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Rowntree’s – Free the Fund Community Grant Programme

 

Aims/priorities: 

This year, four community projects in the UK and Ireland will receive funding of up to £10,000 to host fun, summer activities in the local community for people aged between 21 – 65 years old. This can include transforming an outdoor space or community garden, running a summer art festival or purchasing sports, arts, theatre or music equipment.

What can you apply for:

Gambling harms prevention levy funding for the Voluntary Sector

Aims/priorities: 

In February 2025, it was announced that under the new statutory levy on gambling operators, which took effect from 6 April 2025, the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) would become the future prevention commissioner for gambling-related harms in England, working alongside appropriate bodies in Scotland and Wales.  The levy, which is expected to raise over £100 million, will be allocated across the 3 workstreams of research (20%), prevention (30%) and treatment (50%).

Alpkit Foundation Grant

Aims/Priorities:

We remain focused on small awards that have a direct impact, with support in the region of £50-£500 to individuals, community groups, schools and organisations to encourage people to get outdoors and have great experiences that otherwise couldn’t happen.

Priorities

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

BBC Children in Need Grants

Aims/Priorities: At BBC Children in Need we believe that every child should have the chance to thrive and be the best they can be, however many children experience challenges that affect their quality of life and wellbeing. Challenges can include growing up in poverty, mental health issues, being ill or disabled, family challenges, and social injustice.

Better Youth Spaces Fund - Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside

Aims/priorities:

Better Youth Spaces is a capital grant programme funded by the UK Government and administered by Social Investment Business. This funding round can be used for capital equipment (including the purchase of vehicles), to help youth organisations to better support the young people they work with. The project must meet at least one of the fund objectives:   

Tameside Communities Fund 2026

Aims/Priorities: The Tameside Communities Fund 2026 aims to strengthen new and existing community-led prevention, by tackling the health, social and economic inequalities that exist across Tameside. It will invest in locally rooted, community-led activities, that supports local people to live healthier and happier lives, reaching the most marginalised and vulnerable across our communities. 

Applications should be for projects that meet one or more of the following priorities:

TMBC Community Inspiration & Innovation fund - Tameside only

Aims/priorities: The Tameside Community Inspiration & Innovation Fund gives local communities the opportunity to support and build community led activities or projects in their communities in Tameside which feed into the Community Safety and Greater Manchester Combined Authorities Strategic Priorities.  TMBC Community Safety are leading on this with assistance from Action Together and Greater Manchester Combined Authorities (GMCA) £12,000 has been allocated for each neighbourhood area: North, East, South and West and this year we will be running Participatory

Community Ownership Fund - Round Three - Window 2

Aims/priorities: 

The UK Government’s £150 million, four-year Community Ownership Fund is accepting full applications which are open to groups that have been successful with their Expression of Interest. Groups that have not submitted an expression of interest and want to apply for this round must submit their expression of interest before 11 September 2023.

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