Category: Active Derbyshire

Charities, social enterprises, community groups, voluntary organisations, small grassroots groups and businesses who are working to connect their communities to nature can apply now for a grant of up to £5,000. The funding is intended to encourage nature connection initiatives within the local community including: Applicants must be entirely based in the UK and have a…

The Mortgage Advice Bureau Foundation continues to offer match funding grants of up to £5,000 per project through its partnership with Crowdfunder. Examples of projects that could be funded include: Charities and Community Interest Companies (CICs) can apply. To access the match funding, applicants need to have a Sponsor who is a Mortgage Advice Bureau…

This fund is to support social enterprises that have the ability to scale and deliver social impact. Projects must address the delivery of community based diet and (or) exercise initiatives.  Your existing work must require further testing and research and development (R&D). Projects must demonstrate a credible and practical route to market, so your application…

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Specialist Centre for Public Health has launched a £5,000 personal funding opportunity.  The fund is to help individuals working in public health develop research skills. It’s designed for people with little or no prior research experience.  The NIHR are especially interested in people within VCSE organisations,…

Rosa’s Rise Fund offers two-year organisational development grants of between £10,000 and £40,000 to Black and racially minoritised-led women’s and girls’ organisations that have an income of between £30,000 and £300,000. The funding is for organisational development work relating to areas such as strategy, governance, leadership, alliances and partnerships, funding, demonstrating impact and systems and…

Community groups and other not-for-profit organisations can apply for grants of up to £3,500 to deliver cycling events to get people back on their bikes this summer. The funding, which is made available by the Department for Transport, can be spent on anything that supports the delivery of events.  This includes staffing, promotional costs, equipment,…

This new fund, delivered in partnership with Sported, aims to reduce inequalities in sport. The fund’s focus is on football, tennis, and cricket. The programme will run until December 2027.. The funding supports community groups and grassroots sports organisations working within the most deprived areas and are making sport more accessible to: Applications will be…

The B&Q Foundation provide grants for a wide range of charities. Charities which are looking for funding to improve or develop spaces that benefit their local communities. B&Q work with the team at Neighbourly to make the application process as easy as possible. They focus on funding charities that support people who are most in…