Funding
MEET THE FUNDERS!
Are you joining us on Friday, May 16th at St.Helens Town Hall? Whether your group or organisation is in Halton or St.Helens, you are welcome to come along and meet up to 20 funders, ready to answer your questions and help you plan for the future.
ST HELENS TOWN HALL 10am - 3pm
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ST HELENS TOGETHER VCFSE FOOD & WIDER ESSENTIALS ASSISTANCE GRANT (February 2025)
The St Helens Together VCFSE Food & Wider Essentials Assistance Grants has been made available as a result of a local crowdfunding campaign facilitated through St Helens Council and Halton & St Helens VCA along with an allocation of the Government Household Support Fund. The campaign was created specifically for VCFSE organisations to use to support people who are struggling to afford food and wider essentials due to increasing winter pressures along with the ongoing impact of the cost of living.
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIY - Youth Empowerment Scheme (St Helens)
The scheme, delivered by the Community Foundation for Merseyside (CFM) in partnership with the Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside (PCC) and the Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership (MVRP), is targeted at community projects that offer diversionary activities- particular those that include arts, culture and sports to support young people aged under 25 years who may be more vulnerable to experiencing violence and at risk of anti-social behaviour.
Interventions/programmes delivered must fall into one of the following types:
FUNDING - SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY AND/OR AUTISM
DEADLINE 16th FEBRUARY 2024 -
The aims of this funding are to improve the emotional and mental wellbeing of children and young people with a learning disability and/or autism and support reducing their risk of issues such as:
· Challenging behaviour
· Escalations to mental health crisis
· Breakdowns at home / placements
· Hospital attendances and admissions
· School isolations / exclusions and non-attendance due to emotional wellbeing issue
The Naturesave Trust - Funding
A new funding window is currently open for applications, running from May through June, with a focus on fostering stronger connections to nature.
Halton Funding Bulletin - May 2025
The Programmes Office Team at Halton Borough Council have produced their latest monthly Funding Bulletin covering recent grants alerts.
The bulletin can be found in the attachment below.
Also find attached information on their forthcoming workshops commencing October/November in Widnes. These workshops are aimed to assist Halton’s Community Sector and HBC Colleagues with a series of training to support them in all aspects of sourcing, managing and monitoring grant funding secured.
Community Library Grant Scheme - St Helens Borough Council
The Community Library Grant Scheme aims to support groups to establish a library offer within their community.
This will be done by offering up to a maximum of £5,000 for one-off grant funding to community organisations or community interest companies who are working within St Helens Borough.
What is a Community Library?
A Community Library is a community run site which is independent of the Council, ranging from:
Halton Funding Bulletin - April 2025
The External Funding Team at Halton Borough Council have produced their latest monthly Funding Bulletin covering recent grants alerts.
The bulletin can be found in the attachment below.
If you would like support to bid to any of the funding streams listed in the Bulletin, they can support with this; please get in touch via funding@halton.gov.uk.
Skelton Charity Grant Programme Launch
The Skelton Charity grant programme, which is managed and distributed by LCVS, on behalf of the Skelton Trust will launch on Thursday 17th April and remain open for 6 weeks, closing on Friday 30th May at 5 p.m.
This programme is open for applications from organisations across Merseyside, Lancashire, and Greater Manchester (including the unitary authorities of Blackpool, Blackburn, Warrington, and Halton) as long as they meet the eligibility requirements and have not been funded via Skelton in the last 2 years.
Workshop: