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these times, and for some children and young people this creates gaps in accessing organised holiday activity.
Onward Community Fund round 4 is open and community organisations can apply up to £2,500. Onward Homes is particularly interested in funding projects which support people that are facing increased demands and challenges as a direct result of the cost-of-living crisis.
The Onward Community Fund aims to support local groups and projects.
The Community Action Fund exists to support grassroots campaigning and community organising in the UK. It will provide one-off grants between £2,500 and £20,000. These grants are available to grassroots organisations that are building the power of their community and campaigning for long-term change.
The Government has announced a new Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS) to run from 1 April 2023 for eligible non-domestic consumers in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This replaces 
the current Energy Bill Relief Scheme for non-domestic customers, which comes to an end on 31 March 2023 and provided a reduction on wholesale gas and electricity prices.
Interview participants needed for LSE university research study exploring the links between housing and care in England.
The Greater Manchester Older People's Network recognises the importance of suitable housing as we age and how this can have an impact on various aspects of our wellbeing.
The NatWest Accelerator supports and empowers UK entrepreneurs to scale their businesses to the next level.
The free Accelerator programme specialising in wrap around support provides:
Business in the Community (BITC) BITC are partnering with AXA Health to deliver fully funded Youth Mental Health First Aid Champion training for youth leaders working in voluntary sector 
organisations.
The Charity Commission has published guidance on what trustees of charities facing difficulties related to the cost-of-living crisis should consider, after reports of voluntary organisations facing 
increased energy bills and struggling to meet higher demand.
Its guidance notes these challenges may include charities’ own cash flow but also those they serve and their own staff facing cost-of-living pressures.
Manchester’s Youth Play and Participation Service (YPPS) is looking to award funding to local Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations to support the delivery of YPPS in the city. The Grant focuses on securing sufficient provision of educational and recreational leisure-time activities for children and young people, and to make sure they have a say in the local offer.
The YPPS VCS Grant aims to:
The Zuto Make A Difference Fund is offering awards of up to £1,000. The Fund aims to encourage and support grassroots community organisations. This means small, community-based and locally controlled groups that manage themselves, encourage people to get involved as volunteers and who just need a bit of financial help to be able to work with their community in the way they’d like.
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