Rochdale
Aims/priorities: The Fund will award grants to help peer support groups to connect remotely, prepare to move their activities to face-to-face, or make their group more sustainable. The peer support, mutual aid or self-help group must benefit people or communities who live with mental ill-health, trauma and distress.
Aims/priorities: The UK Community Renewal Fund (UKCRF) is a UK Government programme for 2021/22.
The fund aims to support people and communities most in need across the UK to pilot programmes and new approaches to prepare for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. It invests in skills, community and place, local business, and supporting people into employment.
The UK Government has designated 100 areas as ‘Priority Places’, of which four are in Greater Manchester: Bolton, Manchester, Oldham and Rochdale.
Aims/priorities: The People through Pets scheme provides funding to organisations whose main activity is:
and/or:
Aims/priorities: Funding is available to support groups delivering projects and activities for the benefit of people in their local communities. This may include:
Aims/priorities: Funding is available for organisations operating mostly in disadvantaged communities, often working collaboratively with other partners to meet local need and may offer cross-sector activities.
Specifically, they will fund clubs and organisations which can demonstrate that they are using sport to work towards one or more of the following outcomes:
Aims/priorities: The Cruach Trust is a small Scottish charity, which likes to make a difference with its donations. Firstly, the trust provides financial support for gardeners, retired gardeners and for preserving gardens throughout the United Kingdom. Then the trustees also have discretion to make donations to a wide range of organisations in the UK and abroad, with charitable objectives of whatever nature.
Who can apply? Registered or recognised charities, societies, trusts or other bodies.
Grant amount: Not specified
Aims/priorities: Applications are assessed on the following principles:
Aims/priorities: The Victoria Wood Foundation was set up following the death of comedian Victoria Wood in 2016. The Trustees are former friends of Victoria and are interested in supporting areas that would have interested her, namely the arts, in all forms.
Who can apply? Arts organisations and groups in the UK are welcome to apply.
Grant amount: Up to £5,000
Application process: Applications should be made in writing via the contact form on the Victoria Wood Foundation website.
Aims/priorities: The fund aims to support the sustainability of women's groups in local communities and to help women get to an empowered position. Eligible projects and activities include those that:
Aims/priorities: Community organisations, charities and groups are encouraged to apply for grants of up to £5,000 from the England Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT) for projects to help tackle loan sharks. Collaborative bids between multiple agencies are also welcome. The funding comes from money seized from convicted loan sharks under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA).