Tameside
We did it! Following months of hard work from our Volunteering Team, and colleague support from the wider Action Together team we are delighted to have achieved Volunteer Centre Quality Accreditation (VCQA). This is a re-accreditation of the award for us in Oldham and Tameside, but this is the first time we have been recognised for our work in Rochdale too.
Aims/priorities: This funding is for organisations that support people and communities under severe pressure because of the increased cost of living.
By community they mean people living in the same local area.
Their main priority is to fund organisations supporting low-income households and individuals.
To apply your organisation must already run critical services around at least one of the following:
Aims/priorities: The funding is for tree and hedge planting projects taking place during the 2023/24 winter planting season.
Aims/priorities: HMRC has £5.5 million of funding for 2024 to 2027 to allocate to voluntary and community sector organisations to help them provide support to HMRC customers who need extra help understanding and complying with their tax obligations and claiming their entitlements, including those who are digitally excluded.
HMRC is looking for voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations to help customers to form or rebuild a relationship with HMRC that enables them to engage directly with HMRC in the future.
Aims/priorities: The programme offers grants to registered charities and community interest companies with substantial recent experience of supporting Armed Forces communities. The funding aims to support community projects that reduce isolation and promote integration.
This year (2023), the programme will support ideas that need small amounts of funding to deliver changes or improvements for Armed Forces communities, particularly for those who are experiencing particular needs due to cost-of-living challenges.
Aims/priorities: To help children have a stronger start in life, they partnered with Groundwork to create a new £5.3m grant programme called Stronger Starts. Our goal? To give 1 million children a Stronger Start by helping fund healthy food and fitness activities that can improve their physical health and mental wellbeing - from breakfast clubs to playground equipment, football kits to gardening classes.
Aims/priorities: The Trust makes grants principally in two sectors: Music and Heritage & Crafts.
Music Grants
The Trust supports classical music performance and training especially chamber music, composition and music education. Particular interests within music education are music for children and adults with special needs, youth orchestras and projects at secondary and higher levels, including academic research.
Applications are normally considered under the following headings:
Aims/priorities: Funding is intended to develop and expand community links by:
Who can apply? The following types of organisations are eligible to apply:
Aims/priorities: The funding is expected to provide an estimated 1,000 new defibrillators in community spaces across England.
This could include town halls, community centres, local shops, post offices and local parks, to ensure that defibrillators are evenly spread throughout communities and easily accessible if someone is experiencing an unexpected cardiac arrest.
Who can apply? Local community organisations, such as sports clubs, local theatres, community halls, etc., may register their interest now.
Aims/priorities: The British Ecological Society (BES) is providing grants through its Outreach Grants programme to help promote ecological science to a wide audience.
Ecology is defined by the BES as the scientific study of the distribution, abundance and dynamics of organisms, their interactions with other organisms and their physical environment.
Who can apply? All individuals and organisations that are able to organise public engagement events in ecology are eligible to apply. This includes, but is not limited to: