Rochdale

Aims/Priorities: The Pudsey Next Steps funding programme was established to help achieve greater equity, diversity and inclusion in BBC Children in Need grant-making.

The funding is intended to reach under-served and marginalised children and young people who may be affected by challenges including poverty, discrimination, and exclusion. For example, this could include care experienced or disabled children and young people. It may include racially minoritised children and young people.

Aims/Priorities: Cyber Local is a UK government scheme to deliver tailored support for the cyber security sector across the regions.

By tapping into local know-how, Cyber Local funds initiatives which support the growth of cyber security ecosystems, promote partnerships, and increase cyber security skills and careers opportunities.

Aims/Priorities: The Booster Fund supports new and existing community businesses in England that are at all stages of launching a community share issue.

This includes the very early stages of exploring whether it is the right choice, through planning a community share issue to being ready to launch, or in exceptional cases, recently launched

Who can apply? To be eligible for grant or equity funding, applicants must meet the following:

Aims/priorities: The Large Grants programme (formerly Cornerstone Grants) supports structural repairs and maintenance issues costing more than £100,000 or the installation of kitchen and toilets costing over £30,000.

Who can apply? Places of worship of any Christian denomination and age can apply.

Applications will be considered from listed and unlisted Christian places of worship across the UK.

Aims/priorities: The NOMA Fund welcomes applications from grassroots community groups working with children and young people within the boundary of the M60 motorway.

Who can apply? The NOMA Fund aims to encourage and support grassroot community activity. This means small, community-based and locally controlled groups that manage themselves, encourage people to get involved as volunteers and who just need a bit of financial help to be able to work with their community in the way they’d like.

Aims/priorities: We are delighted to announce that the latest round of the Zuto Make A Difference Fund in partnership with Forever Manchester is now open for applications from grassroots community groups in Greater Manchester.

Local groups understand how they can best work in their communities, so we don’t want to limit the type of request you can make. You just need to let us know what you want to do and what positive things your activity will provide for those in your community.

Aims/priorities: Alongside our national funding round, we are also running two regional funding rounds in Summer 2025:

Aims/priorities: This fund aims to achieve the following objectives:

Aims/priorities: The programme offers grants to Black and Global Majority individuals and organisations, as well as partnerships to support skills and leadership development, and networking opportunities, all with the aim of addressing systemic racism in the industry.

Who can apply? Applications are invited from:

Aims/priorities: Please note as of 3 March 2025, the Small Grants programme has been merged into the Medium Grants programme, and applications are to be made through the Medium Grants programme.

The funding is for projects which fit within the scope of the National Churches Trust Strategy:

• Preserve heritage.
• Promote sustainability.
• Inspire support.

The Small Grants (formerly Foundation Grants) Programme provides funding for: