The Fore is launching its North West Summer 2024 Funding Round and are offering unrestricted grants of up to £30,000 to help small charities and social enterprises develop, grow or become more sustainable.
Successful applicants will receive: 
- A grant of up to £30,000 of unrestricted funding over 1-3 years
- Access to free, highly skilled support provided by experienced professionals
- Access to a programme of skills training workshops, covering areas such as fundraising, communications, finance, strategy and more
- A fully funded place on an impact measurement course
- Access to peer networking opportunities
Who is eligible to apply?
All registered charities, CIOs, CICs and CBSs with an annual income of under £500,000 and where the majority of beneficiaries are based in North West England are welcome to apply. This includes the following counties: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside.
The grants are intended to create a step change for your organisation. What do you need to get to the next stage of your development? The grant might help your organisation to grow, increase your staff capacity, become more sustainable or make your systems more efficient.
How to apply:
- You need to register your interest in applying. Registration will be open for one week from 12pm on 28 March to 12pm on 4 April. During this time register your interest here
- On 5 April, all registered applicants will receive confirmation of whether they have been allocated a place on the funding round along with details of how to apply. If there are more applicants registered than places available, places will be allocated at random.
- Once you have received confirmation of your place on the funding round, write your application before the deadline of 29 April 2024, 5pm
The Fore are holding an online information session on 21 March, 1pm to 2pm for applicants to understand how you can make the best possible application for funding. Sign up here If you can’t make it on the day, you can register to receive the recording after the event.