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Powering Up

Aims/priorities

The initial phase of the programme focuses on community businesses looking to learn how digital skills could help their business develop and grow. Other support areas will be included in the programme during 2022. The Powering Up programme will run for a total of four years with multiple rounds of funding.

The tailored support package for community businesses is worth up to £20,000 in total, and includes:

Mental Health Sustainability Fund - Bupa Foundation

Aims/priorities: With a generous donation from Bupa Foundation, The Association of Mental Health Providers is proud to administer the first targeted grant-making element within the Mental Health Sustainability Programme; to support organisations who have a helpline element to be positively impacted with regards their sustainability at this stage in England’s pandemic response.

Helpline provison - A service providing non-face-to-face advice, support and information via phone, email, text, SMS or online.

Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation

Aims/priorities: The Charitable Foundation makes donations to registered charities, recommended by members and colleagues, who support beneficiaries such as children, those seriously ill, the elderly, homeless and disabled people in the UK. The Foundations can support applications to fund a specific project or items that will have a positive impact to the beneficiaries eg sensory toys for children with special needs, social activities for the vulnerable/isolated elderly or training of charity employees to deliver programmes.

Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended for UK based charities working to help those who are vulnerable in society. The funding is for projects that support socially disadvantaged and disabled people of all ages. 

The following are not eligible for funding:

  • Research.
  • Promotion of religion.
  • Arts and culture (unless these are engaged in the development of therapies).

Who can apply? UK registered charities that are based and working in the UK can apply.

Adint Charitable Trust

Aims/priorities: The Trust offers funding to UK registered charities for a range of general charitable work.

Who can apply? UK registered charities may apply. Only national bodies can apply. (This funding is not available to local branches of national bodies). To be eligible, applicants must have a registered charity number and a bank account in the group's name.

Grant amount: Funding is at the discretion of the Trustees. Grants tend to be in the range of £5,000 to £10,000.

Better Community Business Network Grant Initiative

Aims/priorities: Funding is intended to improve the quality of life and expectations of people and their communities, especially those who come from disadvantaged or socially deprived backgrounds. 

Applicants must be:

  • Addressing a community issue or supporting a local community initiative.
  • Providing benefits to the local population.
  • Able to demonstrate that money awarded will be used for project-specific costs.

Who can apply? The following types of organisation may apply:

Asda Foundation - Investing in Spaces and Places Grant

Aims/priorities: Support is available to grassroots, community-led groups to improve community spaces to improve the lives of those living in the Asda community. Eligible project costs may include materials, tradespeople and equipment costs. Applications should include at least one of the following:

Have your say on Greater Manchester’s Police and Crime Plan priorities

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has launched a public consultation on the next Greater Manchester Police and Crime Plan, which will set the direction for policing and community safety across the city-region for the next three years.

The public consultation began (Monday 1 November) and will run for four weeks until Tuesday 30 November. Responses to the consultation will be collated and feed into the final version of the next Plan, which will be published in January 2022.

Award winning music and dementia charity Playlist for Life is bringing the power of personal playlists to Greater Manchester

Play list for life logo green shape with octave in white

Music and dementia charity Playlist for Life is inviting community groups and organisations across the UK to join their free Help Point network to share the power of personal music for people living with dementia, their families, and carers.  

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