Funding is available to local charities and grass-roots community organisations to maintain and enhance vital community projects through Co-op’s Local Community Fund. Funding is raised when Co-op members buy own-brand products and services. Also, the Co-op and Crowdfunder have teamed-up to unlock additional funding. That means that Local Community Fund grants can count as a…
The Key Fund offers flexible loans and grant/loan packages to help the community and social enterprises to start up, become sustainable, or grow. An online session providing details about this funding opportunity for social enterprises including Community Interest Companies (CICs) will be held on Wednesday 20th March 2024 between 12:00 noon and 1:00pm. Click here…
A total of 102 schools from across Notts and Derbyshire have been selected by Sport England to complete the Active Lives Young People Survey this Spring 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. Schools which…
The VCSE Energy Efficiency Scheme will help voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations (VCSEs) to deliver more efficient services for people and communities by saving money on their energy bills. The VCSE Energy Efficiency Scheme is offering independent energy assessments to help identify energy-saving opportunities in your building. From January, the scheme will also be…
This online session is focused on helping you to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to be able to write a more successful funding bid. The session is being led by South Derbyshire CVS on Wednesday, 31 Jan 2024. It will run between 10:30am and 1:00pm and will be held online. The workshop content includes:…
Grants plus business support are available to social entrepreneurs that are looking to start or grow an existing social venture. The grants are being made available through two funding streams: UnLtd are committed to providing 50% of their awards to Black, Asian and minority ethnic social entrepreneurs, and/or disabled social entrepreneurs. In addition to the…
Comic Relief has recently launched their new five-year organisational strategy which focuses on improved ways of funding and new programme areas. They have plans for upcoming UK funding opportunity for the Migration sector. Comic Relief expects to launch a new funding opportunity in February 2024 for organisations that are supporting refugees and asylum seekers in…
Central Social and Recreational Trust grants focus on young people under 21 years of age and who belong to a club/organisation. Funding can be used to assist in the maintenance of properties as long as the property is owned by the club or there is a significant lease period. They will only fund clubs/organisations affiliated…
BBC Children in Need’s Core Costs funding can be spent on your organisation’s central day-to-day operations. These might include: This funding stream is for charities and not-for-profit organisations. Applicants to this programme can apply for grants for up to three years. Quicker decisions are made for grants. They will fund not-for-profit organisations working with children…
BBC Children in Need have several funding programmes open at any one time. The Project Costs Funding Stream is currently one of the open grant programmes. The Project Costs Funding Stream has no application deadline. The fund’s current thematic areas of interest for the Midlands include projects and organisations supporting children and young people who:…
