Tameside

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Groundwork, in partnership with the Postcode Local Trust, Postcode Places Trust, and Postcode Society Trust, is offering grants of between £500 and £2,000 for small grassroots organisations that work to make a positive difference in local communities, particularly those working to support marginalised or vulnerable groups.

Funding is to support the work of groups that provide vital services in their local communities, such as:

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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%).

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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.

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

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.

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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:   

Aims/priorities: A £2m per year Community Fund has been established for Provinces/MetGL to apply for charitable activities in support of UGLE's community engagement strategy. This fund has replaced the matched funding programme.

Aims/Priorities: The Tameside Communities fund will support the wider system priorities by tackling the health, social and economic inequalities that exist across Tameside, and invest in locally rooted, community led prevention to reach those most marginalised and vulnerable across communities.

The Tameside’s Locality plan: Building Back Fairer, Stronger, Together, sets out the ambition to improving the health of Tameside residents and prioritises the following themes:

Aims/Priorities: The Tameside Communities fund will support the wider system priorities by tackling the health, social and economic inequalities that exist across Tameside, and invest in locally rooted, community led prevention to reach those most marginalised and vulnerable across communities.

The Tameside’s Locality plan: Building Back Fairer, Stronger, Together, sets out the ambition to improving the health of Tameside residents and prioritises the following themes:

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

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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.