Rochdale

Aims/priorities: The Stagecoach Greater Manchester Fund welcomes applications from grassroots community groups based in Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside.

Who can apply? The Stagecoach Greater Manchester Fund aims to encourage and support grassroots community organisations. 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: This fund aims to support young activists, campaigners, disrupters, co-operates, and social entrepreneurs to lead social action to improve their communities and deliver on Co-op’s vision of ‘Co-operating for a Fairer World’ to create safer, more sustainable, and more inclusive places to live.

Who can apply? Groups or organisations with an annual income of less than £100,000 that wish to deliver youth-led projects and activities can apply.

To apply, groups meet at least one of the following priorities: 

Aims/priorities: The programme offers both an unrestricted grant and tailored support aimed at helping to strengthen charities and build the knowledge, skills and capabilities of staff and trustees.

The programme is intended for registered charities and charitable incorporated organisations operating mainly in England and/or Wales who are helping people living in England and/or Wales

Applicants must be providing in-depth services in one of the following eight themes:

Aims/priorities: The Fund provides long-term, core funding to organisations who work at the intersection of art and social change so they can continue the work they are already doing and for programmes which are central to their mission.

The Arts Fund supports organisations to do the following:

Aims/priorities:  This funding aims to support the core costs of running Ofcom-licensed community radio stations.

In addition, Community Digital Sound Programme (“C-DSP”) stations will be eligible for grants, alongside existing analogue community radio stations, if the station is broadcasting on a digital radio multiplex at the date of their application.

Who can apply? Grants can only be made to Ofcom-licensed community radio stations in the UK, broadcasting on AM, FM, or via a C-DSP licence on a digital radio multiplex.

Aims/priorities: The fund will support distribution of 2,000 AEDs across England. These will be selected from applications in areas that most need a defibrillator. Applications will receive a contribution from DHSC and London Hearts alongside their own match funding. 

Who can apply? All types of organisations may apply.

To be eligible, applicants must:

Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support IT projects and activities that relate to one or more of the following priority areas:

• Education.
• Inclusion.
• IT for charities.

Public understanding of IT. 

Who can apply? The following can apply:

• Registered charities.
• Educational establishments.
• Community interest companies.
• Organisations with a formal not-for-profit constitution.

Applicants must provide:

Aims/priorities: The funding is for ambitious charities working with young people (aged between 7 and 30 years) in the areas of:  

• Education
• Employment
• Enterprise
• Mental health
• Physical wellbeing

Priority will be given to charities that can demonstrate growth in recent years, such as improvements in income, reach, evidence base or effectiveness of their work.

Who can apply? Registered charities in the UK can apply.

To be eligible, applicants must:

Aims/priorities: The Awards aim to celebrate and support charities working in the fields of youth, welfare, community, and the environment, and to enable charities to develop, raise their profiles, become more sustainable and face the future with greater confidence.
Who can apply? Registered charities in Wales and the North and Midlands of England can apply.  

To be eligible, charities must: