Funding
Baobab Collective Fund Is Open
The Baobab Collective Fund is open for registration. The new £3 million fund is to grow, sustain and strengthen Black and Global majority communities that are resisting racial injustice in the UK.
HAF Winter 2022 Applications - now open for Halton Groups
Applications are now open!
Halton Borough Council are happy to announce that applications for the Halton Christmas School Holiday activity and food provision activities, are now live! Please see link below.
Merseyside Police Commissioner launches £50,000 Youth Diversion Fund for projects over autumn half term

Police Commissioner launches £50,000 Youth Diversion Fund for projects over autumn half term
Community groups which will offer safe and engaging activities for young people are being invited to bid for grants for projects running during the autumn half-term, thanks to Merseyside’s Police Commissioner.
Applications Reopen For Community Action Fund
Police and Crime Commissioner John Dwyer’s Community Action Fund has reopened, with money available for projects across Cheshire that will prevent and tackle crime and anti-social behaviour. The application window is now open from 1 September – 30 November 2022.
The fund makes £100,000 available for projects which benefit their local community by working towards improving the safety of individuals in the area.
Halton Funding Bulletin – September 2022
Please find attached below the latest monthly Funding Bulletin produced by the External Funding Team at Halton Borough Council covering recent grants alerts for the period 2 August to 31 August 2022.
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.
Funding Alerts With Imminent Deadlines
Halton External Funding Team have sent over three recent grant funding alerts that may be of interest and whose imminent deadlines prevents inclusion in the next (September) monthly bulletin.
- Little Lives UK Children’s Community Support Programme (31 August)
Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership: Sports, Arts and Culture Fund Launch - Including 3 Network Sessions

News from the Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership on funding for St Helens Groups
Sport, Art and Culture Fund is now live. Deadline for applications is 2nd September.
Funding Alerts With Imminent Deadlines
The External Funding Team at Halton Borough Council have sent over two grant funding alerts that may be of interest and whose imminent deadlines prevent inclusion in the next (September) Halton Funding monthly bulletin.
- Cost of Living Crisis Funding Programme (19 August)
Halton Funding Bulletin - August 2022
The External Funding Team at Halton Borough Council have produced their latest monthly Funding Bulletin covering recent grants alerts for the period 1 July to 29 July 2022.
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.
Topics in The Bulletin:
Adult Cycle Training – Commissioning Brief for the Community Suppliers List
The Liverpool City Region Combine Authority (LCRCA) has secured some funding to deliver adult cycle training to certain community groups identified by the Liverpool City Region Active Travel Forum and from research carried out across the city region.
The LCRCA is now seeking suitable suppliers from the Merseytravrl Community Suppliers list to deliver adult cycle training to the groups identified below.