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Co-op Community Dividend Fund Re-Opens to Applications

The Central England Co-operative has re-opened its Community Dividend Fund to support good causes, groups and charities in central England. The Central England Co-operative has branches across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Click here for their location finder. Grants of between £100 and £5,000 (the average grant is £2,000) are available to members of Central England Co-operative…
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Grants up to £2,500 from Foundation Derbyshire

Foundation Derbyshire is an independent local funder, offering small grants to community and voluntary groups, local charities, and CIC’s, working across Derby and Derbyshire. Grants are for up to 12 months and they can fund equipment and general running costs such as rent and transport. Click here for more information.
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95 schools in Notts and Derbyshire selected to complete Active Lives Young People Survey this term

95 schools across Notts and Derbyshire have been selected by Sport England to complete the Active Lives Young People Survey this Summer term. The survey is the biggest of its kind, gathering insight into young people’s physical activity habits and their feelings towards physical activity. Schools which complete the survey receive a detailed, personalised report…
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LTA Tennis Foundation Grants for Innovation, Scaling Up and Recovery

The LTA Tennis Foundation want to partner with other organisations including charities CICs, schools and colleges and local authorities to help them deliver their vision of ‘tennis opened up’ and implement their mission of ‘improving lives through tennis’. The total funding pot is £1m in 2023 which is focused across three grant making themes: Innovate: …
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Nottingham PlayZone – Invitation to Quote for Project Manager

Active Partners Trust, on behalf of the Nottingham Playzone Consortium (NPC), is seeking to appoint an organisation or individual to act as Project Manager from Monday 1st June to Friday 19th January. The Nottingham Playzone Consortium (via Active Notts) will appoint the Project Manager (PM) to manage the consultation process and submission of the Playzone…
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Football Foundation Energy Support Programme Invites Expressions of Interest

The Football Foundation’s Energy Support Programme is accepting applications from community football organisations in England to help them lower their energy usage. A total of £6 million will be available across two funds, the Energy Fund and the Floodlight Fund. In addition, the Foundation has designed guidance specifically for football clubs that will provide some…
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The Inactivity of Refugees

Overall, an estimated 1.1m people migrated to the UK in 2022 (year to June). After subtracting those who emigrated, the UK population rose by 504,000 – the net migration total. That is a record jump from a high of more than 330,000 seen in 2016, the year of the Brexit vote. Asylum applications, including those…
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Talking Space – Sharing stories of co-production

This Talking Space was held on March 23rd 2023 and was an opportunity to hear some recentexamples of co-production and co-design across Notts and Derbyshire. You can watch or re-watch the recording now to hear from a variety of different approaches toengaging and learning from different communities and service users. Here is a preview of…
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Chances for Children

Individually tailored grants of up to £2,200 for children and young people who have experienced a crisis that has recently had a significant and enduring impact on their wellbeing and educational engagement are available through Buttle UK. The programme funds holistic packages of support for children and young people that can include, but are not…
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Chesterfield Borough Council’s New Community Grants Fund.

Local community groups invited to apply for grant funding Community groups and voluntary organisations from across Chesterfield are being invited to apply for grants from a new scheme which is designed to boost grassroots projects that will improve life for local people. More than £260,000 will be available over the next two years – including…