The Henry Smith Charity provides grants to charitable organisations that help people when other sources of support have failed, are inappropriate, or are simply not available. Grants of £20k-60k are available for up to 3 years.

Ongoing deadline

Funding of up to £50,000 is available for innovative ideas that benefit the community. Particular focus is on projects that aim to improve community resilience or financial inclusion. To take part the project must also be raising funds to develop a new approach, product or technology, pilot a new scheme, implement a new initiative, or expand existing services to a new area or beneficiary group.

The Trust focuses on providing funding which could help small organisations pay for various running costs, such as volunteer expenses, training days, equipment maintenance and other core outgoings. Grants are unrestricted and range from £300-£2,000.

Their funds to support projects that will fix, repair, maintain and improve properties and community facilities for those in need throughout the UK. The foundation currently offers local registered charities and not for profit organisations funding of up to £5,000

Applications are reviewed in February, May, August and November

They give grants towards the building or refurbishment of scout huts, village halls, community centres, youth clubs, boxing clubs, outdoor activity centres, farm and outdoor learning centres, sports centres and pavilions, playing fields and playgrounds. They also fund the purchase of new minibuses that assist those most in need in their local communities.

The Strategic Legal Fund (SLF) is a fund to support legal work that goes beyond securing justice for an individual and makes a significant contribution to law, practice and procedures to uphold and promote the rights of migrant groups in the UK.

£250 for your next cohesion activity. Looking to run a cohesion event in Greater Manchester?

To qualify you will need to create a #WeStandTogether Committee/Project/Working Group with at least 5 members, hopefully from diverse backgrounds.

To apply send up to 250 words to support@westandtogether.org.uk on what you are planning and a contact phone number

Grants of up to £1,000 are available to support Greater Manchester based peer-led voluntary groups that can engage local parents (remotely or face-to-face) in a welcoming, safe and non-judgemental environment where they can socialise with and learn from other parents or volunteers with lived experienced of perinatal stress.

There is no submission deadline but the grant will close once the funds have been exhausted.

Since 2019, the Jigsaw fund has awarded over £1.3m and supported community projects across Greater Manchester and Lancashire. A share of a £450,000 community fund is now available for local residents, groups and charities to bid towards and make a difference to lives within their communities.

No deadline

A unique and innovative fund has been created to support tackling health inequalities that marginalised ethnic communities face when trying to get help from mental health services. Applications are welcome from user-led community organisations who experience race inequalities from across Greater Manchester. Up to £10k is available as well as one off core investments of up to £200k

Grants of up to £3,500 are available for Greater Manchester organisations working with young people, sick and disabled people, the elderly and disadvantaged members of society, educational initiatives by arts organisations and community associations.

Grants of up to £3,000 are available to projects in GM that focus on one of four priority areas – preventing homelessness, reducing social isolation, improving access to employment and emergency support for vulnerable families and children.

2024 deadlines:

4pm on

Friday 5 April
Friday 26 April
Friday 31 May
Friday 21 June
Friday 26 July

Award grants to a maximum of £3,000. To be successful a group MUST: Carry out positive work in the community and be of charitable nature and be ‘Not for Profit’ status; Be Community, Socially or Environmentally focused; Based within the area of benefit.

Application deadlines:

15 March 2024

1 June 2024

7 September 2024

13 December 2024

Greater Manchester has secured more than £120m government funding to help people, businesses and organisations prepare for the Clean Air Zone. Eligible van, heavy goods vehicle, bus, coach, taxi, private hire vehicle or minibus owners in Greater Manchester would be able to apply for financial support.

Applications are now open

Funding grassroots sports clubs and activities through their fund. Two funds are currently live, each offering £3,000 per projects. See individual links for details:

- Round 6

- Local Pubs Fund

The Proper Good Investment team offer affordable and accessible social investment aimed at small and very small social enterprises and charities that trade, including new organisations. There are three tiers: Early Stage Loan Fund, Scale Up Loan Fund and Buildings Loan Fund.

If you refer an individual to the investment programme and they are subsequently approved, your VCFSE organisation will receive 1% of the total award for the early stage and scale up funds when the investee draws down.

Available to Voluntary, Community, Faith based groups, Social Enterprises & not for profit organisations. This is an easy and effective way to boost your funds. easyfundraising is free to use and trusted by 180,000 good causes around the UK.

If you sign up using the Sector3 link we will receive a referral fee from easyfundraising for funds you raise so please do consider registering to help raise more money both for your organisation as well as Sector3.