Rochdale

Aims/priorities: The Community Business Trade Up Programme is provided by Power to Change, an independent charitable trust endowed by the National Lottery Community Fund. It aims to supports community businesses in England to create better places. The programme is administered by the School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE), which helps people to develop the skills, strengths and networks they need to tackle society’s biggest problems.

Aims/priorities: This is part of our new flagship digital inclusion opportunity that will offer support, training and resources to organisations across the UK. There are two central elements to this new opportunity: 

Aims/priorities: Funding is intended to help meet the two goals of the Foundation:

• Equip less advantaged children and young people with improved skills, knowledge, and confidence to take action on sustainability issues and contribute to building sustainable communities.
• Ensure less advantaged children and young people live in a sustainable community with increased access to green spaces and opportunities.

Who can apply? Legally constituted not-for-profit groups in the UK may apply.

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.