Funding

The Co-operative Membership Community Fund

The Co-operative Membership Community Fund awards grants of between £100 and £2,000 to community, voluntary, or self-help groups to run projects that carry out positive work in the community.

Projects must:
• address a community issue
• provide a good long-term benefit to the community
• support co-operative values and principles
• ideally be innovative in its approach

Community groups, voluntary groups, self-help groups, community charities or local branches of national charities are eligible to apply.

Groups can apply for anything from equipment to event costs, help towards rent or fixtures, sport or computer equipment.

http://www.co-operative.coop/membership/local-communities/community-fund/

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Feel Good Fund

Aged 16-25?

Fancy a grant of £200 for a one off or short term activities?

Greater Manchester Youth Network is now taking applications so contact them to find out more!

What is the fund about? This pot of funding has been set up to help groups of young people (aged 16-25) across Manchester to create and deliver events or activities that focus around the ‘5 steps to well-being’. Be Active, Connect, Take Notice, Keep Learning and Give! These local activities will form part of a wider campaign to promote well-being among young people through highlighting the 5 steps.

See the GMYN website for more details: http://gmyn.wordpress.com/

Deadlines: Midday Monday 21 November.
Midday Monday 12 December.
Midday Monday 30 January

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Reaching Communities funding

The Reaching Communities programme has two strands:

1. Reaching Communities revenue and small capital – funding from £10,000 to £500,000 for revenue projects and/or smaller capital projects up to £50,000
2. Reaching Communities buildings – funding of between £100,000 and £500,000 for large capital projects

Reaching Communities funds projects that help people and communities most in need. Projects can be new or existing, or be the core work of your organisation.

Projects will be funded that respond to needs identified by communities, and those that fund projects that help those most in need including those people or groups who are hard to reach.

http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_reaching_communities

There is a great demand for this funding, so the chances of a successful bid are not very high, but if you have read all the information on the website and feel that your project is suitable it is well worth applying.