About
Action Together is the infrastructure organisation for the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector in Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside. They connect people with what's happening in their community, develop community ideas into action, strengthen local organisations, and provide strategic influence for the charity and voluntary sector. Action Together supports both organisations and individuals through services including funding support, volunteering coordination, community activities, social prescribing, and strategic networks.
Funding Opportunities
Rochdale Communities Fund – Micro Grants for up to £1,000
Thanks to funding from Rochdale Borough Council Public Health team, Action Together is offering micro grants of up to £1,000 to help the VCFSE sector to support individuals, families and communities in the Rochdale Borough. As there are limited funds, priority is given to micro and small groups. The grants support projects that fall within two key priorities: (1) Challenging poverty and driving equality - including providing practical support, advice or peer support to help people get back on their feet, reducing inequalities, and strengthening community voice and action; and (2) Promoting health and wellbeing - enabling communities to support their social, mental and physical wellbeing, challenging health inequalities through work with marginalised groups, and building strong relationships within and across communities. This is a quarterly rolling programme that pauses when quarterly funding is allocated and reopens the following quarter.
Rochdale Communities Fund - Seed Fund
Thanks to funding from Rochdale Borough Council's Adult Social Care team, Action Together is offering grants of up to £500 to help small, unconstituted groups or those preparing to become social enterprises (such as Community Interest Companies) develop their ideas or projects into sustainable, long-term organisations that benefit Rochdale Borough. The Seed Fund is part of the Rochdale Communities Fund and is only available to groups based in Rochdale. This funding is designed to help small groups take the next step towards becoming established and sustainable, ensuring they can continue making a positive impact in the community. The project must fall within priorities including challenging poverty and driving equality, or promoting health and wellbeing. Groups must be working towards becoming formally constituted or a social enterprise and receiving support from a Community Development Worker.
Alpkit Foundation Grant
The Alpkit Foundation Grant provides small awards between £50-£500 to individuals, community groups, schools and organisations to encourage people to get outdoors and have great experiences that otherwise couldn't happen. The grant supports projects that encourage responsible outdoor activity, have long-lasting benefits, introduce new people to the outdoors, and demonstrate value for money. Funding can be used for various purposes including providing discounted equipment for outdoor adventures and trips, supporting outdoor educational programs such as First Aid or Mountain Leader Training, supporting proactive conservation and environmental projects like community gardens and allotments, and developing facilities for outdoor skills and activities to reach wider groups. Applications are assessed on their individual merit, and there is no limit to the number of times an organization can apply. Applicants must be voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) groups that are locally rooted or actively working in the boroughs of Oldham, Rochdale, or Tameside, and must be formally constituted. The grant operates on a rolling programme basis, with applications recommended to be submitted at least 3 months before project start dates.
Live Well Community Fund - Coaching Grants
Thanks to funding from the Live Well Fund, Action Together is offering grants to fund one-to-one coaching for local Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) leaders. These grants have been designed by the Rochdale Anti-Poverty Foundation Group to address the challenges faced by community leaders who never get time to reflect, support their own wellbeing or invest in their leadership skills. The grants will give around 20 leaders the opportunity for time, headspace and support to reflect on their wellbeing, leadership and the difference they make. Key factors in decision making include clarity of goals, personal benefit, organisational/community benefit, commitment and readiness, and equity and access.
Rochdale Recovery Micro Fund £1k
The Rochdale Recovery Micro Fund through Rochdale Borough Council is a fund to invest in and strengthen Rochdale Borough's Recovery VCFSE sector. It funds groups and projects which directly benefit local people and communities, delivered by VCFSE organisations/individuals with roots in the borough. The fund can support groups/individuals to try out a new project or sustain one that already exists. This funding is part of the Rochdale Recovery Community and is only available to small groups/individuals based in Rochdale who are associated with the Rochdale Recovery Communities Partnership and unconstituted. The priorities focus on creating a visible and positive recovery community, recognizing the importance of early intervention for substance and alcohol use, ending stigma for people who use substances and alcohol, raising awareness of associated issues in a non-stigmatising way, and widening support available for people in recovery while creating shared opportunities for learning and engagement within the wider community.
At a Glance
- Total Funding Opportunities
- 13
- Active Now
- 5
- Source Domain
- actiontogether.org.uk
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