Our funding

Volunteers Expenses Fund 2026

Fifteen grants of £920 are available to help smaller voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations in the city of Manchester to cover the out-of-pocket costs of people that volunteer for them.

To be eligible, organisations need to be based and working within the city and have an annual income under £100,000.

Migrant Destitution Fund

The Migrant Destitution Fund supports migrant people who have 'no recourse to public funds' - a policy which leaves people unable to meet their basic needs, not supported by the state and not allowed to do paid work to support themselves. People supported by the Fund are mostly asylum seekers and people whose right to remain isn't recognised by the Home Office (e.g. because a relationship breaks down). Many eventually win the right to remain...but it is a long process. It traps people in destitution.

Local charities identify someone who needs support and make an application to the Fund. Grants are for up to £80 once a month and are typically spent on food, winter clothing, phone credit, travel costs (e.g. to appointments), dental treatment.

The Live Well Communities Fund

The LiveWell Communities Fund has been co-designed over the past few months in collaboration with the VCSE sector and residents of North Manchester, by listening to their community priorities, local knowledge, and lived experience. By drawing on these elements, the programme has been shaped to reflect community priorities and ensure it provides meaningful support for the residents of North Manchester. Co-design is central to LiveWell’s vision of strengthening community infrastructure and enabling inclusive activities and services that promote health and wellbeing.

LiveWell Communities Fund aims to:

• Reduce health and racial inequalities by supporting grassroots organisations led by and working with Global Majority communities
• Support newly emerging groups to pilot new ideas, build capacity and strong foundations
• Allow established groups to deepen and sustain their impact on community health and racial inequalities

Funding is for groups led by the global majority community, embedded in North Manchester, defined as: Ancoats & Beswick, Charlestown, Cheetham, Clayton & Openshaw, Crumpsall, Harpurhey, Higher Blackley, Miles Platting & Newton Heath and Moston.

Spirit of Manchester Fund 2025/2026 Bringing Communities Together £500 Mini-grants

Spirit of Manchester Fund 2025 80th Anniversary of the Pan-African Congress 1945 £1000 Mini-grants Event

To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the fifth Pan-African Congress, which took place in Manchester in October 1945, we have two £1000 mini-grants available to small African or Caribbean- led voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations in the city of Manchester.

This funding is available to support the ongoing work of your organisation, including those who might have been affected by the current financial climate. The funding does not need to be tied to a new project (though new initiatives are welcome); it can be used in whatever way will be most beneficial to your organisation.

There is a two-stage process:

1. An open call to small African and / or Caribbean led VCSE organisations in Manchester to express interest in the funding and the opportunity to be one of six shortlisted organisations
2. Shortlisted organisations will be invited to make a five-minute presentation at Macc’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 25 November.

After the six organisations have made their presentation, AGM attendees will vote on which two organisations receive £1000. The four runners-up will each get £250.

Greater Manchester Health & Wellbeing 2026 Programme  
Grants for projects supporting unpaid carers from global majority communities

Twenty £5,000 grants are available to medium-sized Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations to deliver health and wellbeing projects for unpaid carers from global majority communities in Greater Manchester between January and December 2026.  

GM-based VCSE organisations rooted in their community that work with unpaid carers from global majority backgrounds are eligible to apply.