Tameside

Aims/Priorities: The programme provides both grant and technical support for local communities that are drawing up a neighbourhood plan for their area.

Who can apply? Town and parish councils, neighbourhood forums and prospective neighbourhood forums preparing a neighbourhood development plan or neighbourhood development order in England may apply.

The programme is particularly keen to help ambitious groups, from all types of neighbourhoods, who want to really influence how their place grows and changes going into the future.

Aims/Priorities: Following a strategic review earlier this year, MSE Charity has announced that from June 2024, the funding approach is changing from two themed grant rounds per year to two grant rounds with no specific themes.
 

Instead of a specific theme, all applications must be aligned with MSE Charity's vision of funding activities which make a lasting impact on the way people think, behave and manage their money.

Aims/priorities: The Trust makes grants principally in two sectors: Music and Heritage & Crafts.

Who can apply? Charities, not-for-profit or Exempt organisations that are based in the UK are eligible to apply.

Grant amount: Grants are generally in the region of £2,500 to £7,500.

Application process: There are two deadlines per year for both the Music and Heritage and Crafts schemes:

Aims/priorities: The funding is for organisations seeking to deliver innovative, well-designed projects that support Clarion residents and the wider community to address digital exclusion.

The funding is for projects and activities that focus on:

Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support activities that connect museums and galleries’ young audiences to THE HERDS’s journey from central Africa to the Artic Circle. 

Who can apply? Museums, galleries, and cultural organisations that are part of Art Fund’s National Art Pass Network can apply.

Grant amount: Between £500 and £2,000 are available. 

Aims/priorities: The fund supports small charities with projects that promote lifelong learning and development that enables people to enter the labour market or gain additional skills to further develop their career.

The fund aims to:

Aims/priorities: The LCF Primary Fund Programme supports capital improvement works to public amenity projects for community use

Who can apply? To be eligible, applicants must:

Aims/priorities: The Royal Countryside Fund launched their new strategy on 26 April 2024 in which they set out their vision for the Fund’s work over the next four years (2024 to 2028). 

Aims/priorities: The funding aims to support projects which specifically address the needs set out in the Trust's latest funding window and fall under the broad objective of promoting and implementing sustainable development.

The theme for the current round is sustainable and active travel.

Who can apply? Applications are accepted from a range of UK based organisations, including charities, social enterprises, voluntary organisations, small grassroots community groups and businesses.