Small grants under £5,000 for groups and organisations to fund activity that supports the mental wellbeing of disabled people.

They are looking for:

• Innovative ideas which can prove their worth and cause wider system change.

• Work led and implemented by disabled people. If not led by disabled people the project must be in co-production with them using the Social Model of Disability.

• Local community connected groups and organisations with a turnover under £100,000.

• Intersectional and culturally sensitive activity.

• Must be based within Greater Manchester and not just a regional office of large national organisations.

Deadline to apply is Monday 7th July

The GM VCFSE Early Years Network aims to promote, connect and develop the early years family support offer across Greater Manchester and supports the overarching aims:

• Building VCFSE capacity to develop the family and peer support offer aimed at families and young children (0-5) in GM – with a particular focus on addressing inequalities and inequities that impact health, wellbeing and development

• Strengthening collaboration between the VCFSE organisations who support GM children to have the best start in life.

Convening a GM VCFSE Early Years Network will place a focus on the importance of the VCFSE contribution to the first 1001 days, Start Well, Family Hubs, School Readiness, Perinatal and Parent Infant Mental Health agendas. It will also connect and strengthen links with relevant strategic locality boards and wider GM activity e.g. Live Well

Members of the network will work to promote inclusion and tackle inequalities which impact on the development and wellbeing of babies and toddlers. Members will receive a contribution to their organisation in exchange for their time, expertise and contribution. 

The Nurture Microgrant fund aims to promote, connect and develop the early years family support offer across Greater Manchester and supports the overarching aims:

• Supporting VCFSE capacity to develop the family support and peer support offer aimed at families and young children (0-5) in GM – with a particular focus on addressing inequalities and inequities that impact health, wellbeing and development

• Strengthening collaboration between the VCFSE organisations, who support children to start well in GM, and the wider system.

The priority of the Nurture Microgrant fund is to support the wellbeing and development of children from conception 0-5 and / or benefits children 0-5 by supporting their families.

Applications are welcome for projects which provide direct support for families with a focus on one or more of the following:

• Children experiencing adversity

• Communication, speech and language

• Play and development

• Positive Parent Infant relationships

The Safe Start Baby Bank Delivery Grant aims to strengthen the capacity of Baby Banks and increase the sustainability of their delivery to ensure every baby born has their essential needs met and can start life well in GM.  The fund is designed to enable GM Baby Banks to effectively deliver the Moses Basket Bundles to families via a referral process. 

Grants are available to UK charities running sports projects which provide opportunities for people who are disabled or otherwise disadvantaged to fulfil their potential and develop personal and life skills.

Two levels of funding are available:

• Major grants - £5,001 to £30,000.

• Small grants - up to £5,000 (for organisations with a turnover of up to £500,000).

The foundation provides single year or multi-year funding.

Initial applications can be made at any time.

There is a two-stage process. Applicants should first submit an enquiry using the online form.

Selected entries will then be invited to complete a full application. Full applications are considered quarterly. The application deadlines for the trustees' meetings each year are:

1 January - spring meeting.

1 April - summer meeting.

1 July - autumn meeting.

1 October - winter meeting.

The Access Group Foundation is offering grants of between £25,000-£100,000 for organisations to mitigate the digital divide by making computing facilities, support and learning available to disadvantaged and vulnerable people. Charities, CICs, and educational establishments can apply for specific services, activities or projects – funding will not be provided for general IT-related overheads or operational costs.

Funding UK grassroots, neighbourhood-based community projects; mental health and wellbeing, inclusion, learning and skills development. Open to individuals and other organisations. Up to £2,500 per quarter, per project.

Quarterly application deadlines

Grants are available to organisations doing legally charitable work in the UK that focuses on Communities or people most affected being involved in campaigning or leading change / Work which makes connections across our aims: Our Natural World, A Fairer Future and Creative, Confident Communities. You must have an annual turnover of less than £100,000. Funds of £30,000 upwards

Ongoing deadline

Support efforts to achieve social, economic and environmental injustice, and to end imbalances of wealth and power. Grants range from £500 to £3000. They run 2 funding cycles a year. Open to community groups.

This charitable fund is back open for applications, making grants of up to £1,000 to UK registered charities and community groups. For this winter round of funding, the Fund will only accept applications from projects delivering:

Food banks, Toy banks, Poverty relief, Housing and accommodation

'Charity Pot' is a Lush hand and body cream where 100% of all sales (minus local taxes) are distributed as grants, to groups working in the areas of Animal Protection, Environment or Human Rights (incl. social justice, peace & equality). Charity Pot grants range from £100, up to a maximum of £10,000 per project/application.  The average Charity Pot grant is between £2,000 - £4,000.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Grants of between £20,000 and £60,000 per year for up to three years are available to grassroots level community-led charities and not-for-profit organisations working to support communities in the most deprived areas of the UK.

Decisions are made quarterly

Single year grants between £2,000 and £10,000 for core costs, salaries, running and project costs. Projects must have a focus on Community Support.

Ongoing deadline

Support projects that provide opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people to fulfil their potential. Grants range from a few hundred pounds up to £10,000. Registered charities only.

The deadlines for receipt of applications are 15 December and 31 July every year.

Grants are available for UK registered charities, CIOs (and in some circumstances CICs) that can demonstrate impact with ex-offenders, young offenders or young people at risk of offending within a local area. Preference is given to pump-priming new projects, especially those that are innovative and can serve as a model elsewhere.

There are two levels of funding- Small grants up to £5,000 and Main grants have no maximum amount. Grants are single year funding however exceptional cases will be awarded up to 3 years funding.

The committee meets every February, June and October each year.

Find out more about The Weaver’s Company Fund

Offer a variety of funding streams including funding for breakfast clubs to tackle child food poverty and grants for projects supporting disadvantaged children.

Deadlines are quarterly end of January / April / July / October

Awards grants via three funding programmes to registered charities:

Opportunity Programme (Improving life chances, realising potential), Environment Programme, Heritage Programme

They offer awards of up to and over £25,000 as well as multi-year grants.

Ongoing application window

Funding of up to £5,000 for UK registered charities and CIO’s currently supporting vulnerable people in geographical areas of high deprivation (within the UK) and with an annual income under £200,000.

Rolling deadline

Awards grants of an average of £5,000 to causes working at community level in the UK and developing countries which are less likely to be able to raise funds from public subscriptions. Current UK funding priorities are: Homelessness, Penal Affairs, Asylum Seekers and Refugees, Community-Based initiatives for Disadvantaged Young People Aged 16 to 25.

2024 deadlines:

Tuesday 9 April 2024 - Tuesday 14 May 2024

Tuesday 10 September 2024 - Tuesday 15 October 2024

Two grants available: Large grants for £2000+ to fund furniture and equipment and Small Grants up to £750. Only registered charities in the U.K. whose primary objectives are to assist one or more of the following groups: Disadvantaged/underprivileged young people (under 25), People with disabilities (physical or learning disabilities) or mental health problems, Older people (aged 60+).

Ongoing deadlineFind out more here