Tameside
Aims/priorities: The funding is for purpose-driven projects that address the unique challenges faced by the military community in the UK and overseas.
Beneficiaries of BFBS Big Salute grants must be related to one of the armed services, either regular, reservist, veteran, or family member.
Who can apply? Applications will be accepted from charities registered with the Charity Commission or the OSCR.
To be eligible, applicants must:
Aims/priorities: The Trust operates a three-year rotation system, with different fields of interests being funded each year:
Aims/priorities: The Young Futures Fund provides grant funding to organisations supporting young people who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness. The fund focuses on projects that increase access to safe, secure, and affordable housing, alongside the support needed to sustain tenancies and progress towards independent living.
Who can apply? Applications are open to UK-based charities and not-for-profit organisations working with young people aged 16-25 who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness.
Aims/priorities: During 2026 to 2027, the funding is intended to:
Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support Christian organisations to deliver projects that will make a positive and transformative impact on lives and communities and contribute to the following objectives:
Aims/priorities: UK Youth and Pears Foundation have launched a new £10 million fund to champion an approach that works: providing multi-year, unrestricted funding alongside targeted capacity-building support to small youth organisations.
The aim of the Fund is to strengthen the financial resilience and capacity of small youth and outdoor learning organisations across the UK.
We aim to achieve this through two key outcomes:
Aims/priorities: This programme aims to tackle food poverty by helping people access the balanced, nutritional, and sustainable food they need, right now and in the future. The aim of the Fund is to provide school children (up to Year 11) with improved access to summer holiday activity and food schemes.
Silver Cord is a befriending service available to anyone in Tameside and Glossop who is experiencing the distressing effects of social isolation and loneliness. The service is free to those in need and is provided by trained, DBS-checked volunteers from partner churches across Tameside.
Silver Cord wanted to recognise and celebrate the invaluable work and dedication that their volunteers provide and were successful in applying for The Volunteer Celebration Fund last year.
Volunteers were invited to a celebration evening which also included beneficiaries who were able to share their stories of how support from Silver Cord has positively impacted their lives.
“Hearing the stories from the beneficiaries was a highlight for all as we have never had that before at a volunteer event.
One beneficiary shared their experience of how much the calls through lockdown, the doorstep visit on Christmas Day with a meal, gifts, and now feeling welcomed at The Living Room has meant to her. She encouraged us all that it may not seem like much to the person volunteering, but how big and profound an impact it has. She closed with 'I can't thank you enough, you've made such a difference.
Thank you for making the application so straight forward and for enabling and encouraging us to celebrate our volunteers in this way.”
Debs Peyton | Silver Cord
Droylsden and District Foodbank is a project founded by local churches and community groups, working together towards stopping hunger in our local area.
Everyday people in the UK go hungry for reasons ranging from redundancy to receiving an unexpected bill on a low income. A simple box of food makes a big difference, with foodbanks helping prevent crime, housing loss, family breakdown and mental health problems.
Volunteers are the driving force behind foodbanks. There are thousands of volunteers across the UK, helping The Trussell Trust Foodbank Network get emergency food to people in crisis.
Droylsden and District Foodbank volunteers undertake a variety of roles such as ensuring that food is in date, working in the warehouse through to informal chats with clients over a cup of tea, to discuss their situation and signpost them to further support.
These volunteers make a real difference to the life of someone in crisis.
In 2025 the Foodbank applied to the Volunteer Celebration Fund to host a celebratory meal for 25 of their volunteers. It was an opportunity to thank them for another busy 12 months and to spend some relaxation time enjoying each other’s company.
“Droylsden & District Foodbank was founded in 2013 and may of our current volunteers have been working with us over that time. We have also gained new volunteers over the years and enabling all of our active volunteers to be able to get together to celebrate their work and spend time together gives new energy to our Foodbank project.”
Pat Catterall | Droylsden and District Foodbank
Ambitions is a voluntary community organisation serving adults with learning and physical disabilities in Oldham, Tameside and North Manchester. They are dedicated to fostering a supportive community where adults with learning and physical disabilities can thrive through engaging social activities.
Their team of passionate volunteers are at the heart of Ambitions, working tirelessly to create inclusive and engaging activities for the community. Their dedication ensures that every event is a step towards a brighter future for adults with learning and physical disabilities. To show their appreciation, Ambitions organise volunteer social events twice a year.
In 2025 they were successful in their application to The Volunteer Celebration Fund. A social bowling night was arranged at King Pins Manchester. This was an opportunity to bring volunteers together from different boroughs who rarely met in person. The event included bowling, curling, shuffleboard and food, in a private area, ensuring everyone celebrated together.
“Amid rising living costs and financial pressures in the social care sector, it's harder for members to join regular activities. The celebration fund helps support our volunteer events without straining our finances, which is crucial during challenging times”.
Jonathan Griffiths-Barnes | Ambitions
The application window will be open for two weeks from Tuesday, 21 April 2026, to Tuesday, 5 May 2026.
Aim/priorities: Funding is available to develop and deliver creative digital projects for online or in-person audiences in England.
The wider aim of the funding programme is to build the arts and cultural sector's capacity for making and distributing digital content.
Who can apply: Applications will be considered from art and cultural organisations, including:
Aims/priorities: This initiative aims to respond to a long-standing challenge in the UK’s GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) and heritage sectors: how to make innovation and learning from community-facing projects more sustainable, transferable, and accessible across the sector. Through a supportive funding structure, it aims to help communities and organisations share their work more widely and contribute to a growing body of knowledge that others can learn from and build upon.
