Rochdale

Aims/Priorities: Our Community Nature Fund supports community projects that are focused on creating, increasing or improving spaces for nature. Projects could include wildflower meadows, hedgerows, trees, ponds, community orchards or other nature projects.

Who can apply? Parish Councils, CICs, charities, and constituted voluntary groups can apply. Applications will also be welcome from smallholders where projects are not-for-profit and can demonstrate strong benefits for biodiversity.

Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support community tree-planting projects that are well-planned, sustainable, and will directly benefit people and communities.  

Who can apply? The following can apply:

Aims/priorities: The Imperial Community Impact Fund is an initiative designed to support local community groups and charities committed to making a positive difference.

We invite community groups and charitable organisations to apply for funding to bring their meaningful ideas to life. Our goal is to support initiatives that drive meaningful change, whether through environmental conservation, creative community participation, or solving pressing local challenges.

Aims/priorities: The funding is for projects that address at least one of the following aims:

• Transform an outdoor area, creating greener and more engaging community spaces.
• Create or enhance community growing projects.
• Enable community clean ups.

Who can apply? Applications are accepted from local grassroots, community-led organisations in the UK.

To be eligible, applicants must:

Aims/priorities: The Foundation aims to fund work that helps young people create firm foundations, by addressing their needs through early intervention and creating opportunities for young people that inspire and empower them to fulfill their potential and build a positive future.

Who can apply? Registered charities, registered community interest companies, unincorporated clubs or associations or unregistered charities in the UK, with a turnover of less than £400,000 can apply.

Applications are welcome from such organisations which:

Aims/priorities: We are thrilled to announce that micro-grants are being made available for community groups and local voluntary sector organisations within Age-friendly Communities to take part in the Age Without Limits Day on 11th June 2025.  

Aims/priorities: The aim of the Trust is to give people of all ages the opportunities to access, participate in and enjoy the arts (particularly the performing arts), and support projects that widen access and have a lasting cultural impact on local communities.

Who can apply? The Trust mostly supports registered charities.

Applications will also be considered from social enterprises, community groups, and other third sector organisations, as long as they are formally constituted and have clear charitable purposes.

Aims/priorities: Google is looking to support organisations working to solve social impact problems using generative AI technology across the following topics:

Aims/priorities: The Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme makes grants towards the VAT incurred in maintenance and repairs to listed buildings that are primarily used for public worship, or which are listed places of worship owned by, or under the authority of, a number of specified organisations that look after redundant places of worship.

The scheme applies to listed places of worship of all religions and faith groups throughout the UK.

Aims/Priorities: The programme provides both grant and technical support for local communities that are drawing up a neighbourhood plan for their area.

Who can apply? Town and parish councils, neighbourhood forums and prospective neighbourhood forums preparing a neighbourhood development plan or neighbourhood development order in England may apply.

The programme is particularly keen to help ambitious groups, from all types of neighbourhoods, who want to really influence how their place grows and changes going into the future.