Funding opportunities

Association of Mental Health Providers is pleased to announce the launch of the second round of a small grants fund on Monday 26 July.

Grants are available for schools, youth groups, not-for-profit organisations, and charities to provide access to recreational trips or holidays for groups of children aged 13 years and younger who experience disadvantage or disability and live in an area of high deprivation.

Grants are available to non-profit organisations across the UK to establish a new Community Fridge to minimise food waste.

Grants are available for third sector organisations based or working in Staffordshire and offering local skills, training and employment opportunities for individuals aged 16 and over who are unemployed or economically inactive and from the hardest to reach communities in the area.

Grants are available to animal welfare charities for projects or activities in the UK that benefit and protect animals, relieve the suffering of animals, address the conservation of wildlife or encourage a greater understanding of animals.

The £150 million Community Ownership Fund is for communities across the United Kingdom. It has been set up to help communities take ownership of assets and amenities at risk of closure. It will run for 4 years.

Organisations can apply between July 2021 and March 2022 subject to the availability of funding.

This funding is open to organisations to deliver a needs led programme within Staffordshire.

There is £100,000 in total, available for all adult learning providers with a broad distribution of £12,500 per Staffordshire district.

This is the second round of the Local Connections Fund, a £4 million investment designed to help small charities and community groups working to reduce loneliness by building community connections across England.

Staffordshire has always had a fantastic voluntary and community sector. We know that things have taken a knock over the last year, and our county councillors are this year using their funding to help get community activity back to where it should be.

We’ve developed the Financial & Digital Empowerment Fund to help more people in the UK become digitally and financially empowered.

We want to support UK charities to give people the digital confidence, knowledge, and skills to enable then to make better, more informed decisions about money and have access to financial services. Together we can make a positive impact in our communities.