Leeds City Council received funding from the Home Office in relation to the asylum agenda. As a result, the council was able to offer one round of grant funding to the third sector to support people in Leeds who are going through the asylum process. The funding has been fully allocated, enabling a wide range […]
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Small Grants Fund: Improving Roma Community Health and Wellbeing: Deadline 26th April 2024
Forum Central in partnership with Leeds City Council is distributing a small grants fund of £12,000 with the aim of improving the health and wellbeing of Roma Community, through developing trusted relationships. Applications close Friday 26 April 2024 at 12pm (noon/midday). Grants will be allocated to local organisations, grassroots groups and individuals already working within […]
VCS update from Migration Yorkshire March 24: Solace resources, Comic Relief funding, and PhD opportunity
latest update from Migration Yorkshire Solace resources: A reminder that Solace have some helpful resources available https://www.solace-uk.org.uk/training/helpful-resources-for-refugees-and-people-seeking-safety Comic Relief Offers Funding for UK Groups Working with Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the UK: Comic’s new funding programme, Re-Rooted: Safety and Security for Refugees and Asylum Seekers, is offering grants of up to £200,000 over three […]
Addressing Mental Health Inequalities in Minority Ethnic Groups Grants – closes 7th March 2024
In Leeds, as across the country, people from minority ethnic groups are more likely to experience mental health problems and less likely to receive good quality, timely support that meets their needs. As part of a broader programme of work to reduce inequalities, this fund aims to distribute grants to Community Organisations that are supporting […]
Bidders Event: UK Shared Prosperity Fund, 16 January 2024 11.00 – 12.30
The council and Third Sector Leeds are holding a Bidders Information event (hybrid: at Merrion House and on MS Teams) on Tuesday 16 January from 11.00 – 12.30 to prepare and support third sector organisations to be involved in the Council’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund bid which builds on the Stronger Families programme – please […]
Leeds Fast-Track Cities Community Grants Programme, 2024
Leeds City Council, BHA and MESMAC are working in partnership to award micro grants (using historical funds from the Elton John AIDS Foundation) of up to £700 to groups in the Leeds area to express their experiences of stigma and discrimination, and its impacts on people living with HIV, TB, Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C […]
Funding Support Network Meeting, 9th January 2024 – via Leeds Culturally Diverse Hub
The next Leeds Funding Support Network Meeting will be held via zoom on Tuesday 9th January at 1.00pm – 2.15pm If you are involved in fundraising for your charity, community group or other not-for-profit organisation in Leeds, as a management committee member, volunteer or paid worker, then join us to learn more about funding […]
Funding to help voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations in England improve their energy efficiency
On 7 December, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport launched a £25.5 million funding package to help voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations in England improve their energy efficiency. Eligible organisations will be able to apply for an independent energy assessment and capital grants to install energy efficiency measures. To apply for the second […]
Mayor’s Safer Communities Fund
The Mayor’s Safer Communities Fund allows voluntary, community groups, charities and partners to apply for funding. The Mayors Million Pound Safer Communities Fund – Special Grant Round 5 – Multiple and Complex Needs The next round of the Mayors Safer Communities Fund opens on Monday 9 October and will focus on the theme of Multiple […]
Children and Young People Resettlement Fund England
The Government has recently announced a Children and Young People’s Resettlement Fund. This competitive fund will provide grants to Voluntary, Community or Social Enterprise organisations and Local Authorities in England for projects that address the specific needs of children and young people on pathways from Ukraine, Hong Kong and Afghanistan. The goal is for funded […]
Asylum Matters Advocacy and Campaigns 3/10/23
By Jon from LASSN on 4th October 2023 in Activism & Campaigning, Funding, Opinion, Policy & Research, Resource
Advocacy and campaigning initiatives Home Secretary’s speech The news over the past week has been dominated by the Home Secretary’s appalling speech to the American Enterprise Institute in Washington DC, in which she took aim at the UN 1951 Refugee Convention, claimed that being LGBTQ+ or a woman should not be enough to qualify for […]
Household Support Fund (HSF) – Cost of Living Grants
Forum Central are administering the Household Support Fund (HSF) – a Central Government fund. Grants panel to be held w/c 25 September. Please send applications before this date. This funding, administered by Forum Central, is to be distributed to organisations who support Communities of Interest including cultural diversity, people with mental health (including Young People), […]