Rochdale

Aims/priorities: We are delighted to announce that our Connecting Communities at Christmas fund is now open! We are offering awards of £125 to help Community Groups across Greater Manchester get together over the Christmas period!

We've always believed that connected communities make stronger, happier communities. We love any activities that brings people together, and that's why we are once again running our Connecting Communities at Christmas fund so you can host a get together in your community.

Aims/priorities: The funding is aimed at individuals and groups of young people who are able to demonstrate that through volunteering or community service they can enhance the lives of others, particularly those most marginalised by society.

Who can apply? Applications are accepted from UK based volunteering or community service projects, organised and run by young people (under 30 years).

Grant amount: Up to £500 are available.

Aims/priorities: The scheme is part of the Government's Hate Crime Action Plan. The scheme is intended to reduce the risk and impact of hate crime at places of worship and associated faith community centres. Funding is available for protective security measures to places of worship that have been subject to, or are vulnerable to a hate crime attack.

From 28 October 2024, protective security measures are also available to Muslim faith schools.

Aims/priorities: The funding is for organisations who are expanding collection and processing services for reuse and recycling, as well as driving awareness of these services among local residents, with the aim of making it easier for everyone to reuse or recycle their unwanted electricals.

The funding will support projects to:

Aims/priorities: The Alzheimer’s Society Accelerator Programme is open to businesses creating a product or service that makes an everyday task easier for a person living with dementia.

Applicants may be using novel technologies to unblock challenges in the dementia pathway, or they could be giving an existing product a new purpose in the dementia space.

Aims/priorities: The funding is for projects that can demonstrate the following desired impact:

• People with Parkinson's become and stay active, and/or significantly increase their levels of activity if they are already active.
• More physical activity provision for everyone with Parkinson’s across the UK.
• Improved social wellbeing in people with Parkinson’s as a result of attending the project.

Priority will be given to innovative and new project  that will help people with Parkinson's:

Aims/priorities: As a partner in the ncat consortium, Connected Places Catapult has launched ncat’s Scaling Innovation Programme 2025. This programme offers SMEs the chance to tackle evidence-based challenges identified through ncat’s research, as well as an open call for any SME working on accessibility innovations in the transport sector. The programme challenges are:

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to support projects to improve the health, wellbeing and financial literacy of people who are experiencing homelessness.

Who can apply? Applications will be accepted from UK registered charities. The following eligibility criteria apply:

Small Grant

• To apply for a Small Grant, the organisation must have a turnover of less than £1 million.

Large Grant

Aims/priorities: The aim of this open call is to fund and evaluate projects that will help YEF build strong evidence for practices and approaches in areas where clear gaps exist.

The funding is available to organisations across England and Wales that are working to reduce children’s involvement in violence and have the potential for rigorous impact evaluation. 

Projects need to primarily support children and young people (aged 10 to 18 years) who are either: