Rochdale

With only a week left to submit an application, Localgiving is urging charities and community groups that are either in their first year of operation or have an annual income under £250,000 to apply for a grant of £500. There is particular interest in applications from Scotland and Wales.

The funding will support projects that address this year’s themes:

Aims/priorities: The scheme provides grants to support innovative projects, designed and led by young people in the UK, which aim to increase access to local natural spaces and encourage a deeper appreciation and understanding of nature.

Funding is intended for projects which affect change or empower local young people and the surrounding communities to increase access to natural spaces and improve understanding of the local biodiversity.

Examples of eligible projects are as follows:

Aims/priorities: Funding must be used for the promotion of healthy lifestyles to children and young people. This may include activities which:

• Educate on the effects on drugs and alcohol.
• Promote responsible and safe choices.
• Promote exercise, mental wellbeing or healthy eating.

Grants should cover a specific project. This can either be a new project or to take an existing project to a new level, or to bring a creative new idea into fruition.

The funding is for projects that run from January 2022 to December 2024.

Aims/priorities: Phase 2 aims to support local networks of organisations working with and for women to make change to systems that cause women’s poverty in their area.  It is a place-based approach to systems change that is open to networks in and around the following areas:

Aims/priorities: The aim of this fund is to support smaller charities who are working in the areas of social inclusion, education, the arts, equality and diversity, and religious understanding. The fund will enable charities to run projects and initiatives that build hope and enrichment of life for people who have been disadvantaged for whatever reason. 

The funding is for projects that fulfil at least one of the following goals:

Aims/priorities: The aim of the Foundation is to help charities and other organisations that support serving and former members of the British Armed Forces, and sometimes their dependants, who are in need.

The funding can be used for projects covering a range of aspects of social care for the Armed Forces community, including but not limited to:

Aims/priorities: The fund aims to help UK charities and local community groups continue their important work which may be at risk due to the coronavirus pandemic. The funding must be used for charitable or community purposes.

The current funding focus is on organisations who deal with or address the following categories: