Grants

LET'S Stand Together Alliance Fund

The Let’s Stand Together Alliance Fund is a targeted investment programme designed to support collaborative, community-led projects that promote safety, cohesion, and wellbeing across Bury. Delivered by Bury VCFA in partnership with the Community Safety Partnership, this fund focuses on strengthening the VCFSE sector’s capacity to respond to complex social challenges particularly those affecting women and girls and victims of domestic abuse.

There are two funding pots, focused on:

• Domestic Abuse: Supporting survivors, raising awareness, and preventing harm.
• Women and Girls’ Lived Experiences: Addressing safety, empowerment, and inclusion.
   
• Maximum application: £20,000, capped at 50% of lead organisation’s annual turnover
• Total Funding pot: £60,000. £30,000 for Domestic Abuse and £30,000 for Women and Girls' Lived Experiences.
• Eligibility: Applications must be partnerships (minimum two organisations) with a VCSE lead organisation

• Closing date for expressions of interest: Sunday 1st February 2026

  Application Form    Guidance   

LET'S Live Well Healthy Hearts

Grants of up to £3500 for Bury VCSE groups to tackle the causes of heart disease and to improve the lives of residents in Bury. Applicants must be constituted as a voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE) organisation. Due to the amount of funding available, we are targeting the two neighbourhoods in Bury that have the highest rates of heart disease and hospital admissions linked to heart conditions. These are Bury West and East Bury.

The project must be delivered to residents in these areas to be eligible for funding on this occasion.

About this funding
This funding pot is all about tackling the causes of heart disease which will ultimately support residents in Bury to live longer, healthier lives. 

Who can apply?
Applicants must be constituted as a voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE) organisation. You must also:

• Be based in Bury OR have a proven strong track record of delivery in Bury
• Have an organisational Bank Account with 2 signatories who are not related to each other OR have a supporting organisation that can provide a holding account
• Be fully up to date with grant reporting to Bury VCFA
• Have the relevant safeguarding policies in place
• Be able to submit a fully completed application by 25th February 2026.

Any further questions?
Please contact the Bury VCFA Grants Team by phone 0161 518 5550 or email grants@buryvcfa.org.uk 

Application Form    Guidance   

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