Rochdale

Aims/priorities: The Fund aims to support a transition towards:

• The use of 'soft', rather than 'hard' power as a first line of response to conflict within society and around the world.
• The de-legitimisation of violence as a tool for responding to conflict, securing interests or projecting power.
• A culture of human rights and non-violent problem-solving, promoted at all levels of society.

Funding is available for charitable work in the following areas:

Aims/priorities: #WeStandTogether is the Greater Manchester brand for cohesion and, as the charity established to take this agenda forward, they are delighted to give your organisation the opportunity to receive a grant to help achieve their goals.

The process is slightly different from other grants:

Aims/priorities: The Open Fund for Organisations supports high-quality new music projects and not programmes. Projects must involve the creation, performance and promotion of new music and enable songwriters, composers, artists, bands and performers of all backgrounds to develop creatively and professionally. The Foundation will prioritise expenditure that will have a direct and obvious impact on music creator development.

Projects must fit with all three of the Foundation's funding priorities:

Aims/priorities: The purpose of this open access programme is to support cultural organisations to adjust buildings and equipment so that they can operate safely post-pandemic and improve access, seize on technological opportunities, and reduce environmental impact.

The longer-term impacts Arts Council England expects to see from this programme are:

Aims/priorities: The September round - 'A supportive home - helping families to overcome challenges' - is being provided in partnership with Comic Relief, which has invested £2 million of its funds.

Aims/priorities: The Bikeability Trust distributes grant funding on behalf of the Department for Transport to fund Bikeability training for children in England.

Aims/priorities: The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund has launched a new grants strategy for 2021. This year, the Trust’s primary focus is to help support the needs of young carers and young people caught up in the criminal justice system.

Aims/priorities: The One GM Community Fund welcomes applications from grassroots community groups based in any of the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. The Fund will support projects working in one of the following thematic areas:

• Families and individuals experiencing food poverty
• Support for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness
• Community based mental health and well-being support

Should the Fund be oversubscribed the first two themes will be prioritised.

Aims/priorities: The Made By Sport Fund welcomes applications from grassroots community sports groups based in any of the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester who are working with children and young people. The Fund aims to support organisations which are able to demonstrate that the Covid-19 pandemic has affected their ability to deliver their usual activities. 

Specifically, we will fund clubs and organisations which can demonstrate that they are using sport to work towards one or more of the following outcomes:

Aims/Priorities: Not-for-profit organisations across England can apply for grants of up to £10,000 to be used for projects that fit with one of Comic Relief’s four strategic themes: