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Scaling Community Initiatives in Diet and Exercise

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…
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Funding to Support Individuals Working in Public Health to Develop Research Skills

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,…
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Rise Fund with Rosa – Black and Racially Minoritised-led Women’s and Girls’ 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…
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Grants to Help Get People Back on their Bikes this Summer

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,…
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Barclays New Community Sport Fund

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…
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Capital Grants for Charities – B&Q Foundation

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…
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Meet the Funder: The National Lottery Community Fund – South Derbyshire – 17th June

Vijay Kumari, Funding Officer for The National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF), will be giving a presentation on their Awards for All and Reaching Communities funding programmes. There will be an opportunity to ask Vijay questions about funding and the application processes. NLCF offer funding from £300 to £20,000 through their Awards for All programme. They…
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How to Write a Successful Funding Bid Workshop – South Derbyshire 5th June

The aim of this interactive workshop is to develop your knowledge to improve your bid writing skills. Workshop Content: Don’t miss this opportunity to find out more about bid writing and book your place now. Please note this is for groups and organisations in South Derbyshire and is an in person session. The session will be held…
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The Dream Fund

The Dream Fund is aimed at supporting women of colour-led social impact organisations through micro-grants. The Dream Fund provides small yet impactful grants to emerging and established women of colour-led organisations. These grants are often the vital seed funding needed to kickstart innovative projects, fuel community initiatives, and drive positive change. They enable your…
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Derbyshire and Notts schools selected for Summer Active Lives Young People Survey

Ninety-four schools from across Derbyshire and Notts have been selected by Sport England to complete the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey for the summer 2025 term. The survey is the biggest of its kind, gathering insight into young people’s activity levels, physical literacy, swimming proficiency, wellbeing, self-efficacy and levels of social trust. Designed…