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Learning, Skills and Employment

First Steps Enterprise Fund

First Steps Enterprise Fund is a £300,000 pilot fund offering loan-grant packages to charities and social enterprises working in communities in the North West and South West of England.

Small community-led organisations can apply for up to £30,000 to help them grow their services and become more sustainable. The investments are the first steps towards accessing the wider social investment market and more financing options.

This fund is for community enterprises looking to take on their first loan to help the organisation move forward from start-up stage.

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Big Issue Invest offer £650K Investment and much more to regional early stage social businesses

Big Issue Invest are calling upon early stage social businesses, especially those based outside London and the South East to apply for the Corporate Social Venturing (CSV) 2015 programme which has officially launched. The CSV programme is specifically tailored for early stage social businesses that often face challenges when it comes to securing finance.

Against the current climate of cuts and austerity, developing sustainable businesses that tackle some of society’s biggest challenges is more important than ever.

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Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund 2015 to 2016

The Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund (HSCVF) provides grants to voluntary sector organisations to:
• Collaborate: deliver a strategic project that plays an effective and integrated role in addressing health, public health and social care needs in conjunction with commissioners
• Innovate: test out a new area of work delivered by their volunteers
• Develop: support the Strategic Vision for Volunteering by investing resources in volunteer support and management systems

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Seed Fund – next deadline 4 May 2015

The Seed Fund is a partnership between Forever Manchester, Oglesby Charitable Trust and Hogben Family, which encourages emerging grassroots, locally controlled groups that are less than one year old.

The fund supports individuals who have community ideas.
Awards of up to £1,000 are available.

For further information and to apply, visit: http://forevermanchester.com/funding/, or contact 0161 214 0940, or email: [email protected]

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Nine Lives Community Fund – next deadline 4 May 2015

The Nine Lives Fund is a partnership between Forever Manchester and the Chambers of 9 St. Johns Street, Manchester. The Fund is currently inviting applications from groups that provide activities for young people between the ages of 10 – 18 and living in deprived areas of Greater Manchester and with an income of under £150,000.

Priority will be given to projects working with children and young people with disabilities.

Awards of up to £2,000 are available.

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The Community Economic Development (CED) programme

The Community Economic Development (CED) programme is a new initiative designed for local community groups and organisations who want to take a lead in shaping their economies for the benefit of local communities.

If you belong to a community that wants to work towards seeing real economic change in your area – whether this is in food, housing, finance, energy or any other local economic opportunities – then the CED programme will set you on the right path.

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European Programme 2014-20 - Opportunities for the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector to deliver the Greater Manchester European Structural Investment Funding (ESIF) plan

We have produced a briefing on the European Programme 2014-20 - Opportunities for the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector to deliver the Greater Manchester European Structural Investment Funding (ESIF) plan.

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One Manchester Launches Community Fund

The One Manchester Community Fund will provide £500,000 in grant funding over the next five years. The first round of funding is open now, offering grants of up to £1,000 towards a range of projects that will improve the lives of people in our communities.

One Manchester is the new partnership between Eastlands Homes and City South Manchester Housing.

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Adactus Housing Community Grant Scheme

Adactus Housing Association have announced the launch of their £66,000 Neighbourhood Fund for Manchester.

The fund, which is now in its sixth year, is open to individuals, residents groups, community groups, charitable organisations and social enterprises working in and around areas where Adactus have homes.

Projects seeking support from the fund should fall within one of Adactus’ neighbourhood priorities:

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