Capacity Building

Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Inspire Fund is offering seed funding grants of up to £5,000 per project to new applicants from across the UK.

The funding is for projects that meet both of the following core criteria:

The Edge Fund is offering 40 grants of £1,000 each to communities and campaign groups based in the UK and Republic of Ireland that are working for social, economic and environmental justice.

The Fund supports efforts to create long-term change in society by addressing the causes of injustice and inequality by achieving social, economic and environmental justice and to end imbalances in wealth and power. It also gives people a say in where the money goes and is an alternative fund for those who struggle to get funding elsewhere.

The grants will support:

The Motability Foundation is a national charity that has been supporting the travel needs of disabled people across the UK since 1977.

It currently does this through its grant programme which supports disabled people through other charities and organisations who provide transport, help to access it, or research how to make transport accessible.

The Foundation is providing £50 million in funding this year through its six grants programmes:

The Henry Smith Charity’s Holiday Grants programme supports recreational trips or holidays for groups of children aged 13 or younger who experience disadvantage or who have disabilities. There is particular interest in contributing to trips that would not take place without the Charity’s funding.

Applications are currently being accepted for holidays taken between 1 September and 31 December 2024.

The Pride of Gorton Awards take place every year to recognise local residents and community groups for the huge difference they make to the local area. Gorton Events Committee fundraise throughout the year and, along with financial support from Manchester City Council and Greater Manchester Police, they are able to put on this prestigious event.

To enter the nominee must work, live, study, or volunteer within the Gorton and Abbey Hey Ward.

If you are part of, or know, a community hub that would like to create an affordable 'good food' culture then this training is for you.

Cracking Good Food’s one day, cost-effective, hands-on 'Train the Trainer' COOKWell course shares all you need to know about how to make the most of community kitchens by running safe, engaging and inclusive community cooking hubs and clubs.

Includes: cooking activity, making and sharing a hearty lunch and the COOKWell e-manual, a reference guide for graduates to then coach their team to develop their skills and experience.

GMCVO are delivering this grant programme on behalf of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) to improve local spaces and services along its 70-mile route between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York. Community projects within 5 miles of the core TRU route and its key diversionary routes will be eligible to receive funding.

The Community Fund aims to drive the Transpennine Route Upgrade to achieve two main objectives:

Funding for new research projects exploring the consumer harms faced by diverse and disadvantaged communities, or identifying innovative solutions to these issues.

Which?, the UK’s consumer champion, is inviting UK registered charities, universities with exempt charitable status and not-for-profit Community Interest Companies registered in the UK to apply for a share of the £75,000 being made available for 2024/25.

In this call for applications, the Which? Fund is offering restricted grants to support work aiming to: