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Not-for-profit organisations can apply for funding of between £10,000 and £40,000 per year, until March 2018, to support the core costs of their organisation. A total of £900,000 is available (subject to budget) over three years from this fund.

The Culture Team and Manchester City Council want your work to have a lasting impact that will directly benefits residents and the economy, now and in the future.

You can apply on behalf of your organisation or, if you're working with another organisation, you can apply together.

Greater Manchester has an allocation of £356 million of European Structural Funds for the 2014-20 programme.

The Funds, overall, are designed to reduce economic inequalities by targeting additional resources at developing skills, jobs and enterprise for those people and areas which need extra help. There is also clear acknowledgement of the importance of social inclusion and social innovation as necessary conditions of economic inclusion; this is similarly acknowledged in the Greater Manchester Strategy, which also acknowledges the importance of our sector in delivering this.

There are shows and events across Manchester to discover for Black History Month throughout October.

History has proven to be an important part of forming ones Identity and development. Having access to history allows us to see who we have been and who we can become. The more we delve into and expose the many stories that make up history, the more we unravel the many complicated, connected and multifaceted layers that make up the human spirit and the people who made us who we are today.

Every Friday 12.30pm-3.30pm come along and enjoy the social-café, craft and cooking workshops.

Also banish the Sunday blues for a fortnightly session 3pm-8pm starting on Sunday 19 October 2014.

On Sunday’s 19 October, 2, 16, 30 November and 14 December, 3pm-6pm there are creative-craft workshops and the Rusholme Film Club starting at 6pm.

If you are interested in community organising and would like to start your own activities, this is the place for you with support, mentoring and training available.