Rochdale

Aims/priorities: Established in 2015, the Fisheries Improvement Programme (FIP) is a means for the Environment Agency to reinvest fishing licence income back into projects that will provide positive outcomes for anglers.

Money for projects to improve habitat and facilities for anglers will be made available through the FIP, which comes directly from fishing licence sales.

The fund can also help fisheries become more resilient to the impact of climate change.

Aims/priorities: The funding is designed to help women enter or return to work, or transition into growing industries by gaining new skills. It prioritises women in greatest financial need and those facing significant barriers, ensuring the grant has the most meaningful impact.

Who can apply? Applications are open to females who are permanent residents within one of the eligible countries of the Federation. Preference will be given to applications from those aged 30 or over.

Background: The CABWI Lifelong Learning and Development Fund is being provided by CABWI, the awarding body for the water and utilities industries, and is managed by the CABWI charity.

Aims/Priorities: The fund supports small charities with projects that promote lifelong learning and development that enables people to enter the labour market or gain additional skills to further develop their career.

The fund aims to:

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to support charities and organisations with projects and activities that directly benefit the Army community in six key areas: independent living, elderly care, education and employability, mental fitness, families and housing.

Who can apply? All registered charities and other organisations which support the Army community, which includes veterans, serving soldiers, their families and immediate dependants, may apply. 

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As part of an exciting relationship, Youth Alliance GM are working with Street Games to explore new opportunities to empower the alliance through physical activity.

Youth Alliance GM is an informal partnership of over 140 organisations and groups supporting children and young people across Greater Manchester, drawn from local VCS sector, public sector youth services, housing associations and national charities.

Aims/priorities: The funding aims to support young people who want to change their lives through music but cannot because of who they are, where they are from or what they are going through.

The grants are for organisations who want to trial work or test a new way of working, sustain a grassroots programme or disrupt the status quo (or all three).

Who can apply? Constituted UK based organisations may apply.

To be eligible, applicants must:

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended help early-stage musicians and wider music adjacent creatives to invest in their own projects and make their ideas happen. The fund is especially aimed at those whose lack of finance holds them back from pursuing their goals.

Who can apply? Applications will be accepted from 18-25 year old creatives (under-30s who identify as d/Deaf, neurodivergent or Disabled) in the UK who lack the finance to develop their creative project or idea.

Aims/priorities: Funding is intended to allow organisations to connect archives with their communities and the wider public in alignment with key moments of national significance.

This year's funding is for projects that address the theme of ‘Community’. Projects can either reach out to new audiences or connect with old audiences in new ways.

Aims/priorities: The Trust offers grants to registered charities working in the following two areas: