Capacity Building

The Premier League and The FA Facilities Fund, is available to football clubs, schools, councils and local sports associations and is focused on supporting the development of new or refurbished local football facilities.

Managed by the Football Foundation on behalf of the funding partners – the Premier League, The FA and Government, via Sport England – the Fund is a three-year £102m commitment to improving the nation’s grassroots football facilities.

Affinity Sutton offers grants of £300 to £5000 to charities and community groups to deliver positive initiatives that benefit Affinity Sutton residents. They are very keen to encourage more charity and voluntary groups to apply.

The People's Postcode Trust Small Grants Programme exists to try to make the world a better place through short-term, project specific funding.

Through this programme, funding is provided for projects of up to twelve months in length, ranging from £500 up to £20,000 to registered charities, community and voluntary groups, community interest companies and other not-for-profit organisations.

Hilton in the Community Foundation (HCF) is committed to supporting those most in need to have a brighter future. Focusing on children and young people, HCF supports activities in education and health to relieve suffering and equip individuals.

BBC Children in Need's Small Grants programme is open to charities and not-for-profit organisations applying for any amount up to and including £10,000 for one year.

Grants are given for:
Children and young people of 18 years and under experiencing disadvantage through:
1. Illness, distress, abuse or neglect
2. Any kind of disability
3. Behavioural or psychological difficulties
4. Living in poverty or situations of deprivation

There are still many communities in the UK that suffer from economic and social deprivation and the current economic climate may make this situation worse.
For this reason, Comic Relief has decided that £4.5 million should be available to fund projects across the UK which are addressing these issues through the 'Local Communities' programme.

The Local Communities programme will run for two years and during this time, grants of between £1000 and £10,000 will be available.

Constituted non-profit organisations in eligible areas in England can apply now for capital funding for community, biodiversity or heritage projects that benefit their local community.

Viridor Credits provides funding for a huge range of projects and will consider eligible applications on their merits and in light of the funding available.

The BBC’s Community Doorway programme is where charities and community organisations can apply to access the skills and expertise of BBC staff volunteers to help deliver a one-off project.

You may want support to create a short film to showcase the work of your charity, to set up a website, or even to produce a community event of your own.

Manchester Women’s Aid have received a Big Lottery grant to expand a project helping women and children from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities which are experiencing or escaping from domestic violence.

Greater Manchester Police are looking for community placements to host student officers as part of their learning and development programme.

This is a community-based project that looks at the working relationship, trust and confidence between the police and various community groups and partner agencies. Student officers will work on utilising and improving their communication skills, interacting with partner agencies and community groups and gaining an insight into how the Police work with other agencies and how the community at large affects policing on a local level.