Small Charity Week 2024 | Funding Feature

One Oldham Fund | Active Travel Grants

This investment will support the sector’s resilience to enable VCFSE organisations that are locally rooted and active in Oldham to support the Active Travel Programme in Oldham.

Applications should be for projects that aim to support people to choose to travel across their local area either by walking or cycling, creating a culture shift of moving more as part of everyday journeys.

One Oldham Fund | Children and Young People Grants up to £200

The funding for this grant is provided by Oldham Council to invest in the capacity of the VCFSE to improve the lives of children, young people and their families in Oldham.

Applications should be for projects that aim to improve up to two outcomes for children (including pre-birth), young people aged under 25 and their families from the defined list HERE.

The funding for this grant is provided by Oldham Council to invest in the capacity of the VCFSE to improve the lives of children, young people and their families in Oldham.

Applications should be for projects that aim to improve up to two outcomes for children (including pre-birth), young people aged under 25 and their families from the defined list HERE.

Thanks to funding from Rochdale Borough Council Public Health team, Action Together is offering micro grants of up to £1,000 to help the VCFSE sector to support individuals, families and communities in the Rochdale Borough. 

As there are limited funds, we will be prioritising applications from micro and small groups to our micro grants.

The project must fall within one, or more, of the following priorities: 1-Challenging poverty and driving equality or 2-Promoting health and wellbeing.

Let’s talk about Hyde | Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Grants are being fully funded from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and offer the chance for Tameside community groups to create and support events and activities which can benefit the whole community.

The events can include arts, cultural, sports or volunteering activities or exhibitions but must be designed to encourage participation and generate footfall in Hyde town centre.

Zuto Make A Difference Fund

Co-op Local Community Fund

The Local Community Fund supports projects in Co-op members’ communities that help to create Sustainable Futures for People and our Planet.

You can apply if you're a not-for-profit group that needs funding to deliver a specific project that benefits your local community. We will only accept one application per group.

£6,000 is available in every community. Funding will be shared between three local causes. Every cause will receive a minimum of £1,000.

Neighbourhood Planning Grants and Support Programme

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

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.

Parkinson’s UK Physical Activity Grants Programme

The funding is for projects that can demonstrate the following desired impact:

• People with Parkinson's become and stay active, and/or significantly increase their levels of activity if they are already active.
• More physical activity provision for everyone with Parkinson’s across the UK.
• Improved social wellbeing in people with Parkinson’s as a result of attending the project.

Priority will be given to innovative and new project  that will help people with Parkinson's:

• Become and stay active, or 
• Who are already active to significantly increase their levels of physical activity.

Barchester Healthcare Foundation

The Foundation aims to make a difference to the lives of older people and other adults with a physical, learning or mental disability; supporting practical solutions that lead to increased personal independence, self-sufficiency and dignity.

The aim of this fund is on connecting or re-connecting people with others in their local community. Applications that combat loneliness and enable people to be active and engaged will receive highest priority.