Rochdale

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Rochdale Borough Council have received Section 31 grant funding for additional investment in substance misuse treatment. Part of this includes funding to support the development and expansion of recovery community and peer support networks to increase the visibility of recovery and support social integration.

Thanks to this funding from Rochdale Borough Council, Action Together is pleased to launch the Developing Recovery Communities fund.

Applications should meet at least one of the following priorities:

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended for registered charities, not-for-profit organisations, schools, local authorities and social housing providers for practical projects which help with both people and planet health.

Priority will be given to the regeneration of green spaces for community use, however other examples include:

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Action Together have secured some investment from the former Clinical Commissioning Group to curate an anti-racism learning programme for the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector – this could include paid staff, volunteers, trustees or community leaders. We are inviting members to apply via our usual application process to support this programme.

Your project must fall within one or more of the following priorities:

Aims/priorities: The funding will continue to support a broad range of heritage projects and activities, such as industrial sites, castles and historic places of worship, to the stories and memories of communities, and through to public parks, natural landscapes and native wildlife.

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The UK Community Tree Planting Programme supports projects run by community groups and voluntary organisations that engage communities in planting and caring for native species of trees.

The Programme supports community projects that will:

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The Poundland Foundation are a grant-making charity, supporting both national charity partners and smaller organisations across the UK. They have pledged to distribute over £3m in donations over the next two years.

The Foundation brings together donations from Poundland customers, fundraising initiatives, and Poundland suppliers.

The Foundation aims to transform communities and change lives across the UK by making grants to charities and grass-roots community organisations.

Aims/priorities: The Health Foundation is providing a £2m programme which will explore the potential for using technology to enable care at home and in the community. 

The Tech for Better Care programme will support up to six teams from across the UK over 18 months to develop, test and pilot care that focuses on the caring and enabling relationships needed between those who deliver and those who receive care, and that is proactive in supporting people to live a better and more independent life where possible.

Aims/priorities: Phase 2 is intended to deliver up to 300 youth facilities that:

Represent positive value for money.

Are environmentally sustainable.

Enable positive activities for young people.

Who can apply? The lead organisation, responsible for managing the grant, must be one of the following:

Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support community and local energy groups to grow, address barriers, and take action to meet net-zero. The fund will support projects that contribute to one or more of the following priorities: 

Aims/priorities: Funding is intended to support smaller organisations to renovate their youth facilities, with a focus on allowing groups to either extend their reach or preserve existing services.

Who can apply? The lead organisation, responsible for managing the grant, must be one of the following: