Rochdale
Aims/priorities: The Better Futures Fund (BFF) is a 10-year, £500 million UK Government programme designed to improve outcomes for children, young people and families and address the structural causes and impacts of child poverty in England. The fund will primarily support Social Outcomes Partnerships (SOPs), through which government funding is linked to the achievement of measurable improvements in people's lives.
Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support artistic projects that promote the sharing of traditional and contemporary Asian culture.
Who can apply? Not-for-profit arts organisations that are actively engaged in the cultural sector can apply, including:
Aims/priorities: This fund aims to strengthen Black-led leadership in the UK research ecosystem by helping organisations to grow sustainably, strengthen governance and leadership, boost operational readiness, improve financial resilience, and build long-term impact.
Who can apply? The following can apply:
Aims/priorities: The funding is for groups whose core focus is providing food aid to their service users, for example, food banks, community pantries, social supermarkets, soup kitchens, breakfast clubs. (Please note that any group that does not already offer a food provision as its core purpose may not apply for this grant.)
Who can apply? Not-for-profit groups with a primary aim of supporting food distribution and provision can apply.
Aims/priorities: A key change this year is that there are two project pathways, and applicants should offer support along one of the pathways:
Aims/priorities: This funding aims to support core and equipment 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? Community radio stations licensed by Ofcom can apply.
Aims/priorities: The LCF Primary Fund Programme supports capital improvement works to public amenity projects for community use
Who can apply? To be eligible, applicants must:
Aims/priorities: The funding is intended for registered charities working in the current priority areas:
Aims/Priorities: Grants are available for UK-registered charities working in the North East of England, York, Harrogate, Greater Manchester, and the City of Bradford in the areas of culture and the arts, education, the natural environment, community development, and promoting health and medicine. The Foundation offers funding to charitable organisations to support projects in their priority areas:
Aims/priorities: The grants are for registered charities operating in Greater Manchester to support a wide variety of purposes under the general heading of "social welfare", such as assisting people with medical conditions, disabilities, addictions, to help the aged, youth work etc.
Applications for new work are welcome and the Trustees give special consideration for pump priming requests.