Greater Manchester Health & Wellbeing 2026 Programme
Grants for projects supporting unpaid carers from global majority communities
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THE FUND IS NOW CLOSED TO APPLICATIONS
Twenty £5,000 grants are available to medium-sized Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations to deliver health and wellbeing projects for unpaid carers from global majority communities in Greater Manchester between January and December 2026.
For more information download our programme guide
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GM Health & Wellbeing 2026 Grants Programme Guidance |
Interested organisations should answer the eligibility screening questions by completing our eligibility checker
Eligible organisations will then be given access to the grant application form. The online form will be available for seven weeks and close at 12pm (noon) on Tuesday 30th September 2025.
If you do not receive an automated email acknowledging receipt of your final application, please contact Oliver Cranfield at: grants@macc.org.uk or 0161 834 9823.
Who can apply?
GM-based VCSE organisations rooted in their community that already work with unpaid carers from global majority backgrounds and aim to deliver health and wellbeing projects are eligible to apply.
You must be based and operating in one or more of the ten localities of GM. We can only fund VCSE organisations and your organisation must have:
- An income or turnover of between £50,000 and £250,000 in the last financial reporting period
- A constitution or governing document which sets out the rules of your group
- A minimum of three directors/trustees who are unrelated to each other
- Its own bank account (or links to a named charitable entity that has agreed to hold the funds on your behalf)
- At least 50% of your board, management committee or senior leadership represent the community that you serve through their personal (lived) or professional (learned) experience
- Public, employers and product liability insurance cover
- Key policies relating to health and safety, safeguarding, data protection and financial risk management
We expect high levels of interest from eligible organisations. Please only apply if you meet all of the criteria.
Information session
We are hosting an online information session on Thursday 18th September, 12pm-1pm to find out more about applying to the fund and you can ask your questions about applying to the fund. Register to attend here