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There are two types of grants available for Community Buildings and Housing:
• Community Buildings Pre-Feasibility Grant
• Community Buildings Project Grant

Community Buildings Pre-Feasibility Grant
Amount of grant available: Between £1,000 and £10,000

This grant will help you assess the feasibility of a community buildings project prior to submitting a Community Right to Build Order or (in the case of community-led housing projects only), a traditional planning application.

Saturday 21 March is the start of spring, and it's also National Community Clear Up Day. Join in with thousands of others across Manchester and the rest of the country and get together, roll up your sleeves and spring clean your neighbourhood.

If you and your neighbours, friends, family, communities or colleagues want to take part Manchester City Council can help by giving you a Clear Up Kit with litter picking tools and equipment to get you started. Your clear up day can take place on Friday 20 March or Saturday 21 March.

The updated online return which collects information from charities is now live on and ready for charities to use.

All registered charities with an income of more than £10,000 and all Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs) who are reporting on their financial years ending in 2015 must complete the online form.

The form includes new questions which charities must answer that will strengthen the regulator’s ability to identify risk, and will ensure people have access to the information they need to make confident decisions about charities.

The search to find the UK’s favourite National Lottery funded projects has begun as the entry period for The National Lottery Awards 2015 opens.

Now in their 12th year, the National Lottery Awards celebrate the hard work and dedication of people who are using Lottery funding to change people’s lives.