Rochdale

Aims/priorities: Community Climate Action is delivered by UnLtd and its partners, the Centre for Energy Equality and Voice4Change England, through the Community Climate Action Engagement Partnership. The programme has received £3.3 million over three years from The National Lottery Community Fund and the Millennium Awards Trust (MAT).

The programme supports social entrepreneurs who are taking practical action on climate change within their communities. It focuses on helping people reduce carbon emissions while improving wellbeing, particularly through:

Aims/priorities: eBay Up and Running Grants provide funding for young entrepreneurs and businesses investing in the next generation. Grants are available to support emerging businesses with their development plans.

Applicants must demonstrate how the funding will be used and provide a clear roadmap showing how the grant will support their plans.

Who can apply: The programme is open to business sellers registered on ebay.co.uk who are aged 18 or over. Applicants must have active listings on ebay.co.uk for the required period before entering.

Aims/priorities: The Music Creators Growth Fund (MCGF) is an investment programme designed to support growth in new music. The MGF is provided as part of the UK Government's Music Growth Package launched in 2026. 

Aims/priorities: The Second Act Entrepreneur Fund provides grants to entrepreneurs aged 40 and over. The programme is intended to support people who have started a business or are planning to start one and provides grant funding alongside business coaching from Hatch Enterprise.

Applicants are asked to explain why they started their business, or why they want to start one, and how they would use the grant. Applications are assessed against the viability of the business, evidence of demand and plans for future growth.

Aims/priorities: The Foundation aims to make a difference to the lives of older people and other adults with a physical, learning or mental disability; supporting practical solutions that lead to increased personal independence, self-sufficiency and dignity.

The aim of this fund is on connecting or re-connecting people with others in their local community. Applications that combat loneliness and enable people to be active and engaged will receive highest priority.

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Funding and specialist support are available for UK social entrepreneurs to help them develop as social leaders, and to start up or grow their idea for a social venture.

UnLtd is committed to allocating 50% of its Awards to Black, Asian and minority ethnic social entrepreneurs and/or disabled social entrepreneurs across its programmes.

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Blooming Genius was created by Genius Within C.I.C. as part of its social-impact work to support neurodivergent children and young people. The initiative focuses on grassroots organisations and communities that may have limited access to information and support around neurodiversity.

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The Strategic Legal Fund (SLF) for migrant groups in the UK is a fund to support legal work in the UK that goes beyond securing justice for an individual and makes a significant contribution to law, practice and procedures to uphold and promote the rights of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants more generally.

The SLF aims to tackle injustices and inconsistencies in law and practice that disadvantage or discriminate against asylum seekers, refugees and migrants as a result of their migration status.

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Grants are available through the Pathways to Work Innovation Fund to test new and innovative approaches that support disabled people and people with long-term health conditions to move towards, enter, stay and progress in work.

The fund aims to build evidence about what works and for whom, with tested approaches expected to generate learning that can inform future services. Funded projects should have potential for their approaches to be adopted, replicated or scaled more widely.

Aims/priorities: Grants are available to prepayment meter and credit account British Gas customers and customers of other suppliers who are facing fuel poverty and have received money advice/guidance within the last six months.

The funding is intended for British Gas customers (and eligible customers of other suppliers) who are struggling with their energy bills and need help to pay off their energy debt.

The British Gas Energy Trust is interested in funding applications where the applicant can show a sustainable position moving forwards.