Funding
Halton Borough Council - Funding for Working with Asylum Seekers and Refugees

HBC - Funding for Working with Asylum Seekers and Refugees - Attached you will find the application form for the third round of the Our Halton funding programme. As before, this form is based on the Council’s Area Forum funding governance processes and should be familiar to most of you, however, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Shelah Semoff (Shelah.semoff@halton.gov.uk) if you have any questions.
Tackling Loneliness With Transport Fund
Public and charity sectors are invited to apply for grants of up to £500,000 to pilot projects that aim to reduce loneliness through transport schemes.
This project, funded by Her Majesty’s Treasury’s Shared Outcomes Fund and led by the Department for Transport (DfT), aims to develop the evidence base for how transport can help to alleviate loneliness.
Household Support Fund for St Helens Residents
Household Support Fund to support vulnerable residents this winter
Residents in St Helens Borough facing financial hardship this winter will be supported by a new grant to help buy food, pay utility biils and meet other essential living costs.
MHSF - Helplines Fund with Bupa Foundation
The Mental Health Sustainability Fund is pleased to launch a new Helplines Fund in November 2021.
With a generous donation from Bupa Foundation, The Association of Mental Health Providers is proud to administer the first targeted grant-making element within the Mental Health Sustainability Programme; to support organisations who have a helpline element to be positively impacted with regards their sustainability at this stage in England’s pandemic response.
Parr Participatory Funding
Merseyside Police, St Helens Council, Torus and Saints Community Development Foundation are facilitating a community event for the residents of Parr, called ‘Parr-ticipate,’ that will take place at the Totally Wicked Stadium, 18:30-21:30hrs, on Wednesday 8th December 2021. As a result of further funding, a total of £30,000 has now been made available for community groups in the Parr area and this event will give the residents of Parr an opportunity to decide how it should be spent and which groups should be successful in the process.
The Coalfields Food Insecurity Response Fund - Phase 2
The Coalfields Food Insecurity Response Fund Phase 2 is now open for new applications.
Priority will be given to organisations that are supporting the most vulnerable with Grants up to £2,500 available.
Examples of the type of services they would like to support are as follows (please note this list is not exhaustive):
Food banks
Food parcels schemes
Meal preparation services (such as packed lunches, meals on wheels, soup kitchens etc.)
Together for Our Planet - New Small Grants Programme

On 1 September, The National Lottery Community Fund will open a new funding programme called Together for Our Planet. Later this year, the UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). Building on interest and excitement for this international conference, this funding programme will help nurture and develop local ideas through this funding and support a legacy of ongoing climate action projects in hundreds of communities across the UK.
Free funding webinar: unrestricted funding for voluntary organisations & groups

Free funding webinar: unrestricted funding for voluntary organisations & groups
Grants Fund for Small VCSE Mental Health Providers
Association of Mental Health Providers is pleased to announce the launch of the second round of a small grants fund on Monday 26 July. This fund will be used to provide grants of up to £5,000 to support the sustainability of mental health voluntary, community and social enterprise provider organisations, with a turnover of £0-250k.
2022 GSK IMPACT Awards and New GSK Grow Programme - Now Open For Applications
2022 GSK IMPACT Awards & new GSK Grow Programme – core funding and training for health charities