The £2.6m Greater Manchester Green Spaces Fund supports community-led projects that increase the amount and quality of accessible, nature-rich green space in the city region, particularly in 
the areas where people need it most.
Round 3 of the Green Spaces Fund is now open for applications.
The Greater Manchester Green Spaces Fund will help Greater Manchester to become greener, fairer and more prosperous, by giving small grants to communities in greatest need to create or enhance green space.
The fund is focused on three principles:
- To benefit communities in greatest need of quality green spaces
- To tackle our climate and biodiversity emergency
- To encourage and empower communities to get involved with nature
Small grants will be available for communities experiencing inequalities who want to create new green spaces or improve existing ones in their area. These might be unused areas that people want to open up for wider public access, a community garden, greening a street, or creating a small park or parklet. The fund is particularly interested in hearing from communities in greatest need, to ensure the fund is used to empower those facing inequalities.
The fund will prioritise projects which will benefit communities experiencing inequalities (for example those experiencing social or economic disadvantage) and lack public access to green space (for example in areas without a public park nearby or lacking greenery).
The fund has two types of grants available:
- Small grants up to £15,000
- Large grants between £15,000 to £40,000