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Information for the bulletin is compiled from a number of sources including Grantfinder, GMCVO (Greater Manchester Council for Voluntary Organisations) and direct from funders themselves. It showcases just a few of the hundreds of funding opportunities available for local community, voluntary and faith organisations. 
This bulletin is produced by a partnership of local support and development agencies across Greater Manchester.
Groups are being invited to apply for funding to put on an event, or extend a current meeting/event, that recruits new Greater Manchester Cancer Champions. This can be aimed at your business, team or network - as long as individuals are residents of or workers in Greater Manchester.
For further information and to apply, visit: www.salfordcvs.co.uk/live-grants, or contact 0161 787 7795, or email: [email protected]
Deadline: Sunday 26 November 2017
We hope that you find all the information you need over the next few pages. Good luck with your application. 
Hate crime has no place in Manchester. Everyone has the right to feel safe and we all have a responsibility to stand against hatred and discrimination. This has always been important and even more so following the attack on the MEN Arena.
Apply by 31 October 2017 for funding to stop knife crime in your community. The fund has been set up to support community projects which reduce knife crime and have a positive impact on young people at risk of carrying a knife and committing crime. The fund is open to voluntary and community sector groups and the Home Office has made £500,000 available in 2017 to 2018. 
The Big Lottery Fund has recently changed the application process to the People and Places Programme by introducing an initial conversation, either by email or by phone, to discuss the project idea. If the project is a good match for the programme, an application pack will be sent to the group. If the project is not eligible or not a good fit, the Big Lottery Fund’s Advice Team will provide feedback. The old application form will be accepted until 31 October 2017.
The new Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) Culture and Social Impact Fund will provide funding to properly constituted, not for profit, voluntary organisations, who are committed to providing excellent cultural experiences or work that has significant social impact across the ten boroughs in Greater Manchester. 
The Community Radio Fund, managed by Ofcom with funding from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, offers two funding rounds each year. The second round for 2017 has now opened to radio stations that are not-for-profit, run by local people for local people about local issues. 
Vinspired have teamed up with Comic Relief to offer 100 Cashpoint Grants to help young people aged 14-25 run LGBTQ+ social action projects in their communities. 
The Peter Stebbings Memorial Charity makes grants to UK registered charities, for work in the UK and overseas. Projects in the UK should fall into the following categories: Medical research and care; Social welfare; Homelessness; Hospices; Mental health/counselling; Drug and alcohol therapeutic support; Offender support; Community regeneration; and Vulnerable families, women and children. 
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