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EnglishArabicBengaliBosnianBulgarianCatalanChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)CroatianCzechDanishDutchEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrenchGermanGreekHindiHungarianIgboItalianJapaneseKoreanKurdish (Kurmanji)LatvianLithuanianLuxembourgishMacedonianMalayMalteseNepaliNorwegianPersianPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSomaliSpanishSudaneseSwahiliSwedishThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduVietnameseWelshYorubaAlmost 15 million people in England regularly get active, major changes in a person’s life – like a serious injury or illness, moving house, starting a new job, having a baby or retiring – can get in the way of that active habit. 
That’s why Sport England are be investing up to £10 million on supporting those who are regularly active, sport’s core market, to help them stay active.
The Localgiving North West Development Programme supports environmental charities in the North West of England to engage with online fundraising. 
This is a capacity building programme for groups running environmental or 'green' projects in their local community, and combines 12 months of support in running online fundraising campaigns, alongside up to £500 in match funding per group to be spent on the environmental/green project.
This year the Vegetarian Society has a fund to help support National Vegetarian Week (NVW) community activities and events. Added to your enthusiasm, time, creativity and energy, a grant could make all the difference. 
Information for the bulletin is compiled from a number of sources including Grantfinder, GMCVO (Greater Manchester Council for Voluntary Organisations) and direct from funders themselves. It showcases just a few of the hundreds of funding opportunities available for local community, voluntary and faith organisations.
This bulletin is produced by a partnership of local support and development agencies across Greater Manchester.
The Edge Fund is now open for their first funding round of the year. The Edge Fund is giving £40,000 to about 30 grass-roots groups, campaigning against the systems that cause injustice. 
The Edge Fund supports work run by and for communities facing discrimination and injustice and funds work carried out by individuals and grass-roots groups in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England that find it difficult to get funding elsewhere.
Sport England’s new strategy for volunteering, Volunteering in an Active Nation, sets out their plans to allow more people to engage in all types of volunteering through sport and physical activity. 
Santander teams up with Crowdfunder to launch new £200,000 fund to support social enterprises and community projects across the UK. Changemaker is a fund to help social enterprises, small charities and community groups to deliver projects in the UK that create innovative solutions to improve communities. 
Santander has £200,000 to support Changemakers who turn to the Crowd to make great ideas happen.
The Sage Foundation fund is designed to support organisations that are looking to generate further income, create new initiatives or enhance existing and proven activity. Grants of between $5,000 - $35,000(USD) will be awarded. 
The new fund is open to applications that will deliver real change to young people, women and military veterans lives around the world, whilst also supporting your organisation to thrive.
Gaddum administers the Mynshull’s Educational Foundation which provides grants to children and young adults up to the age of 25 from disadvantaged backgrounds to purchase books, equipment and uniforms to enable them to continue their education or apprenticeship. The student must live in the City of Manchester or its immediate surroundings abutting the City.
The Local Community Projects Fund helps organisations based in local communities to deliver projects or provide equipment to people in need at the heart of local communities. The Greggs Foundation are interested in projects that improve resilience within your community of interest. 
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