Funding
Halton Borough Council – September 2025 Funding Bulletin
Halton Borough Council’s Programmes Office has released the September 2025 edition of its Funding Bulletin, offering valuable updates and opportunities for individuals and organisations seeking external funding.
In addition to the monthly bulletin, the Programmes Office provides support services including:
Amazon Launches New Regional Creatives Fund
Amazon has launched the Regional Creatives Fund, offering grants of up to £30,000 to UK charities that develop creative industry career pathways.
The fund aims to increase access to careers in creative industries for people from underserved communities, supporting programmes in publishing, music, gaming, film, TV, fashion, advertising, and more.
Social Investment Fund - Funding To Support Youth Work
Exciting news!
Better Youth Spaces fund launches today
Better Youth Spaces is £30.5m of capital grants funded by the UK Government and administered by Social Investment Business to help youth organisations to better support the young people they work with.
Make a Greener Difference with National Lottery Funding
The National Lottery Awards for All England – Environment programme is here to support groups wanting to make a green difference in their community.
This funding opportunity offers grants of £300 to £20,000 for projects that meet one or both of these aims:
- help people connect with and care for nature in their area
- make a positive difference to the environment.
For example this could be:
Halton Funding Bulletin - August 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.
In addition to their monthly bulletin, Programmes Office can help you search for external funding via grant searches and support with grant applications. Also offering free workshops to help you to develop a fundraising strategy, basic bid writing, managing your grant plus monitoring & evaluation of grants received.
easyfundraising - special delivery
All the leading supermarkets, including Tesco, Morrisons, ADA, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Iceland, and Ocado will give free donations to your organisation when you and other members of your network order online from them via easyfundraising, at no extra cost.
Bursaries Available for Vulnerable Young People in Halton Through Education Fund
Young people in Halton aged 16 to 25 who are facing vulnerability, now have access to bursaries of up to £500 to support their journey into education, training, or employment. The initiative is part of The Halton Education Learning Fund, administered by the Community Foundation for Merseyside.
Originally established through fundraising efforts by Councillor Kevan Wainwright and Andrea Wainwright during their tenure as Mayor and Mayoress of Halton, the fund has now been renamed to reflect its ongoing mission to support local youth.
Halton Foundation - Fund Reopens To Support Local Groups With Increased Grant Size
The Halton Foundation Fund is officially open for applications for the first time in two years. In response to the increasing challenges faced by residents across Halton, the grant available to community groups has been raised from £1,000 to £1,500.
2026 GSK IMPACT Awards & GSK Community Health Programme – Open For Applications
The GSK IMPACT Awards are for charities with total annual income between £150,000 and £3 million. They are funded by GSK and provide core funding and free training for charities doing excellent work to improve people’s health and wellbeing. Up to 15 awards will be made, ranging from £4,000 to £50,000, plus free training and development valued at a further £13,500.
Closing date: Wednesday 20 August 2025.
TheGivingMachine - Funding
TheGivingMachine run a small grants programme, offering £250 unrestricted grants each quarter to causes with under £1m turnover.
Each quarter they have 8 unrestricted grants worth £250 each to give away.
Any eligible good cause based in the UK can apply. They define good causes as any charity, school, CASC, CIC, or other organisation that is non-profit.
All organisations must have