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Nisa’s Making a Difference Locally (MADL) charity has launched its largest Heart of the Community Awards round ever with £250,000 available for ‘stronger communities’ initiatives.
The fund aims to empower local charities and not-for-profit causes working tirelessly to make a positive impact.

The theme for Round 9 is ‘stronger communities’ which reflects MADL's commitment to helping communities tackle pressing local issues and build brighter futures.

The History in the Making initiative provided by Historic England is seeking to fund around 15 projects with grants of between £10,000 and £15,000.

The initiative is intended to enable underrepresented young people (aged 13-25) to research, discover and commemorate local histories, fostering a sense of belonging through exploring local identity and stories.

Applications will be accepted from organisations of all types including community interest groups, charities and local authorities. Individuals can apply if they are registered as sole traders.

The MYRIAD Spark Training programme is a new training programme for creative practitioners from the global majority (people who do not consider themselves or are not considered to be white), who are passionate about using creativity to support communities and people’s mental health and wellbeing.

SPARK is for you, if you:

Are you eligible for cervical screening (now or in the future), identify as Asian, Black or another ethnically diverse group and are 18 years old or over? University of Manchester researchers are conducting a survey on different ways to perform cervical screening. If you are interested click here to access the Participant Information Sheet for further information.