Category: Active Derbyshire

Groundwork and One Stop Stores have teamed up to deliver the One Stop Community Partnership Programme to support groups and organisations who are working within 2 miles of a One Stop Store. This programme is designed to support community groups or organisations which are; • Tackling food poverty• Supporting the vulnerable• Supporting the elderly• Supporting…

This fund is open to small voluntary and community organisations.  It has a wide range of priorities, some of which are listed below.  However, a key aim is to help disadvantaged people or neighbourhoods. There are two grant thresholds depending on how the applicant organisation is constituted. One stream of the grant is up to…

The Peoples Health Trust has launched a new Nature for Health grants programme.  The programme is aimed at supporting local community initiatives that promote health and wellbeing through nature-based activities. Eligible organisations can apply for grants of £20,000 to £40,000 for activities lasting 2 years. Applicants are asked to secure match funding of at least…

This scheme, administered by South Derbyshire District Council, is backed by part of South Derbyshire’s allocation of UK Shared Prosperity Funding and Rural England Prosperity Fund monies. The part of the South Derbyshire Community Grant Fund backed by the Rural England Prosperity Fund provides capital funding for voluntary and community groups/not for profit organisations. This…

Following on from the success of the East Midlands Airport (EMA) School Eco-Garden Competition, the airport’s Community Fund has ring-fenced a pot of funding to provide an ‘Eco-Garden Fund’. Schools and other not-for-profit community organisations and charities within East Midlands Airport Area of Benefit can apply.  The area of benefit is mainly to the south…

Holland and Barrett, in partnership with Wellbeing of Women, has launched a new fund to address inequalities in menopause care amongst under-served communities. The Women’s Health Community Fund will provide small grants to groups and individuals. Projects should help to raise awareness and improve education around the menopause. They are particularly interested in supporting projects…

The Government has announced that ahead of the launch of the fourth and final round of the £150 million Community Ownership Fund (COF), it has published a new Expression of Interest (EOI) form. The Community Ownership Fund helps community groups buy or renovate assets that would otherwise be lost to the community.  Voluntary and community…

People’s Health Trust has launched its Nature for Health funding programme which is part of its Health Justice Fund. Grants of between £20,000 and £40,000 are available for not-for-profit organisations with an income of less than £1 million to improve mental health and provide greater access to natural spaces and nature-based activities for people (aged…

The EMA Community Fund has ring-fenced a pot of funding to provide a ‘Low Carbon Energy Fund’ for solar panels, LED installations, electric charging points, air and ground source heating and similar proven low carbon technologies. Local charities, not-for-profit community groups, parish councils, schools, sporting facilities and other statutory bodies within the EMA Area of…