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It Starts With Community – Meet the Funder
Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service is hosting a free online session with the National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) to provide information about their ‘It Starts With Community’ strategy. Funding Manager at the NLCF, Marc Lupson, will provide insight and information on: Helen Oparinde, NCVS’s Sector Growth Coordinator will also be present to discuss what support…
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Grants for Gardening: Community Gardens Award
Delivered by the National Garden Scheme, the Community Gardens Award provides grants of £1,500 and £5,000 for gardening projects carried out by charities and CICs within local communities. The scheme is committed to funding projects that ensure sustainability in gardening (using peat-free compost, for example), and celebrate biodiversity and wildlife. Applicant proposals should aim to…
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First ever Derbyshire Forest Games
The first ever Derbyshire Forest Games was hosted at Lea Green on Tuesday 1 July, for young people aged seven to ten, many of which may not usually get the chance to be active outdoors. The event saw over 180 students take part from a range of schools including Buxton Junior School, Darley Dale School,…
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Meet the Funder in Erewash
For groups in Derbyshire seeking funding, several grant-providing representatives, in addition to Edwina Archer, our Funding Lead at Active Derbyshire, who will be available to provide support and answer any funding-related questions. Join us at Erewash Voluntary Action, Granville Avenue, Long Eaton, NG10 4HD on Tuesday September 16th 2025 from 10am to 2pm. Please feel…
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County Grants Fund: England and Wales Cricket Board
Grants between £1,000 and £10,000 are available to fund affiliated cricket clubs in broadening participation in the sport, enhancing facilities, and addressing the impacts of climate change. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) provides funding support for: Priority is given to clubs actively engaged with ECB programmes such as All Stars, Dynamos, women’s and…
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The Climate Action Fund: NLCF
Funding is available through The National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF)’s Climate Action Fund to to help communities tackle climate change and support them in being environmentally sustainable. Organisations in partnership can request grants from a minimum of £500,000 over multiple years to support projects that: The Climate Action Fund is only available to fund projects…
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Round 3 information announced: Postcode Places Trust
Postcode Places Trust has updated their funding guide to include new criteria for Round 3 of the 2025 block, adopting a new, multi-year approach to the funding offered. Organisations will now be able to apply for up to £50,000 of funding across a three year period. Charities, CICs, and Community Benefit Society groups are able…
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Where People Meet – funding for community centres
The Rayne Trust are supporting the development of holistic community centres in underserved areas across the UK to build social capital and enable thriving communities. With a focus on community-led regeneration projects that deliver social, economic, and environmental benefits, expression of interest applications are encouraged from: There will be two information webinars to give an…
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Better Youth Spaces Fund
Funded by the UK Government and administered by Social Investment Business (SIB), Better Youth Spaces is £30.5 million in capital grants, awarded to youth organisations to provide better support for the young people they work with. Grants between £5,000 and £100,000 [per site] will be awarded to support capital improvements including capital equipment, small refurbishments,…
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Social welfare funding
Voluntary groups, not-for-profits, and independently managed charities can apply for grant funding up to £10,000 to support the delivery of charity work improving social welfare in communities once served by Hillards stores. These areas include: Derbyshire: Alfreton, Glossop, Mickleover. Nottinghamshire: Hucknall, Retford, Worksop. Gay & Peter Hartley’s Hillards Charitable Trust’s funding is most frequently awarded…
