Oldham

Aims/priorities: The programme offers grants to registered charities and community interest companies with substantial recent experience of supporting Armed Forces communities. The funding aims to support community projects that reduce isolation and promote integration.

This year (2023), the programme will support ideas that need small amounts of funding to deliver changes or improvements for Armed Forces communities, particularly for those who are experiencing particular needs due to cost-of-living challenges.

Aims/priorities: Funding is intended to support projects which are specific and targeted, rather than taking a generalist approach. This could mean supporting a defined group with its own defined needs, or addressing a challenging and pressing need within Armed Forces communities.

Who can apply? Applications are accepted from charities and Community Interest Companies (CICs) in the UK which have been registered for a minimum of three years. UK Armed Forces units are also eligible to apply.

Aims/priorities: To help groups that support young people continue to build back from the pandemic, this year’s funding will support initiatives which fit into one or more of the following funding themes.

Aims/priorities: Supports projects that make communities fairer for everyone. Co-op members have raised over £85m for nearly 30,000 local projects since we started the fund in 2016.

You can apply if your project:

Aims/priorities:

We’re looking to support projects that:  

• Bring people together to access food  
• Help improve people’s mental wellbeing  
• Create opportunities for young people to be heard and make a difference  
• Enable people to save and restore nature or tackle climate change 

Who can apply?: 

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended for new and existing projects that address the issues of mental health of young people in the 15 to 24 age range. Projects should specifically address the needs of the most vulnerable communities including young people displaced due to conflicts, racial and ethnic minorities, refugees and asylum seekers, those with disabilities and certain health conditions, and those who are socio-economically disadvantaged.

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to support community businesses to explore their ideas and learn the processes and skills needed to develop community tech-based solutions which will create impact for their community.

Who can apply? Incorporated community businesses and organisations in England can apply. This includes:

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: