Capacity Building

The Trustees favour small-scale, locally based initiatives. Funding is primarily for one-off projects, but the Trustees are willing to consider funding running costs (including core cost and salaries).

The grants available are:
• Small grants of between £100 - £5,000
• Large grants of over £5,000

The majority of grants are for less than £5,000.

Money is available to fund community projects in Moss Side, Manchester. You can apply for a grant from a minimum of £250 to a maximum of £1,000 per year

The programme will run until March 2015 and funds will be available during that time

It is a matched fund programme, which means that every £1 provided in funding must be matched by a similar amount or in-kind donations (this means donations of cash, services, free products or volunteer time)

Heritage Enterprise supports enterprising community organisations across the UK to rescue neglected historic buildings and sites and unlock their economic potential.

You can apply for a grant from £100,000 to £5million.

Manchester Community Central recently delivered support packages tailored to the following Manchester City Council funding programmes.

• Manchester Youth Fund and Play Fund
• Manchester Equalities Funding programme
• Community Association Funding programme

We would appreciate you taking a few minutes to give us your feedback to the support offered, by completing our survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N3CL6JH

The Hilden Charitable Fund has allocated a small budget to help community groups run summer play schemes for disadvantaged communities. Some priority will be given to projects which show they are inclusive of children from refugee families, and show BME involvement.

Grants awarded range from £500 to £1,500.

What will be funded:
• Projects for children aged 5 to 18 years
• Locally based schemes lasting from 2 to 6 weeks
• Schemes with strong volunteer support

The Awards aim to reward examples of outstanding campaigns, strategies, projects and performance, backed up by hard evidence of success.

All UK-based voluntary organisations – registered charities, not-for-profit organisations, social enterprises and campaigning groups - are eligible to enter.

Entries must cover work carried out during the period 1 May 2012 to 30 April 2013

Ever wanted to know the level of educational attainment, the crime level or population in a specific ward? All the information you need can now be found in one place.

A Seminar for staff who work with, support, advise and care for people affected by Parkinson’s - only available for organisations within the city of Manchester.

The Adactus Neighbourhood Fund for 2013/14 has been launched with a total of £200,000 in grant funding available across the Group.

Adactus Housing are now looking for residents, community groups and voluntary organisations to submit bids for projects that will benefit people living throughout communities.

Applications for the fund, now in its fourth year, are judged by a panel of residents. Last year the fund provided healthy living sessions, improved communal gardens, funded community clean up days and provided diversionary activities for young people.

In partnership with GMP Safer Schools Partnership Voluntary Youth Manchester (VYM) will be offering a ‘back to basics’ programme covering all aspects of project and organisational development needed to enable organisations to be able submit effective funding applications to any and all funding bodies.