds, at various career stages.

Aims/priorities: This programme is provided by Aberystwyth Innovation and Enterprise Campus and funded by the Dick Lawes Legacy Fund. The LEAP programme provides funding to entrepreneurs and early-stage enterprises in the food or animal feed sector to help them achieve proof of concept, foster collaborations, and bring innovative products or services to market.

The programme is focused not only on providing funding but also on achieving measurable outcomes through participants' involvement. Its objectives include:

Aims/priorities: Let's Celebrate Towns is a joint initiative by Visa and Nationwide. Now in its fourth year, the competition highlights towns across the UK that are overcoming challenges to create thriving, resilient communities. Since its launch, the programme has supported 22 towns nationwide, funding community-driven projects that deliver lasting impact, from cultural festivals and high street revivals to heritage restoration. 

Aims/priorities: The Vinehill Trust is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered in October 2019 with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. In December 2023 the charity's name was changed from The Hamish Ogston Foundation to The Vinehill Trust. It is the intention of the trustees to build a broad portfolio of projects that support children and young people in the charity’s three focus areas. The funding is intended for charitable, educational and ecclesiastical organisations across the UK in the following three areas of special interest:

Aims/priorities: The Music Export Growth Scheme is a partnership between the Department for Business and Trade, the Department for Media Culture and Sport and the UK music sector represented by the BPI. The Scheme is managed by BPI as the 'Accredited Trade Organisation'. The Music Export Growth Scheme provides match-funded grants to UK-registered independent music companies to support overseas marketing activity.

Aims/priorities: The Northern European Mobility Opportunity (NEMO) is administered by the Nordic Culture Fund in partnership with the arts funding agencies of Ireland, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The programme supports artistic exchange and collaboration among practitioners across the Nordic region, the UK and Ireland. It is specifically aimed at individual arts practitioners in the early stages of their careers.