October 2019
Information for the bulletin is compiled from a number of sources including Grantfinder, and direct from funders themselves. It showcases just a few of the hundreds of funding opportunities available for local community, voluntary and faith organisations.
Assistance and support is available with putting together your quality funding bid. Please find the details below of who to contact in your area and get in touch to see how we can work with you to help you achieve a successful application.
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LOCAL
Greater Manchester: ESF Community Grants 2019 – 2021
Aims/priorities: A £4.9 million programme to tackle unemployment has been launched with
backing from the European Social Fund. The funds have been granted by the government’s
Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) in partnership with Greater Manchester Local
Enterprise Partnership to the WEA (Workers’ Educational Association), an adult education charity
which provides training and learning opportunities for people at risk of exclusion. Over the next
two years, the charity will help thousands of people who face additional barriers in the workplace,
such as lone parents, improve their employability and gain permanent employment.
The funding can help all who are out of work but especially those that:
• are homeless or at risk of being homeless
• have low or no qualifications
• lack literacy and numeracy skills
• are lone parents
• have disabilities, learning difficulties or health conditions
• are women
• are from ethnic minorities
• are aged over 50
Who can apply? Third sector organisation run on a not for profit basis, including:
• Constituted Voluntary / Community Group
• Social Enterprise (Not for Profit)
• Registered Charity
• Community Interest Company (CIC)
• Company Limited by Guarantee
Organisations need to employ no more than 20 full time equivalent staff AND have an annual
turnover under £1,000,000
Grant amount: Grants of up to £20,000 are available
Application process: Round 2 of ESF Community Grants for Manchester opens on 4 September
2019, more information can be found at www.wea.org.uk/greater-manchester-eligibility-questions
Deadline: 16 October 2019, 12pm
Website: www.wea.org.uk/greater-manchester-eligibility-questions
The Deal for Communities Investment Fund
Aims/priorities: The Deal for Communities Investment Fund
(DFCIF) is an exciting opportunity for people to make a real
difference and solve some of Wigan borough’s biggest social problems. The funding forms part
of The Deal, which enables residents to get involved in their community. Small investments are for
community groups and tenants and resident groups. Big investments are focused on schools,
activities for children and young people and their families
Who can apply? Not-for-profit organisations and constituted community groups in Wigan Borough
Grant amount: Small investments: up to £2,000. Big idea investments: over £2,000. You will need
to provide 20% of this as community match.
Application process: An application form is available on the website
Deadline: 16 February 2020
Contact information: Tel: 01942 486 557 Email: [email protected]
Website address: www.wigan.gov.uk/Council/The-Deal/Deal-Communities/Communities-
Investment-Fund.aspx
Bowland Charitable Trust
Aims/priorities: The Bowland Charitable Trust offers grants to charitable
organisations active in the UK. The programme is intended to promote:
• Outdoor and character-building projects for young people in the
North West England
• Educational, religious and cultural activities and institutions
Who can apply? Any charitable organisations in the North West can apply
Grant amount: Grants tend to be in the range of between £1,000 and £20,000 with larger grants
made as the exception.
Application process: Applications should be made in writing
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time
Contact information: Tel: 01254 688 051 Email: [email protected] Post: Carol Fahy,
The Bowland Charitable Trust, Bowland House, Phillips Road, Blackburn, BB1 5NA
The Charity Service Discretionary Fund
Aims/priorities: Applications for funding are invited from charities, organisations and individuals
to assist disadvantaged, sick and infirm people and those living in poverty. Grants are available for
any charitable purpose to beneficiaries living within the Greater Manchester area.
Who can apply? Charities, organisations and individuals
Grant amount: There is no limit to the size of the grant that you can apply for however grants of
up to £1,000 have been approved by Trustees
Application process: An application form is available to download on the website
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time
Contact information: Tel: 0330 1330 780 Email: [email protected]
Website address: www.charityservice.org.uk/our-services/small-grants-programme/
Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund
Aims/priorities: The Greater Manchester
Trustees are particularly interested in the following:
• Causes with which the Duchy has historical association such as Church livings, Estates etc.
within the boundaries of the three Counties (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and
Merseyside) and purposes which will benefit the community
• Trusts, Associations and Institutions that maintain and preserve monuments, Estates and
possessions of the Duchy which prove to be of benefit to the public and local community
• Organisations which provide care and support for the elderly, inform and disadvantaged
members of society
• Community Associations that benefit local people
• Organisations for young people e.g. Scouts, Guides, Cadets, Youth Organisations etc.
• Support for educational initiatives that will have beneficial results for the local community
Who can apply? Organisations must be a registered charity and operate in Merseyside, Greater
Manchester or Lancashire and have a bank account in the organisation’s name
Grant amount: A single grant will only be made to an organisation within a two year period and
will normally be between £250 and £1,000
Application process: The application form can be downloaded from their website
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time. The Greater Manchester Duchy Panel
considers all applications on a quarterly basis.
Contact information: Tel: 0161 834 0490 Email: [email protected]
Website address: http://manchesterlieutenancy.org/lancaster
FM Awards – Cash 4 Graft
Aims/priorities: Cash 4 Graft rewards resident involvement and
volunteering time with between £50 and £250 to help get community ideas
off the ground. The awards are matched with the passion and effort of
residents and their neighbours who work together to create and develop projects and are available
in various areas of Greater Manchester.
Who can apply? Forever Manchester support smaller organisations with a track record of
attracting funding or a turnover under £150,000 per annum
Grant amount: Awards of between £50 and £250 are available
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time
Application process: The application form can be downloaded from the website
Contact information: Tel: 0161 214 0940 Email: [email protected]
Website address: http://forevermanchester.com/funding/
Jigsaw Foundation
Aims/priorities: The Jigsaw Foundation offers funds for
projects, which make a difference to the lives of their
residents and their communities. Projects must
demonstrate that they make a difference to people’s lives and communities in one or more of the
following areas:
• Health and wellbeing and social inclusion
• Employment, individual capacity building, enterprise and training
• Environmental improvement
• Sustaining tenancies
• Financial and digital inclusion
Who can apply? Charities, resident and community groups, voluntary organisations, social
enterprises and partner agencies
Grant amount: Funding up to £25,000 voted on by tenants and entries over this amount will be
approved by the Jigsaw Homes Group’s Executive team.
Application process: An application form can be downloaded from the website
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time
Contact information: Tel: 0300 111 1122 Email: [email protected]
Website address: www.foundation.jigsawhomes.org.uk/information-article/jigsaw-foundation/
Manchester Guardian Society Charitable Trust
Aims/priorities: The Manchester Guardian Charitable Trust is a grant making charity, which
makes donations to a wide variety of community based organisations in the Greater Manchester
area. The Trustees are particularly interested in the following:
• Organisations for young people e.g. scouts, guides, youth organisations
• Provision for the sick and disabled
• Assistance for groups providing for the elderly and disadvantaged members of society
• Support for educational initiatives by arts organisations particularly for children and young
people
• Community associations
• Organisations providing services for people in Greater Manchester
Who can apply? Small community groups with charitable aims that are based and working within
Greater Manchester
Grant amount: Most grants awarded are between £250 and £2,000
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time
Application process: Applications must be made by post on the Manchester Guardian Society’s
own application form and 13 copies in total should be supplied. Contact Manchester Guardian
Charitable Trust to request an application form.
Contact information: Tel: 0161 934 6190 Email: [email protected] Post: Joe
Swift, Clerk to the Trustees, Manchester Guardian Society Charitable Trust, Addleshaw Goddard
LLP, 100 Barbirolli Square, Manchester, M2 3AB
ARTS
The Granada Foundation
Aims/priorities: To encourage and promote the study, practice
and appreciation of science and the arts, including drawing, architecture and landscape
architecture, sculpture, literature, music, opera, drama, dance, cinema and the methods and
means of their dissemination. They welcome applications which aim to engage and inspire young
people and adults to take an interest in science.
Who can apply? Charities, voluntary groups and not-for-profit organisations
Grant Amount: £500 – £15,000 with an average of £3,000
Application process: Initial short out line submitted by their website.
Deadline: 30 October 2019
Contact information: Tel: 01244 661 867 Email: [email protected]
Website address: www.granadafoundation.org
Music for All – Music in the Community
Aims/priorities: The grants programme is intended to act as a helping
hand to projects and initiatives across the UK that seek to bring music to
their community. The funding is aimed at groups that need assistance to
fulfil their potential in developing truly sustainable music programmes.
Who can apply? VCSE sector organisations and schools
Grant amount: Grants of up to £2,500 are available
Application process: There is an online application form
Deadline: 1 November 2019
Contact information: Tel: 01403 800 500 Email: [email protected]
Website address: www.musicforall.org.uk
The Theatres Trust Charitable Fund
Aims/priorities: The trust has a number of grant schemes that support
capital funding for the theatres. These include:
• Capacity building grants for the early stages of projects are also available to theatres on the
trust’s Theatres at Risk register
• GDS FoH Fund for front of house lighting for small theatres
Who can apply? Charities and not-for-profit theatres
Grant amount: Grants of up to £25,000 for theatres on the at risk register, up to £10,000 for GDS
F0H Fund
Application process: An application form is available to download from the website
Deadline: Risk grants: applications can be submitted at any time. GDS FoH fund: 29 November
2019
Contact information: Tel: 020 7836 8591
Website address: www.theatrestrust.org.uk
CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
Strategic Legal Fund for Vulnerable
Young Migrants
Aims/priorities: Grants are available to provide specialist level legal advice to vulnerable young
migrants.
Who can apply? VCSE sector organisations and specialist solicitors’ firms
Grant amount: Grants of up to £30,000 are available, the average grant size is £12,000
Application process: An application form is available to download on the website
Deadline: 1 November 2019
Contact information: Tel: 0207 251 8383 Email: [email protected]
Website address: www.strategiclegalfund.org.uk/about/
Sylvia Adams Charitable Trust –
Early Years’ Preventative Work
Aims/priorities: Grants are available for work that will improve the life chances of some of the
most disadvantaged children (aged 0-3 years) by investing in early intervention and preventative
work.
Who can apply? Registered charities
Grant amount: Grants of up to £50,000 are available
Application process: There is a two stage process with an initial online application form
Deadline: 29 November 2019
Contact information: Tel: 01707 259 259 Email: [email protected]
Website address: www.sylvia-adams.org.uk
Hayes Travel Foundation
Aims/priorities: The funding is for projects which
help young people up to 25 years of age develop in at least one of these areas: education,
prevention of poverty, health, arts, culture or sports.
Who can apply? Local groups which operate or have an impact in an area in which Hays Travel
have a branch
Grant amount: Grants of between £3,000 – £15,000 are available
Application process: There is an online application form
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time
Contact information: Tel: 0191 814 8094 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.haystravel.co.uk/foundation/home.phtml
The Toy Trust
Aims/priorities: The Toy Trust funds helps
disadvantaged children and their families to:
• Alleviate suffering
• Support children through awful experiences
• Encourage achievement through adversity
• Purchase vital equipment
• Provide care
• Bolster existing initiatives
• Initiate brand-new projects
• Satisfy basic needs
Who can apply? Registered charities
Grant amount: Grants of up to £5,000 are available
Application process: An application form is available to download form from the website
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time
Contact information: Tel: 020 7701 7271 Email: [email protected]
Website address: www.toytrust.co.uk
COMMUNITY
Tampon Tax Community Fund
Aims/priorities: This programme aims to fund small-scale interventions, which will make a
considerable difference to the lives and happiness of women and girls by raising the aspirations of
girls and women and combating the influences that affect their confidence.
Who can apply? VCSE sector organisations, priority will be given to projects that are established
by women or girls and/or is led and staffed by women and girls
Grant amount: Grants of up to £10,000 are available
Application process: There is an online application form
Deadline: 11 October 2019
Contact information: Tel: 0330 440 4900 Email: [email protected]
Website address: www.lancsfoundation.org.uk
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund – Development Grants
Aims/priorities: Core funding for organisations that are
working to support unpaid carers or the rehabilitation of
offenders or ex-offenders to help them make a step-change in their development and therefore
build increased sustainability for the future.
Who can apply? VCSE sector organisations with a turnover of less than £1m
Grant amount: Grants of between £10,000 – £80,000 are available
Application process: There is an online application form
Deadline: Rehabilitation grants: 22 October, Carers grants: 31 October
Contact information: Tel: 01707 707 078 (only open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays)
Website address: www.triangletrust.org.uk
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust
Aims/priorities: The project should focus on one or more of Skills, Employment
and Health & Wellbeing. Projects have to be run in former coalfield areas.
Who can apply? VCSE sector organisations
Grant amount: Grants of up to £10,000 are available
Application process: There is an initial eligibility survey, followed by a full application form
Deadline: Eligibility survey closes on 29 November; full application form needs to be submitted by
13 December
Contact information: Tel: 01226 270 800 Email: [email protected]
Website address: www.coalfields-regen.org.uk/
The Comic Relief Community Fund (England)
Aims/priorities: There are two types of grants available to
organisations whose work delivers on one of Comic Relief’s four
strategic themes:
• Children Survive and Thrive: projects that support children
under the age of 5 to reach their potential and have the
best start in life
• Fighting for Gender Justice: projects that improve equality for women, girls and the LBTQI+
community and initiatives that help people affected by domestic violence, abuse or
exploitation due to their gender
• A Safe Place to Be: projects that support people who are rebuilding their lives because of
homelessness or forced migration
• Mental Health Matters: projects that support good mental health in communities, improve
access to support and tackle stigma and discrimination
Funding is available to help you develop your organisation through a Capacity Building Grant or to
deliver projects through a Project Delivery Grant. This new and exciting programme aims deliver
long lasting community driven change and we will work closely with successful projects to gather
learning from the programme to share widely.
Who can apply? Grassroots community organisations and charities with an income of less than
£250,000
Grant amount: Grants of up to £4,000 for Project Delivery and £500 for Capacity Building are
available
Application process: There is an initial eligibility survey, followed by a full application form
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time
Contact information: Tel: 0121 237 8500 Email: [email protected]
Website address: www.groundwork.org.uk/national-grants/comic-relief-community-grants/
ENVIRONMENT
Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust
Aims/priorities: Grants are available to animal welfare projects or activities that
benefit and protect animals, relieve the suffering of animals, address the
conservation of wildlife or encourage a greater understanding of animals.
Who can apply? Registered charities
Grant amount: Grants of up to £10,000 are available
Application process: There is an online application form
Deadline: 15 January 2020
Contact information: [email protected]
Website address: www.jeansainsburyanimalwelfare.org.uk
Biffa Award-Rebuilding Biodiversity
Aims/priorities: The Trust give grants to projects that have
specific targets in relation to a Biodiversity Action Plan and
will deliver a direct improvement to habitats and/ or species.
Total project costs must be under £200,000.
Who can apply: Charities, voluntary organisations or not-for-profit organisation within 15 miles of
a significant Biffa site
Grant amount: Grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 are available but a 10% third party
contribution is required
Application process: There is an online application form
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time
Contact: Tel: 01636 670 000 Email [email protected]
Website: www.biffa-award.org
FAITH
National Churches Trust – Cornerstone Grants Programme 2019-
2020
Aims/priorities: Grants to support the conservation and sustainable use of church
buildings in the UK, focusing on larger and more complex projects with priority
given to urgent structural repairs or the introduction of kitchens and accessible toilets.
Who can apply? Listed and unlisted Christian places of worship, of any denomination, across the
UK Grant amount: Grants of up to £50,000 are available
Application process: There is an online application form
Deadline: 4 November 2019
Contact information: Tel: 0207 222 0605 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.nationalchurchestrust.org/node/13924
Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust
Aims/priorities: Grants are available for work in the fields of medicine, education and welfare,
especially for capital or fixed term projects, and with particular, but not exclusive, regard to the
needs of the Jewish community.
Who can apply? Registered charities, hospitals, schools and similar charitable institutions based
and working in the UK can apply.
Grant amount: Funding is at the discretion of the Trustees
Application process: Applications need to be made in writing to the trustees
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time
Contact information: Tel: 0207 079 2506
Website address: The Foundation does not maintain a website
Laing Family Trusts
Aims/priorities: The Trust support a diverse range of charitable
purposes with a focus on promoting the Christian faith and values in
the UK and overseas. Each of the Family Trusts funds work in their
specific areas of interest.
Who can apply? Registered charities
Grant amount: Grants of up to £25,000 are available
Application process: Applications need to be made in writing
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time
Contact information: Tel: 020 8238 8890
Website address: www.laingfamilytrusts.org.uk
GENERAL
Warburtons Families Matter Community Grants
Programme
Aims/priorities: Small grants are available for local projects, activities and organisations that
have charitable aims and that will be of real direct benefit to families in England, Scotland and
Wales.
Who can apply? VCSE sector organisations
Grant amount: Grants of up to £250 are available
Application process: An application form is available to download from the website
Deadline: 11 November 2019
Contact information: Tel: 03000 123 334 Email: [email protected]
Website address: www.warburtons.co.uk/corporate/sustainability/financial-giving
One Stop Carriers for Causes Grants
Aims/priorities: Grants are available to local organisations and groups for
projects that benefit local communities by helping to improve lives and local
places.
Who can apply? VCSE sector organisations within two miles of a One Stop
Store
Grant amount: Grants of up to £1,000 are available
Application process: Online at the website
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time
Contact information: Tel: 0121 237 5791 Email: [email protected]
Website address: www.groundwork.org.uk/national-grants/carriers-for-causes/
The Persimmon Charitable Foundation
Aims/priorities: General charitable purposes, including community and
economic development; sustainable development; education; youth work; sport; health; social
welfare.
Who can apply? VCSE sector organisations
Grant amount: Grants of up to £1,000 are available
Application process: There is an online application form
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time
Contact information: Tel: 01904 642 199 Email: [email protected]
Website address: www.persimmonhomes.com/charity/
HEALTH & WELLBEING
Positive Pathways Programme – Veterans Mental Health
and Wellbeing Fund
Aims/priorities: Grants are available to Armed Forces charities for
projects and activities that support the mental health and wellbeing of veterans.
Who can apply? VSCE organisations supporting veterans
Grant amount: £35,000 for one year and £70,000 for 2 years
Application process: There is an online application form
Deadline: 29 November 2019
Contact information: Email: [email protected]
Website address: www.covenantfund.org.uk/veterans-mental-health-and-wellbeing-fund/
Magic Little Grants
Aims/priorities: This fund gives grants to deliver projects that
encourage people to be physically active. Successful projects will
support and inspire people to participate in sports or exercise with the
primary aim of improving the physical health of participants.
Who can apply? Charities, Community groups, Voluntary organisations, and Sports groups with
an income of less than £250,000.
Grant amount: Grants of up to £500 are available
Application process: There is an online application form
Deadline: 30 November 2019
Contact: Tel: 0300 111 2340 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.localgiving.org/magic-little-grants/
Albert Hunt Trust
Aims/priorities: Grants are available for projects that promote and enhance physical and mental
welfare, including for hospice appeals and homeless appeals.
Who can apply? Registered charities
Grant amount: Grants of between £1,000 – £10,000 are available
Application process: Submit appeals to the Trustees by letter containing the following: Aims and
objectives of the charity, Nature of the appeal, Total target if for a specific project, Contributions
received against target, Registered charity number and Any other relevant factors.
Contact information: Post: Coutts & Co. Albert Hunt Trust, Trustee Department, 440 Strand
London, WC2R OQS
Website address: The organisation does not maintain a website
HERITAGE
AHF Transforming Places Through Heritage Programme – Project
Development Grants
Aims/priorities: Grants are available to help fund development costs
of projects that will create alternative uses for redundant or
underused, community-owned historic buildings in town centres.
Who can apply? Charities and Social Enterprises.
Grant amount: Grants of up to £100,000 are available
Application process: There is an online application form
Deadline: 21 October 2019
Contact information: Tel: 020 7925 0199 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ahfund.org.uk/england
Historic England – Repair Grants for Heritage at
Risk
Aims/priorities: Grants are available for the repair and
conservation of listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered parks and gardens.
Who can apply? VCSE sector organisations
Grant amount: Contact the local office to discuss
Application process: An application form can be downloaded from the website
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time
Contact information: Tel: 0161 242 1416 Email: [email protected]
Website address: www.historicengland.org.uk/services-skills/grants/our-grant-schemes/repair-
grants
OLDER PEOPLE
Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust –
General Grants
Aims/priorities: Grants are available to small to medium sized UK registered charities in the
preferred locations of Lancashire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside that
are working for the benefit of older people or people who have fallen on hard times.
Who can apply? Registered charities with a turnover of less than £2.5m
Grant amount: Most grants are up to £5,000
Application process: There is an online application form
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time
Contact information: Email: [email protected]
Website address: www.peeltrust.com/index.html
The Francis Winham Foundation
Aims/priorities: Grants are available for registered charities undertaking welfare projects for
elderly people in England.
Who can apply? Registered charities, exempt charities and organisations with charitable aims
Grant amount: Grants of between £5,000 – £40,000 are available
Application process: Contact The Francis Winham Foundation for further information
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time
Contact information: Tel: 0207 795 1261 Email: [email protected]
Website address: The organisation does not maintain a website
SPORT & RECREATION
Central Social and
Recreational Trust
Aims/priorities: Grants are available for sports clubs and organisations in England to provide or
assist in the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation for the benefit of
disadvantaged children who are under the age of 21 years.
Who can apply? Sports clubs who are affiliated to their governing body
Grant amount: Grants of up to £1,000 are available
Application process: There is an online application form
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time
Contact information: Email: [email protected]
Website address: www.csrt.info/index.html
The Will Houghton Foundation
Aims/priorities: The Foundation works with UK charities to
help 14–24 year olds to reach their potential through education
and sport.
Who can apply? Registered charities
Grant amount: Grants of between £100 – £10,000 are available
Application process: There is a two stage application process: Initially an online contact form,
followed by an application form
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time
Contact information: Email: [email protected]
Website address: www.willhoughtonfoundation.org
This funding bulletin is produced by
10GM consists of local support and development agencies covering all 10 Local Authority
areas across Greater Manchester whom are listed below.
For further information regarding 10GM please email: [email protected]
Action Together (covering Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside)
Principal Office 95-97 Penny Meadow, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 6EP
Tel: 0161 339 4985
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.actiontogether.org.uk
Bolton CVS (Community and Voluntary Services)
The Hub, Bold Street, Bolton, BL1 1LS
Tel: 01204 546010
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.boltoncvs.org.uk
Macc
Swan Buildings, 3rd Floor, 20 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JW
Tel: 0161 834 9823
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.manchestercommunitycentral.org
Salford CVS and Volunteer Centre
The Old Town Hall, 5 Irwell Place, Salford, M30 0FN
Tel: 0161 787 7795
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.salfordcvs.co.uk
