Tameside

Aims/priorities: Bike libraries are local hubs that will allow people to borrow a bicycle, like a book, to try out. They aim to boost access to cycles and give people a chance to give cycling a go.

Bike libraries are generally based in the heart of a community, within easy reach by foot, in places such as community centres, schools, village halls or local business premises.

Bike libraries support similar schemes that are available in Greater Manchester, helping create local hubs where bikes are donated, fixed up and used.

Aims/priorities: The 2023 grants programme has been expanded in response to demand from the Parkinson’s community, activity providers and Parkinson’s professional.

The funding is intended to enable more opportunities for people living with Parkinson’s to access physical activities and enjoy being active, which is key in helping to manage symptoms, maintain health and lift their mood.

Aims/priorities: Grants are available to individuals and families across Great Britain to be used to write off their energy debts.

The Trust currently offers a fund:

• Individuals and Families Fund

Both are intended to tackle fuel poverty by clearing the energy debts of struggling households and respond to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

Who can apply? Individual and Families Fund

Applicants must:

Aims/priorities: The programme aims to support early stage community businesses across England by helping them to:

• Grow a stronger, more sustainable community business or project.
• Recover and rebuild income from trading and sales.
• Benefit from time to reflect and map out next steps.
• Improve leadership and business skills.
• Build a local support network of other people running similar organisations.

Who can apply? Community businesses in England are eligible to apply, including:

Aims/priorities: The programme will provide emergency funding which helps to meet the following objectives:

Aims/priorities: The UK Home Office and British Embassy Bucharest are committed to working together to tackle all forms of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking (MSHT) as set out in the 2023 Romanian-British Strategic Partnership.

This bidding opportunity makes up part of the commitment.

Funding is intened to help meet the following outcomes:

Aims/priorities: 

This fund will support projects that take place within Greater Manchester and make the city-region greener, whilst tackling inequalities in access to green spaces and improving accessible spaces through physical improvements to make them better places for nature and people. These projects can take place in parks, community gardens, streets, schools, housing estates, canals/streams/rivers, and existing nature reserves.

The fund is focused on three principles:

Aims/priorities: The fund aims to support projects which prevent, reuse, or recycle household waste, and also reduce contamination, promote sustainable use of waste and resources, and generate wider social benefits for the communities of Greater Manchester.

Who can apply? Applications are welcome from Community and Voluntary Sector organisations, including:

Aims/priorities: The funding is for local housing projects that will strengthen local communities to support the most vulnerable by:

• Preventing people from losing their home.
• Helping people into a home.
• Supporting people to thrive within the home environment.

The Community Boards will favour projects that: