Funding

Cheshire Community Foundation are excited to launch a new programme for 2025, focussed on delivering projects in the most deprived wards of Cheshire and Warrington. This programme will fund projects which reduce inequalities, improve health, and create opportunities for residents.

Cheshire Community Foundation are delighted to announce the return of the Active Futures Programme for 2025. This programme will be delivered in partnership with the Office of Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire and Active Cheshire. This will be the second round of the Active Futures programme. In 2024, they awarded over £180,000 to 11 organisations to deliver early intervention activities which increased physical activity and reduced involvement in Serious Youth Violence and Child Criminal Exploitation.

The funding is intended to help more people with Parkinson's from marginalised communities to get active and to engage in local physical activity classes. The funding is for any innovative new projects that will help marginalised Parkinson's communities who are not currently accessing physical activity opportunities and local authorities with the highest levels of deprivation indicated by the Index of Multiple Deprivation in the UK (2019).

The funding is intended for charities and other not-for-project organisations that are working with disadvantaged and vulnerable people in England, Scotland and Wales. The funding aims to tackle digital inequality, to help ensure that people from all backgrounds and walks of life have access to the same opportunities.

The Trust seeks to improve the effectiveness of literacy teaching in primary and secondary education for children with learning difficulties, including dyslexia. Their work has a particular focus on areas of social need and those who are at risk of non-inclusion in society and the world of work. The Trust’s small grants scheme funds charities and community groups that directly help children and young people develop literacy skills, with a focus on supporting those with learning difficulties such as dyslexia. They are keen to see applications for projects that use volunteers and reading mentors and those that help during transitional points. For example, when students move from primary to secondary school, and when they transition to further education, college, or the workplace. They will consider grants for literacy support at any primary or secondary key stage. You can apply for grants between £5,000 and £20,000. You can apply for a multi-year grant, over a maximum period of 3 years.

The Happy Days Charity is a national children's charity dedicated to providing holidays, days out, and theatre trips for disadvantaged young people with special needs. The Charity supports families with children aged 3-17 who have learning difficulties, physical or mental disabilities, acute, chronic or life limiting illnesses, been abused or neglected, witnessed domestic violence, been bereaved or act as carers for a parent or a sibling.

The Foundation supports projects that address deprivation or disadvantage in our communities, especially among young people. These include social mobility and youth development, such as learning and training. Persimmon Homes Foundation operates an ongoing application deadline, meaning you can submit applications at any time