Charity & Social Economy grants and funding in Greater Manchester

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Only for Greater Manchester 47

Community grants help neighbourhoods mark Remembrance Sundayaward £400 · closes 19 Oct 2026 · with Macc: funding opportunities
DF Capital Foundation grants of up to £2,500 for Greater Manchester community groups (Forever Manchester)max award £2,500 · closes 22 Oct 2026 · with Forever Manchester: DF Capital Foundation grants
Eric Wright Charitable Trust Grantscloses 25 Oct 2026 · with Bolton CVS: funding opportunities
Too Great for Hatemax award £500 · closes 26 Oct 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
Saddleworth Hydro Sustainability Fundaward £10,000–£25,000 · closes 30 Oct 2026 · Oldham · with Action Together: find funding
Ford Britain Trust’s Small Grantaward £250 · closes 31 Oct 2026 · with Macc: funding opportunities
Trafford Council VCSE grant: up to £10,000 for community safety and cohesion projectsmax award £10,000 · closes 31 Oct 2026 · Trafford · with Trafford Council: VCSE grant (Standing Together community safety)
Manchester Connecting Communities Fund: grants up to £5,000 for youth sport, movement and performing arts projectsmax award £5,000 · closes 2 Nov 2026 · with City in the Community (Manchester City): Manchester Connecting Communities Fund (EURO 2028)
Oglesby Spotlight: Local Climate Action grants of £500-£5,000 for Greater Manchester community groupsaward £500–£5,000 · closes 3 Nov 2026 · with Oglesby Charitable Trust: Spotlight - Local Climate Action (Greater Manchester)
Stronger Communities Fund: up to £4,000 for City of Manchester community projectsmax award £4,000 · closes 3 Nov 2026 · with We Love MCR Charity: Stronger Communities Fund (up to £4,000, City of Manchester)
Tameside Communities Fund: grants up to £11,000 for Tameside community groups (closes 9 November)max award £11,000 · closes 9 Nov 2026 · Tameside · with Action Together: Tameside Communities Fund 2026 (micro up to £1,000, small up to £11,000)
Tameside Live Well Spaces Fund: £25,000 for community anchor organisationsaward £25,000 · closes 9 Nov 2026 · Tameside · with Action Together: Tameside Live Well Spaces Fund 2026 (£25,000 for community anchor organisations)
Hate Crime Awareness Week 2027 grants: ten £1,000 awards for Manchester groupsaward £1,000 · closes 11 Nov 2026 · with Macc (Manchester Community Central): Hate Crime Awareness Week 2027 grants programme
Equans North Manchester Community Funding: grants or volunteer help for projects in M8, M9 and M40closes 14 Nov 2026 · with Equans North Manchester Community Funding (grants or volunteers, M8, M9, M40)
Wythenshawe Social Value Fund: £7,000 to £10,000 for community projectsaward £7,000–£10,000 · closes 16 Nov 2026 · with Wythenshawe Community Housing Group: Social Value Fund
SUEZ Communities Trust Landfill Communities Fundcloses 18 Nov 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
In Our Nature: up to £4,000 of support for Manchester community climate projectsmax award £4,000 · closes 23 Nov 2026 · with In Our Nature (Manchester): community climate action support (up to £4,000 in kind)
Hate Crime Awareness Fund 2026-27award £500–£750 · closes 27 Nov 2026 · with Salford CVS: current funding opportunities (grants it manages)
The Charity Service Greater Manchester Grants: up to £3,000 for local charities and community groupsmax award £3,000 · closes 27 Nov 2026 · with The Charity Service: Greater Manchester Grants (up to £3,000)
Heywood Pride in Place capital grants: up to £180,000 to improve community spacesmax award £180,000 · closes 30 Nov 2026 · Rochdale · with Action Together: Heywood Pride in Place Capital Grants (up to £30,000 or £180,000)
Manchester Airport Community Trust Fund: grants up to £3,000 for community groups near the airportmax award £3,000 · closes 6 Dec 2026 · with Manchester Airport Community Trust Fund
Smallbridge, Hurstead and Belfield Pride in Place grants: up to £5,000 for local groupsmax award £5,000 · closes 1 Feb 2027 · with Action Together: Smallbridge, Hurstead and Belfield Pride in Place Community Grants
Crook Hill Community Benefit Fundaward £250–£35,000 · closes 10 Feb 2027 · with Crook Hill Community Benefit Fund (Littleborough area, via GrantScape)
Manchester Neighbourhood Sports Fund 2026-27award £250–£3,000 · closes 1 Mar 2027 · with Macc: funding opportunities
Bolton's Fund 2040award £15,000–£35,000 · open all year · Bolton · with Bolton CVS: Bolton's Fund 2040 (micro, small, medium and partnership grants)
Community safety grantsaward £500–£5,000 · open all year · with Greater Manchester High Sheriff's Police Trust: community safety grants
Grant programmesaward £1,000–£20,000 · open all year · with Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity: grant programmes (homelessness)
Manchester Guardian Society Charitable Trustmax award £3,500 · open all year · with Salford CVS: current funding opportunities (grants it manages)
Rochdale Communities Fundaward £1,000–£3,000 · open all year · Rochdale · with Action Together: find funding
Stockport VRU Mini Grantsaward £1,500–£20,000 · open all year · Stockport · with Sector 3: funding
Awards for All Environment - National Lottery Community Fundwith Sector 3: funding
CDL Fundmax award £1,000 · with Sector 3: funding
Crowdfund Salford match fundingaward from £2,000 · Salford · with Salford City Council: Crowdfund Salford match funding (up to £20,000)
Healthy Lifestyles: Equipment and Training Fundaward £500–£2,000 · with Salford CVS: current funding opportunities (grants it manages)
Manchester Building Society Community Fundwith Forever Manchester: Manchester Building Society Community Fund
SKyLight Community Fundmax award £2,000 · with Sector 3: funding
Strategic funding opportunitymax award £200,000 · with Edward Holt Trust: strategic funding opportunity (multi-year, GM poverty and homelessness pilots)
Supporting Communities Fundwith Wigan Council: Supporting Communities Fund
Tenant Together Fundmax award £2,000 · with Wigan Council: Tenant Together Fund (up to £2,000)
Zuto Make A Difference Fundwith Forever Manchester: Zuto Make A Difference Fund
Live Well Community Fundaward £700–£1,000 · open all year · with Action Together: find funding
One Manchester Community FundAdvice, guidance, access to training opportunities, signposting to local businesses and suppliers, and support to write strategic funding bids · with One Manchester Community Fund
Specialist support for social economy businessesnon-cash support · with Our Business GM: specialist support for social economy businesses
Greater Manchester Community Energy Networknon-cash support · open all year · with Carbon Co-op: Greater Manchester Community Energy Network (free support network, training and funding alerts)
Match My Projectnon-cash support · with Wigan Council: Match My Project (business social value matched to community projects)
Proper Good social enterprise support programmenon-cash support · with Bolton CVS: Proper Good social enterprise support programme
Trading for Good Stockport, Oldham, Bolton, WiganMatch Trading™ Grant of up to £4,000, paid as £800 at the start of the programme and then in quarterly instalments of up to £800 linked to trading income increases. 10 learning sessions (four in-person days in Stockport, the rest online), one-to-one mentoring, expert insights, peer-to-peer learning and connections with local opportunities. · with School for Social Entrepreneurs: Trading for Good Stockport, Oldham, Bolton, Wigan

Open across the North West 11

Strategic Legal Fundaward £12,000–£30,000 · closes 26 Oct 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
Tree Councilaward £10,000–£40,000 · closes 31 Oct 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
GBE Community Fund: up to £40k feasibility, £100k development or £3m capital for community energy projects (closes 12 Nov)max award £3,000,000 · closes 12 Nov 2026 · with Great British Energy: GBE Community Fund (feasibility, development and capital grants for community energy)
Angus Irvine Playing Fields Fundaward £1,000–£10,000 · closes 18 Dec 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
Community and Environment Fund (CEF) and Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF)award £10,000–£250,000 · total pot £45m · closes 31 Mar 2035 · with GOV.UK Find a Grant
Key Fund Social Investment Loansopen all year · with Key Fund (Northern social investment)
Peel Trust General Grants: funding for North West charitiesopen all year · with The Peel Trust: general grants
Free application support for the GBE Community Fund and Partnerships Grantaward from £40,000 · with North West Net Zero Hub: free application support for the GBE Community Fund and Partnerships Grant (North West)
Property Fundwith Key Fund: social investment funds for the North (incl. Northern Cultural Regeneration Fund)
Regional Growth Fundmax award £150,000 · with Key Fund: social investment funds for the North (incl. Northern Cultural Regeneration Fund)
The DPS Social Commitment Programmeaward £2,000–£7,000 · closes 16 Nov 2026 · with School for Social Entrepreneurs

UK-wide 70

Henry Smith Foundationaward £25,000–£250,000 · closes 21 Oct 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
Creative Foundations Fund (CFF) Round 2 - Strand 1award £100,000–£1,000,000 · closes 23 Oct 2026 · with Arts Council England
Pathways to Work Innovation Fundcloses 26 Oct 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
Windrush Day Grant Scheme 2027: £5,000 to £25,000 for projects celebrating the Windrush generationaward £5,000–£25,000 · closes 29 Oct 2026 · with Windrush Day Grant Scheme (MHCLG, run by Near Neighbours)
National Garden Schemecloses 30 Oct 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
Barchester Charitable Foundation: £100 to £2,600 for small community groups and charities supporting older and disabled peopleaward £100–£2,600 · closes 31 Oct 2026 · with Barchester Charitable Foundation group grants
National Churches Trustaward £10,000–£100,000 · closes 3 Nov 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
WCIT Charityaward £5,000–£15,000 · closes 3 Nov 2026 · with Macc: funding opportunities
Female Coaches for Girls Fund: £200 per coach for girls' football, cricket and tennis clubsaward £200–£400 · closes 4 Nov 2026 · with Barclays Community Sport Fund: Female Coaches for Girls Fund (Sported)
Social Investment Gateway Programme: free 12-month support plus a trading grant of up to £18,000 or a repayable grant of up to £24,000 for England-based social enterprises and charitiesmax award £24,000 · closes 6 Nov 2026 · with School for Social Entrepreneurs: Social Investment Gateway Programme
easyfundraising Impact Fundaward £1,000 · closes 8 Nov 2026 · with Macc: funding opportunities
National Archivesaward £25,000–£30,000 · closes 16 Nov 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
LGBT+ Fundaward £5,000–£25,000 · closes 18 Nov 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
Funding to Support Black and Mixed Black Heritage Researchers Across the UKaward £13,000–£48,000 · closes 27 Nov 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
Neighbourhood Heritage Grants for Communities 2026max award £15,000 · closes 27 Nov 2026 · with Historic England
UnLtd Awards: up to £18,000 plus support for social entrepreneursmax award £18,000 · closes 30 Nov 2026 · with UnLtd Awards (Starting Up, Scaling Up, Community Climate Action)
Gambling harms research grantsmax award £2,000,000 · total pot £18m · closes 8 Dec 2026 · with Arts and Humanities Research Council
Essential Employment Skills Fund — Nuffield Foundationaward £500,000 · closes 10 Dec 2026 · with Nuffield Foundation (funding for research)
International Tree Foundationcloses 11 Dec 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
Together for Service Families Open Programmeaward £5,000–£75,000 · closes 16 Dec 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
Peter Harrison Foundation: Active Livesaward £5,000–£30,000 · closes 1 Jan 2027 · with Macc: funding opportunities
Theatres Trust Small Grants Schemecloses 25 Jan 2027 · with Theatres Trust
Charles Hayward Foundation Social & Criminal Justice: £15,000 to £25,000 a year for charitiesaward £15,000–£25,000 · closes 5 Feb 2027 · with Charles Hayward Foundation: Social & Criminal Justice grants
Commissioned Rehabilitative Services General Grant Schemecloses 29 Mar 2027 · with GOV.UK Find a Grant
Workplace Charging Schemecloses 31 Mar 2027 · with GOV.UK Find a Grant
Albert Hunt Trustcloses 31 Dec 2028 · with CVS Cheshire East: funding opportunities directory
Access Foundation – Digital Divide Grantsaward £20,000–£50,000 · open all year · with CVS Cheshire East: funding opportunities directory
Alpkit Foundation: £50 to £500 for groups getting people outdoorsaward £50–£500 · open all year · with Alpkit Foundation
Arts & Culture Impact Fundaward £150,000–£1,000,000 · total pot £16m · open all year · with Figurative (Arts & Culture Impact Fund)
BBC Children in Need Core Fundingaward £1,000–£40,000 · open all year · with BBC Children in Need
BlueSpark Foundationaward £2,000–£5,000 · open all year · with Macc: funding opportunities
Conservation of cultural heritage — Pilgrim Trustaward £1,000–£30,000 · open all year · with Pilgrim Trust
Conservation of Historic Interiors and Historic Objects in Places of Worshipopen all year · with Pilgrim Trust
Energy Resilience Fundaward £25,000–£250,000 · open all year · with Action Together: find funding
Equity & Revenue Participation — Big Issue Investnon-cash support · open all year · with Big Issue Invest
Forte (formerly Trusthouse) Charitable Foundationaward £1,000–£10,000 · open all year · with Action Together: find funding
Historic buildings and structures — Pilgrim Trustaward £1,000–£30,000 · open all year · with Pilgrim Trust
John Ellerman Foundation - General Fundingopen all year · with John Ellerman Foundation
John Ellerman Foundation Grantsopen all year · with John Ellerman Foundation
Migration Fund — Paul Hamlyn Foundationmax award £60,000 · open all year · with Paul Hamlyn Foundation

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Contracts in Greater Manchester and the North West 5

[P-1558] PRE MARKET ENGAGEMENT Statutory and Non Statutory Advocacy Servicecloses 19 Oct 2026 · with The Chest (North West councils e-tendering portal, via Proactis ProContract)
Provision of Support and Advocacy Services for those at risk, victims and Survivors of CSEcloses 26 Oct 2026 · Oldham · with The Chest (North West councils e-tendering portal, via Proactis ProContract)
Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Servicecloses 2 Nov 2026 · Bolton · with Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Youth Engagement Service/Integrated Settlement NEETcontract value £1,040,000 · closes 9 Nov 2026 · with Manchester City Council
Healthy Child Programme (HCP) Connected Parentscontract value £1,250,000 · closes 13 Nov 2026 · Wigan · with Wigan Council

Questions

How many opportunities are open for Charity & Social Economy in Greater Manchester?

On 18 October 2026 Bearings lists 128 live opportunities a charity or social enterprise based in Greater Manchester can apply for: 113 grants, loans, investment and prizes, 15 programmes, advice and support. 47 are only for Greater Manchester, 11 are open across the North West and 70 are UK-wide or international.

Which funding closes soonest?

Community grants help neighbourhoods mark Remembrance Sunday (closes 19 Oct 2026)
Henry Smith Foundation (closes 21 Oct 2026)
DF Capital Foundation grants of up to £2,500 for Greater Manchester community groups (Forever Manchester) (closes 22 Oct 2026)

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Charity & Social Economy funding and support in Greater Manchester