Forever Manchester is delighted to announce, on behalf of the Greater Manchester Integrated Care System NHS Charities, that applications to the NHS Charities Together Community Partnership Grants Programme are now open. Two-year grants of £100,000 or more are available to projects which support the health and well-being of communities disproportionately affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.…

To mark Her Majesty the Queen’s 70th (Platinum) Jubilee, The National Lottery Community Fund will provide grants of up to £50,000 to 70 impactful community projects across the UK. The Platinum Jubilee Fund is now open for applications. Funding programme key facts: Area: Available UK wide but projects do not need to be operating across…

The first bidding round for the £150m Community Ownership Fund is currently open for communities across the UK. It has been set up to help communities take ownership of assets and amenities at risk. Funding may support the purchase and/or renovation costs of community assets and amenities, subject to the full eligibility criteria outlined in…

Seetec is delighted to announce that the Education and Skills Funding Agency has awarded Seetec Outsource National Adult Education Budget (AEB) funding to deliver vocational training to individuals aged 19 and over across the North West and South West of England. Delivery under the new national AEB contract will begin this week, enabling Seetec to…

Each £2.5m grant is funded by European Social Funds (ESF). They will help Londoners move into higher-level skilled training, qualifications and jobs. There’s a focus on supporting BAME people and those in low paid work without a Level 4, or above, qualification.  These projects contribute to the Mayor’s recovery plans by providing targeted skills development…

COVID-19 has created a huge economic shock, laying bare and exacerbating pre-existing problems for people on low incomes and in precarious work. Millions face severe threats to their job security and household finances, both immediately and in the longer term. Nesta has launched the Rapid Recovery Challenge – a £2.8 million prize to find and…

Social enterprises are being encouraged to apply for the final round of The Social Enterprise Support Fund, which opens for applications on Thursday 10th September. The Social Enterprise Support Fund was established in partnership by The National Lottery Community Fund and five social enterprise support agencies: Big Issue Invest, The Key Fund, Community Land & Finance…

Social Enterprise Support Fund reopens for applications after delivering £5.6 million of urgent grant funding to social enterprises The second round of The Social Enterprise Support Fund, delivering nearly £19 million of National Lottery funding, to help social enterprises during COVID-19, reopens for applications today. In the first round the fund received over 500 applications,…