Fund Status: Open
Application Deadline: 09/12/2025
Grant Sizes: £500 – £10,000

Rosa is proud to champion the campaigning and influencing work that women’s and girls’ organisations do, as we recognise that every progress in culture, law and practice in women’s and girls’ lives over the last two hundred years has been pioneered by women and girls, organising and mobilising. 
Women’s and girls’ organisations are at the forefront of addressing social issues. We believe change comes about when women and girls who have lived experience of injustice and inequality get heard. 
However, there remains a critical need for funding for women’s and girls’ organisations to deliver activism and campaigning to raise awareness of the issues women and girls face. This is why Voices from the Frontline exists. 
The deadline for applications is 4pm on Tuesday 9th December. You need to submit your application form and video by this date.
Please see the application guidance, FAQs and eligibility criteria below. 
‘How to apply’ webinarsYou may also wish to join us at one of the ‘How to Apply’ webinars on: 

• Monday 10th November 10.30 – 11.30 am – Register here

• Thursday 27th November 2.00-3.00pm – Register here

If you are not able to attend either of these dates, please get in touch and we can share the webinar recording after 10th November. 

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Purpose: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is committed to building cohesive and resilient communities. The Common Ground Resilience Fund was launched in September to support local places, and a key part of this is promoting the important role of the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector.
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The UK government’s Common Ground Award will invest capital funding into VCSE sector organisations that are bringing people together from different backgrounds, supporting the cost of constructing or renovating facilities, or the purchasing of equipment to deliver services.
Type of grant: Competed

Who can apply: The grant is open to applications from VCSE organisations with a base and operating in England, with charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purposes.

Funding available: Up to £1.7 million capital funding within the 2025/2026 financial year, distributed in payments of up to £10,000 per successful applicant. Applicants will be able to set out how capital investment could be scaled up beyond £10,000, up to a maximum of £50,000, which may be considered in exceptional cases - where there is a clearly demonstrated need, supported by a strong application.

Important dates:
Applications open: 13 October 2025
Deadline for applications: 21 November 2025
Funding awarded: January 2026

​The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is committed to building cohesive and resilient communities.

The Common Ground Resilience Fund was launched in September to support local places, and a key part of this is promoting the important role of the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector.


The UK government’s Common Ground Award will invest capital funding into VCSE sector organisations that are bringing people together from different backgrounds, supporting the cost of constructing or renovating facilities, or the purchasing of equipment to deliver services. The link provides all the details VCSE providers will need to understand the criteria and make an application.

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Common Ground Award: prospectus - GOV.UK

Organisations and businesses can bid for a share of £1 million in funding to help them deliver bold and innovative initiatives that enable more people to walk, wheel or cycle, Active Travel England (ATE) has today announced.  


The Active Travel Innovation Fund is inviting applications from small to medium-sized businesses and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), with grants of up to £100,000 available for each successful applicant.

The funding is designed to help develop new ideas or to expand on successful initiatives that are already making a difference. Examples could include community projects that help under-represented groups make more active travel choices, projects that work alongside local councils to enable and promote sustainable travel, or that use digital tools to improve safety and accessibility.


This funding will support the Government’s Plan for Change by backing entrepreneurs and creative and ambitious projects to improve the nation’s health and kickstart economic growth.


An information webinar will take place in mid-October providing advice and an opportunity to ask questions about the fund. The webinar sign-up form will be advertised via this newsletter and across ATE’s social media channels.


Learn more about the Active Travel Innovation Fund.

 
Dates for your diary

• 8 October 2025: ATE Webinar: Spotlight on Modeshift Active Travel Inspectors. Sign up for the webinar.
  
• 21 October 2025: ATE Webinar: Spotlight on Bradford's city centre regeneration. Sign up for the webinar.
  
• 11 November 2025: ATE Webinar: How to highlight critical issues in active travel schemes. Sign up for the webinar.
  
• 14 November 2025: Active Travel Innovation Fund application window closes. Learn more about the fund.
  

Grant to support organisations with the costs of providing a warm space for Lancashire residents to access over the winter months.
Round 1
Opening date: 22 September 2025
Closing date: 19 October 2025, 11:59pm

This grant scheme is for local organisations and groups within the voluntary, community, and faith sector, as well as for parish and town councils, to support the creation and improvement of warm and welcoming spaces for residents.


Grants of up to £750 are available to support projects that provide a warm space.


The grant scheme will run from Monday 22nd September 2025 to 11.59pm Sunday 19th October 2025.


More information, including details on the eligibility criteria, application process and the link to the digital application form can be found on the grant scheme webpage at https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/council/grants/community-team-support/lancashire-warm-spaces-grant-scheme/


If you've any questions about the grant scheme, please get in touch with us at warmspaces@lancashire.gov.uk

​To help shape the vision for Burnley and determine the town's key priority areas for investment the Burnley Town Board are asking for your help to reach out into your respective communities to help raise awareness of the 10 year project and to re-affirm the priority areas that came out of the initial research carried out last summer, under the previous iteration called Long-Term Plan for Towns.
 
Whilst we did receive some proposals, the Town Board feel that there are many more opportunities out there to assist, and they wanted me to reach out again with some ideas of how you and your respective wider communities can get involved.   If you have already submitted a proposal, there is no need to do this again.
 
The Town Board are developing a number of tools to help you facilitate this work (including a digital quiz, a game of Jenga with questions on each piece, coloured counters/ping pong balls to stick in themed jars etc) and are keen to hear how you feel you might be able to help.  Listed below are some suggestions of ideas that you may be able to carry out, or indeed you may already have things going on that this work could be built into.   In addition, there is capacity funding available up to a maximum amount of £3,000 to help with these activities
 
Possible ideas include but are not limited to:- 

• sprucing up our town centre, public toilet refurbs, planting schemes, refreshing painting, tidying up other areas around town etc

• working with schools to create a video of a time machine looking at Burnley now and in 10 years' time

• attending school/college events to talk to parents

• litter picking/community clean ups

• arts/drama sessions - creating murals, or taking part in sculpture classes

• naming competitions

• community events/festivals

• field trips for community groups/schools around the town - what do people like/not like

• creative writing competitions based on themes - likes/dislikes and wants for the town

• drop ins, public realm pop-ups

 
Whilst there is a time constraint on this activity, the Board have extended the window for engagement & capacity building to the end of October 2025, as a first phase - please bear in mind that this is a 10-year project and community engagement activities & capacity building  will be on-going throughout, so there will be further opportunities. 
 
Interested? - e-mail a "plan on a page" (please no more than a page) covering the following headings:- 
 

• Who you are 

• What you do and who is your community

• How you can support delivering activities and raising brand awareness

• When you can carry these activities out - dates

• Where you will be able to do these activities - existing groups, community centres, schools etc 

• Costings of your activities - a clear structure showing the funding you are asking for, and how it will be spent

 
This must be received by 5 pm Friday 26th September 2025 in order to be considered. 
 
Please submit your "Plan on a Page" to:- contact@ourtownourplan.org.uk
 
If you have any questions or would like to talk ideas through, please contact Sam Smallridge on the above e-mail or 01282 475873
 
On behalf of the Burnley Town Board

Funding Opportunity to raise Cancer Awareness and Improve Outcomes 

Last year, through the Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Alliance VCFSE Cancer Awareness Grants Scheme, we supported 18 fantastic local organisations funded by the Cancer Alliance to deliver community-led projects that raised awareness, encouraged screening, and helped people seek assistance sooner. Collectively, these initiatives reached over 313,000 individuals and made a significant impact across the region. 

Spring North is excited to again partner with the Cancer Alliance again to deliver a new round of grant funding. 

We’re looking to fund projects that:
 
•        help people connect with and care for nature in their area
•        make a positive difference to the environment
 
Awards for All fund if for amounts between £300 and £20,000 for up to two years
 
There is an application deadline of 17 December 2025.
 
Follow this link to National Lottery Awards for All England – Environment to find out more.
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