What’s The Purpose Of The Fund?
This year’s funding supports projects that improve health outcomes and tackle key local health priorities. Each district has tailored priorities to reflect local needs:

Burnley Priorities:

• Tackling respiratory disease linked to housing conditions
• Childhood obesity
• Promoting healthy lifestyles and helping people return to or stay in work

Pendle Priorities:

• Encouraging healthy weight and reducing physical inactivity in children
• Improving educational readiness and attainment
• Enhancing health support for children and young people

Rossendale Priorities:

• Community-led mental wellbeing (especially via VCFS organisations)
• Promoting physical activity and healthy weight
• Boosting participation in physical activity, especially in Whitworth

Who Can Apply?
Local grassroots organisations with a genuine community impact  including charities, CICs, and constituted community groups  are encouraged to apply. Your group must be based in or delivering services in Burnley, Pendle, or Rossendale.
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If your project aligns with social prescribing outcomes such as being Creative, Connected, Active or Safe, this fund is especially for you!

How Much Can I Apply For?​
This fund awards grants up to the sum of £5,000.00.

Need Support?​
BPRCVS is here to help! Our team can provide support with completing your application and answering any questions you may have. We’ve also included helpful guidance notes within the application pack.

How To Apply📩
Email your completed and signed application – including supporting documents – to:
julie.overson@bprcvs.co.uk
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📮 Or post it to:
BPRCVS 
The CVS Centre
62–64 Yorkshire Street
Burnley
BB11 3BT

📞 For support or questions, call: 01282 433740 (ext 1008 or 1018)
🖊️ Please ensure your application has two authorised signatures – applications without this will not be considered.

​The first-round deadline is 5pm, Friday 15th August 2025. Applications received after this date may not be eligible for consideration in this round.
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Together, let’s support healthier, stronger communities in Burnley, Pendle, and Rossendale.​

Applications are now open!

When it's gone, it's gone, so don't delay and apply today!

Projects should strongly support specific local needs in the following key areas:

• Increasing opportunities to participate in local community action and activity
• Keeping people well and feeling part of their community
• Increasing resilience and improving mental wellbeing, enabling individuals and families to cope well, overcome barriers to achieving their potential and increase their skills
• Support people who are more vulnerable, such as those with long term conditions, who are frail and/or have complex needs
• Promoting greater partnership working between the community and services, and other VCF organisations
• Reduce social isolation, with a positive impact on health and wellbeing

The grants are being made available to community projects in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale. There is a strong focus for small grassroots groups that are providing effective community cohesion programmes.

For more information download the application guidance below.

There is no deadline for this grant programme. Awards are granted on a first come, first served basis - when it's gone, it's gone!