Garfield Weston Foundation, in partnership with Pilotlight, is accepting applications from registered charities working in the fields of youth, welfare, environment, and community, for the Weston Charity Awards. The Awards offer a package of support, worth over £22,000, intended to deliver long-term benefit to the charity, including a fully funded year of support from Pilotlight…
The National Education Nature Park is helping school children and young people around the country connect to the natural world, especially in urban and nature-deprived areas, by tracking their local environment through a virtual map across England. There is £7.5 million of funding available this academic year to help disadvantaged schools in nature-deprived areas to…
Grants are available for registered and exempt charities to help communities thrive by focusing on children, young people and those most disadvantaged. Priorities include: Grants are between £5,000 and £30,000. There are currently two application rounds per year. Click here for more information.
The fantastic collaboration between the community and the active workforce continues in Carlton with the launch of the ‘Six Short Walks in Carlton leaflet’. The leaflet features six accessible routes developed by local residents, and emerged from the community who came together previously to develop the ‘Getting out and about in Carlton’ (Carlton becnhmapping) leaflet.…
The latest Active Lives Survey (ALS) data has been released for our communities which shows where the greatest inequality lies. The data, which has been compiled by Press Red on behalf of Active Derbyshire and Active Notts show that inequalities persist in activity. This is mostly affecting people living with long term health conditions and…
Barchester’s Charitable Foundation is a grant-giving charity. Their funding is to help older people and other adults with disability lead more fulfilled lives and reach their full potential. The Foundation focuses on connecting or re-connecting people with others in their local community. Helping to combat isolation and loneliness and enabling people to be active and…
Charities working to reduce poverty and improve the health of disadvantaged people can apply for funding from the Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation’s Small Change Big Difference Fund. Applicant organisations must be nominated by the Society’s members and colleagues. Grants are up to £2,500 to support initiatives that benefit vulnerable groups, including children, the seriously…
The Foyle Foundation’s fund is open to charities that have an annual turnover of less than £150,000. Priority is given to local charities still active in their communities. Those that are currently delivering services to the young, vulnerable, elderly, disadvantaged or the general community. Applicants must show how any grant will make a significant difference…
The purpose of the Health and Wellbeing Grant is to support new and existing not-for-profit voluntary and community groups/organisations in Bolsover, Chesterfield and North-East Derbyshire whose work strengthens the local community and improves the health and wellbeing of their beneficiaries. To apply for this Health & Wellbeing Grant you must demonstrate how your project/activity will…
Funding is available for charities to support grassroots sports projects. Projects must provide opportunities for self-development for people living in the most disadvantaged areas who encounter physical, mental, social, or economic barriers. The funding is for physical activity initiatives that: Two levels of funding are available and will cover capital, project or core costs: Applications…
