The Trauma Responsive Greater Manchester Fund is awarding grants of £5,000 to £10,000 to voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations across Greater Manchester. The Fund is designed to support organisations to move beyond basic awareness of trauma and embed trauma-responsive environments within their services, systems, and settings.
Grants of £5,000 - £10,000 are available to help voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations across Greater Manchester embed trauma-responsive practice into their services, systems and spaces.
The fund is designed to support organisations to move beyond basic awareness of trauma and take meaningful action to embed trauma-responsive approaches across their work.
Trauma-responsive practice recognises the impact of trauma on individuals and communities, and focuses on creating environments that are safe, supportive, and empowering.
All proposals must align with at least one of the priorities of the fund. Strong applications will demonstrate a clear understanding of trauma‑informed principles, explain how these principles will be applied in practice, and set out robust outcome measures to show meaningful improvements in wellbeing and resilience.
The Trauma Responsive Greater Manchester Fund is supported by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) as part of the wider Trauma Responsive Greater Manchester (TRGM) programme.
Priorities of the fund
The fund is looking for projects that go beyond basic training and embed trauma-responsive practice into organisations and communities.
Your project must align with at least one of the following priorities:
- Improve Spaces – Make physical environments more welcoming, safe, and trauma responsive, for example through improved design, layout, or equipment.
- Training and Education – Deliver trauma responsive training for staff or volunteers that goes beyond basic awareness and demonstrates measurable impact.
- Policies and Procedures – Review and improve organisational policies and processes to better reflect trauma informed principles.
- Learning, Reflection and Evaluation - Gather feedback, run reflective practice sessions, and develop systems to continuously improve trauma responsive delivery.
Meet the Funder
Salford CVS and the Trauma Responsive Greater Manchester team will be holding an online meet the funder session on 30th June, 12.30pm. This will be an opportunity to learn more about the fund and how to apply. Register here
The Trauma Responsive Greater Manchester Fund is supported by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) as part of the wider Trauma Responsive Greater Manchester (TRGM) programme. It is being managed by Salford CVS, on behalf of 10GM.
There is an online application process