[Ed: originally posted on VAL website in April, but we’d not heard of it til this week ;o)] Refugee Support Grant Asda’s charity, Asda Foundation, is committed to supporting local communities through grant giving. In light of the recent conflict in Ukraine the Asda Foundation is providing grants to better support refugees joining communities across the […]
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University scholarships for new & current Afghan students in UK – Deadline June 10th 2022
The Department for Education and the British Council recently confirmed plans for a ‘Warm Welcome Scholarship Scheme’ to support eligible individuals in the UK with links to Afghanistan to access higher education. The British Council is managing the scheme and has detailed information on their website. The deadlines are all very tight so please do […]
Micro Grants (Leeds Community Foundation) – Deadline 28th Jan 2022
By Samantha Powell on behalf of Safer Stronger Communities Team, LCC on 25th January 2022 in Funding
Micro Grants (Leeds Community Foundation) support individuals and small voluntary groups (priority to small unincorporated, unconstituted groups with income under £250,000 or new to funding) to improve lives of the people in communities through volunteer led activities that make a positive difference. Fund wide range of costs e.g. volunteers expenses, venues, tutors, equipment. Deadline: 28/1/22
The Leeds Fund Strategic Resilience Grants – deadline 16th Feb 2022
By Samantha Powell on behalf of Safer Stronger Communities Team, LCC on 25th January 2022 in Funding
The Leeds Fund Strategic Resilience Grants of £30,000 over 2 years to assist with core costs of Community Organisations (registered with companies house or charity commission with annual income of £75,000-300,000 – but some flexibility) and encourage strategic development work alongside daily delivery. Deadline: 16/2/22 at noon. The Leeds Fund Strategic Grants: Resilience | Leeds Community Foundation […]
Funding opportunity: Healthier Working Futures – Third Sector Partnerships
Healthier Working Futures aims to create fulfilling employment and training opportunities in the health and care sector for young people aged 16-25 living in Leeds. As part of this programme, at least 7 third sector partners will be recruited to inspire young adults to consider a career in the health and care sector, running a […]
Funding Opportunity: Community Care Hub Grants
Shared on behalf of Voluntary Action Leeds: A funding pot has been identified to assist voluntary and community groups who are continuing to support the most vulnerable communities with the impact of the pandemic. It covers activity to be undertaken in January to March 2022. The funding is for those groups with unfunded existing and […]
Meet the Funder Sessions – November 2021
Throughout November, there will be some meet the funder opportunities with the following funders: Comic Relief Community Funds, 11-12pm, 2nd November ESF Community Grants, 11 – 12pm, 18th November National Lottery Heritage Fund, 1.30 – 2.30, 23rd November Comic Relief Community Fund (Zoom session on 2/11/21, 11-12pm): Meet Anushka Vinales, Community Engagement Officer, supporting organisations […]
Covid-19 grant information sessions – up to £2k. Thu 2nd Sept and Tue 7th Sept 2021
By Samantha Powell on behalf of Safer Stronger Communities Team, LCC on 1st September 2021 in Funding
Forum Central in partnership with Leeds City Council Public Health Team are hosting 2 online grant information sessions aimed at 3rd sector organisations, groups and services. Funding of up to £2,000 is available to support vaccine hesitant communities to make an informed choice about COVID-19 vaccinations and increase access to information and support. The aim […]
ABCD Pathfinder Site Grant Funding – Deadline 4th October 2021
Leeds City Council is looking for organisations with a commitment to Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) to work with them to deliver new pathfinder schemes in Leeds. Leeds has pioneered the use of ABCD, a neighbourhood-based community building approach founded on the principle that given the tools and the opportunity, small groups of citizens can […]
New Voluntary Sector Funding to Support Hong Kong Arrivals – Deadline 1st September 2021
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government [MHCLG] has launched regional Voluntary Community Social Enterprise [VCSE] sector funding to develop and run local projects supporting integration of Hong Kong British National [Overseas] status holders and their families. The funding is to provide information, advice and support to new arrivals at a local level, to […]
Resource of the Week – #VintageLMP- Financial Support to Asylum Seeking or Refugee Students
Remember this? A guide to Financial Support for Refugees and Asylum Seeking Students? We blogged about this back in in February 2020 but it’s still up to date https://migrationpartnership.org.uk/resource-of-the-week-financial-help-for-asylum-seeking-and-refugee-students/ Over the coming months, we’re going to repost some old Resources of the Week that you might have forgotten about so brace yourselves…
Leeds Healthy Holidays Grants – Third Sector Organisations
Supported by the Department for Education’s Holiday Activities and Food Programme, this Fund will support projects that promote healthy, fun enriched holidays across the whole of Leeds, particularly for children and young people eligible for Free School Meals, through providing Healthy Holiday activities. https://www.leedscf.org.uk/grants/healthy-holidays/ Projects should provide food and engaging activities for school-aged young people over the […]