For details of grants funding available to support your organisation please download the funding bulletin (below) or contact our team that can provide help and support.

Bury VCFA is pleased to be working with Bury Council and Bury Community Safety Partnership to deliver the Standing Together community grants programmes.

What is Bury Council’s Standing Together Fund?

These grants aim to enable Bury based voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector groups to deliver grassroots activities and projects that tackle community safety issues across the borough and raise awareness of hate crime and how to report it.

Who can apply?

This fund is only open to organisations or groups:

• That are constituted as voluntary, community, faith or social enterprise (VCSE).
• Based in Bury OR have a strong track record of delivery in Bury.
• With 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.
• Fully up to date with grant reporting to Bury VCFA.
• Are able to submit a fully completed application by 22^nd November 2024 at 12pm for the Innovation Grant or Small Grant.

How much can you apply for?

• Innovation Grants – Up to £10,000. Funding to develop significant projects to support key outcomes of the Bury Community Safety Partnership including diversionary activities for young people and projects support individuals affected by domestic violence.
• Small Grants – Up to £2,500. Funding to support broader community safety but with a particular interest in projects and programmes that support and enhance community cohesion, bringing people together and enhancing residents feeling of safety and inclusion.

Further details and application forms can be downloaded below but for help and information please contact – grants@buryvcfa.org.uk / 0161 518 5550

LETS Value Volunteers Fund

The deadline for applications is Friday 8th November 2024

Grants of up to £250 for Bury VCSE groups to support and celebrate their volunteers.

Bury Council, working alongside Bury Voluntary, Community, and Faith Alliance (VCFA), has opened a new fund for micro and small voluntary, community or social enterprise sector organisations to help them support and value their volunteers.

This fund is only open to organisations:

• Constituted as a voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE) organisation
• Based in Bury OR have a strong track record of delivery in Bury
• With a maximum turnover of £1 million.
• With 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
• Fully up to date with grant reporting to Bury VCFA
• Are able to submit a fully completed application by Friday 8th November  2024

How to apply:  Submit the Application Form to grants@buryvcfa.org.uk by the deadline Friday 8th November 2024. (this is an extension from the original deadline)

If you need help or guidance with your idea or how to apply, please email/phone grants@buryvcfa.org.uk 0161 518 5550

Bury Wellness Investment Programme – Prestwich

Deadline: Thursday 28th November 2024

Grants of up to £1000 for Bury VCSE groups to support wellbeing and physical activity within Prestwich Neighbourhoods of Bury.

This fund is only open to organisations. Applicants must be a school or constituted as a voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE) organisation. All applications to the fund must be for projects to be delivered within Prestwich Neighbourhoods of Bury. Projects must provide the opportunity to increase movement and physical activity and we are particularly keen to hear from projects supporting –
• Children, Young people, and families
• Older people to lead more active lives
• Residents with long-term health conditions

About your group:

• Based in Bury OR have a strong track record of delivery in Bury
• Projects must be based or delivered for the benefit of the neighbourhood being funded (Prestwich)
• With a maximum turnover of £250,000
• With 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
• Fully up to date with grant reporting to Bury VCFA

Bury Wellness Investment Programme – Bury West (Including Radcliffe)

Deadline: Thursday 28th November 2024

Grants of up to £1000 for Bury VCSE groups to support wellbeing and physical activity within the Neighbourhood of Bury West. Funding for Bury West (Radcliffe) should prioritize projects focused on children and young people.

This fund is only open to organisations. Applicants must be a school or constituted as a voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE) organisation. All applications to the fund must be for projects to be delivered within the Neighbourhoods of Bury West. Projects must provide the opportunity to increase movement and physical activity and we are particularly keen to hear from projects supporting –
• Children, Young people, and families

About your group:

• Based in Bury OR have a strong track record of delivery in Bury
• Projects must be based or delivered for the benefit of the neighbourhood being funded (Bury West)
• With a maximum turnover of £250,000
• With 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
• Fully up to date with grant reporting to Bury VCFA

Bury Wellness Investment Programme – Whitefield

Deadline: 30^th June 2024

Grants of up to £1000 for Bury VCSE groups to support wellbeing and physical activity within Whitefield Neighbourhoods of Bury.

This fund is only open to organisations. Applicants must be a school or constituted as a voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE) organisation. All applications to the fund must be for projects to be delivered within Whitefield Neighbourhoods of Bury. Projects must provide the opportunity to increase movement and physical activity and we are particularly keen to hear from projects supporting –
• Children, Young people, and families
• Older people to lead more active lives
• Residents with long-term health conditions

About your group:

• Based in Bury OR have a strong track record of delivery in Bury
• Projects must be based or delivered for the benefit of the neighbourhood being funded (Whitefield)
• With a maximum turnover of £250,000
• With 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
• Fully up to date with grant reporting to Bury VCFA

Bury Wellness Investment Programme – Bury North

Deadline: 30^th June 2024

Grants of up to £1000 for Bury VCSE groups to support wellbeing and physical activity within the North Neighbourhoods of Bury.

This fund is only open to organisations. Applicants must be a school or constituted as a voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE) organisation. All applications to the fund must be for projects to be delivered within the North Neighbourhoods of Bury. Projects must provide the opportunity to increase movement and physical activity and we are particularly keen to hear from projects supporting –
• Children, Young people, and families
• Older people to lead more active lives
• Residents with long-term health conditions

About your group:

• Based in Bury OR have a strong track record of delivery in Bury
• Projects must be based or delivered for the benefit of the neighbourhood being funded (North Bury)
• With a maximum turnover of £250,000
• With 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
• Fully up to date with grant reporting to Bury VCFA

Bury Standing Together – Youth Led Grants

The deadline for applications is 12:00pm 6 December 2023

Standing Together up to £500 for youth-led projects – come and pitch your idea to us in person or online!

The grant is for Bury-based youth led groups to deliver activities during GM Hate Crime Awareness Week (6^th – 12^th February 2024) which aim to raise awareness of community safety and things young people can do to be safe? Understand what is meant by hate crime? How to report ‘hate crime’

Ideas of what we could fund.

• Using creative arts such as dance, drama, films, poetry, or sports to understand ‘hate crime.
• Activities which bring communities together to promote understanding of one another.

Who can apply? If you are aged 13 – 25, you can apply for up to £500 to work with others You must have a mentor/worker aged 18 or over and be connected to a youth or community group. If you are not involved in a community group, contact Bury VCFA, and we link you up with one.

How to apply: Complete the short ideas form below. Don’t forget to provide an outline of what you will spend the money on. Submit the form to fundinganddevelopment@buryvcfa.org.uk by 12 NOON 6^th December 2023.

If you need help or guidance with your idea or how to apply, please visit www.buryvcfa.org.uk/grants/ or email/phone fundinganddevelopment@buryvcfa.org.uk 0161 518 5550

Hate Crime Awareness: If you would like to know more about what Hate Crime is, please click on one of the links below.

Stop Hate Crime UK

Child Line UK 

Bury’s LET’S Do It! strategy sets out the ambition of a strong, resilient Borough, where inequalities are reduced through building on the strengths in our local communities. To realise this ambition there are seven outcomes which we collectively seek to achieve.

1. Improved quality of life in terms of length of life and good health
2. Improved early years development
3. Improved educational attainment
4. Increased adult skill levels and employability
5. Higher wage rates and business growth that benefits everyone
6. Improvements to our environment by being carbon neutral by 2038
7. Improved digital connectivity

Funding has been made available by Bury Council to that every neighbourhood in the Borough is supported to meet this ambition, particularly as we continue to respond to the impact of the Covid pandemic and economic pressures. This application form invites community groups to think about how they can contribute to these outcomes within the places they are based and with the communities who they represent.

Applications are welcome from any community group, social enterprise local network or voluntary organisations based in or working with communities within the five neighbourhoods of the borough of Bury.

In keeping with the LET’S Do It principles, collaborative bids bringing community organisations and networks together is strongly encouraged.

How much can be applied for?

• Each project can apply for up-to a maximum of £2,000.
• A maximum of £2,000 is available to any individual organisation and organisations can only apply for funding in one neighbourhood.

Further details and the application portal can be found on the Bury Council website below

Greater Manchester Police have a fantastic opportunity to invest cash back into the community. The money can be applied for to a maximum of £5,000 and is there to invest in your group or neighbourhood activity across the Borough of Bury.

The funding is for groups who are looking to assist:

• Tackling crime and Anti-Social Behaviour,
• Protecting Vulnerable People and Building
• Strengthening partnerships.

The goal of this funding is to support local groups to deliver community projects. With the ultimate goal of bringing down Crime and Anti-social behaviour in your community by working together to fight, prevent and reduce crime. Keeping people safe and caring for victims.

There will be a Meet the Funder briefing session on Monday 8th January 2024, 6:00pm – 7:00pm at Bury VCFA Office or Online (Hybrid session). Click here for details and register

Deadline: Closing date – Monday 22nd January 2024
Pitch Presentation – 29th February 2024, 5:00pm-8:00pm

To apply, view the attached guidance form, complete the attached application form and email it to: fundinganddevelopment@buryvcfa.org.uk 

Bury Council have secured monies from the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund via Greater Manchester Combined Authority, to support arts, culture and heritage projects in the city via this grants programme delivered by Bury VCFA.

Grants of up to £10,000 for Bury-based VCSE organisations to celebrate the city’s arts, culture and heritage, responding to the Bury cultural strategy “Different Cultures, Same Horizons”.

Bury VCFA is pleased to be working with Bury Council and Bury Community Safety Partnership to deliver the Standing Together and Hate Crime Awareness community grants programmes.

These grants aim to enable Bury-based voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector groups to deliver grassroots activities and projects that tackle community safety issues across the borough and raise awareness of hate crime and how to report it.

Grants available include:

• • Micro Grants for activity delivered during GM Hate Crime Awareness Week (Feb 2024) or for small, targeted activities which meet the priorities of Standing Together – £500
  • Grants for individual group applications – £5000
  • Grants for partnership applications – £10,000

Further details and application forms can be downloaded below but for help and information please contact – fundinganddevelopment@buryvcfa.org.uk