Tameside

Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support projects in communities along the CrossCountry network that improve local biodiversity. 

Who can apply? Charities, community and volunteer groups, and organisations interested in improving biodiversity on and around the CrossCountry network can apply. 

Grant amount: Between £1,000 and £10,000 are available. 

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to support projects to improve the health, wellbeing and financial literacy of people who are experiencing homelessness.

Who can apply? UK registered charities may apply

• Small Grant if their turnover is less than £1 million. They can be working anywhere in the UK.

Grant amount: Between £250 and £1,000.

Aims/Priorities: The Aviva Community Fund has been running for the last five years. It has joined with Crowdfunder to support projects that are looking to raise up to £50,000.

One of Aviva’s objectives is to build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.

To that end, it is providing this match funding opportunity to help small charities and communities causes to test innovative ideas and explore new sustainable strategies without fear of risk in the areas of Climate Action and Financial Wellbeing.

Aims/Priorities: The funding is intended for a wide range of not-for-profit organisations in the UK for activities that improve people's ability to become more financially capable in their present and future circumstances.

Aims/Priorities: The Carbon Emissions Reduction Fund (CERF) supports initiatives principally aimed at reducing the climate change impact associated with energy use, which relate to Ofgem’s regulated areas of energy generation, distribution, supply and use.

The funding is for projects that demonstrate measurable and lasting reductions in the carbon intensity of energy use and accelerate the transition to net zero. Projects must also have a realistic prospect of delivering broadly replicable benefits to existing and future energy consumers.

Aims/Priorities: The fund, provided by Ofgem Energy Redress Scheme and piloted under the scheme’s Carbon Emissions Reductions priority, aims to build the capacity of the community energy sector and deliver impactful renewable energy projects. It seeks to demonstrate how a just transition to net zero can benefit everyone.

The funding is intended to enable greater community ownership and social benefit from the historic growth in renewable energy over the next few years as the UK transitions to net zero.

Aims/Priorities: This fund will support projects which deliver all of the following:

Aims/Priorities: The priorities of the Main and Small Grants schemes are to:

• Support energy consumers in vulnerable situations.
• Deliver benefits to the types of consumers that were negatively impacted by the specific issues that triggered the redress payment.

Who can apply? Registered charities in England, Scotland and Wales that are registered with the Energy Redress Scheme and have passed the due diligence process can apply to the open funding rounds.

Aims/Priorities: This fund aims to support organisations to deliver SNG’s Wellbeing Champions Programme, focusing on upskilling young people aged between 10 and 20 to become Wellbeing Champions, and facilitating the space for them to plan and lead a youth social action project addressing mental health and well-being.

Who can apply? The following can apply:

Aims/priorities: The Foundation aims to use its funding to improve the quality of life for people and communities that face disadvantage and marginalisation.

Who can apply? UK registered charities, community interest companies, and other registered UK not-for-profit organisations (including special schools) with an annual income under £10 million can apply.