Funding Opportunities and News in Wyre
2nd of December, 2024
Household Support Fund - People in the community struggling to pay for essentials such as food, heating and water this winter can now apply for Household Support Funding from Wyre Council.
Wyre residents can make an application now, using the online form on the Wyre Council website at www.wyre.gov.uk/householdsupport . The scheme closes on the 31 March 2025. Eligible residents are encouraged to seek support early as the scheme may close earlier if the funds are exhausted due to demand.
One Stop Community Partnership Programme – Grants are available up to £1,000 for local Community Groups to develop a new or ongoing project and support the group, in partnership with their local One Stop store. To apply the group needs to operate within 2 miles of their local store. For more information Community Partnership Page - One Stop
Crowdfund Lancashire (Sport & Cultural Fund) – Groups can receive up to £15,000 from Lancashire County Council to help with a project to improve the culture or sport offer in your local community. Find out more on Thursday 5 December at Garstang Library from 4pm LCC Events or find more detail here Crowdfund Lancashire - Home or if you would like to discuss your project idea please email lcsf@lancashire.gov.uk or see more information in the attached document.
Lancashire Environmental Fund - Grants are available up to £30,000 for local community and environmental groups for a variety of community and environmental initiatives within Lancashire. Closing Date 04/02/2024 For more information Lancashire Environmental Fund - About or email general@lancsenvfund.org.uk
Big Local – National Lottery Community Fund - Local Trust is a place-based funder, which works with 150 Big Local areas, where people are making their communities better places to live. The aim of the fund is to create empowered, resilient, dynamic and asset-rich communities making their own decisions on what is best for their area. For more information, please click here Big Local - Local Trust or email info@localtrust.org.uk
Community Foundation for Lancashire – Grants up to £10,000 are available to community organisations for projects and activities that contribute to stronger and more vibrant communities in Lancashire and lead to long-term benefits to the local population. For more information The Community Foundation for Lancashire or email the Grants Officer applications@cflm.email
Duchy of Lancashire Benevolent Fund - Grants up to £2,000 are available for registered charities to carry out general charitable activities that benefit local communities and residents in Lancashire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester. For more information Benevolent Fund | Duchy of Lancaster or email lieutenancy@lancashire.gov.uk
Westminster Foundation – Small Grants - Grants are available up to £10,000 for registered charities to create opportunities for young people (up to 25 years of age) and their families to have the resilience, skills and capacity to lead happy and healthy lives. The aim of the Foundation is to support projects that provide long-term sustainable help and direction to vulnerable young lives and thereby tackle the causes and impact of inter-generational inequality. For more information Better lives are built on solid foundations – Westminster Foundation or email westminster.foundation@grosvenor.com
Memorial Grant Scheme – A VAT reclaim scheme from £500-£1,000 is available through the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for any work that took place after 16 March 2005. Closing date 31 December 2024. For more information on eligibility etc please click here Applying for a memorial grant - GOV.UK
The Elephant Trust – Funding is available between £2000-£5,000 for artists in the Fine Arts and small organisations and galleries. Application deadline January 19, 2025. For more information The Elephant Trust
The Fore Funding Programme – Up to £30,000 is available to small charities and social enterprises based in the UK. The funding is intended to have a transformational impact on the organisations being supported by unlocking exponential growth, sustainability, efficiency or some other major step forward. There is particular interest in grassroots organisations working with underserved communities. For more information Home - The Fore or to contact The Fore please email info@thefore.org
Royal Countryside Fund – Supporting Rural Communities Programme - Grants up to £25,000 are available to constituted not-for-profit and community-led organisations operating in remote rural areas for projects that improve the lives of those living in isolated rural communities in the UK. A webinar for prospective applicants will be held on 17 December 2024 (18:00). Registration is required and can be done on Zoom. The Fund will open for applications on 10 January 2025. For more information Supporting Rural Communities - The Royal Countryside Fund
Funding Reminders
Cash4Clubs – Unrestricted grants of £2,000 are available. The funding aims to support the sustainability of adult, local sports clubs, with an emphasis on 18-25 year olds, thereby ensuring more people have access to local sports.
The deadline has been extended until Thursday 12 December. For more information Cash4Clubs or email grants@sported.org.uk
National Lottery Community Fund Partnerships - Grants starting at £20,001 or more for up to 5 years are available for voluntary and community organisations working together in partnership in England to help their community. For more information please click here Partnerships | The National Lottery Community Fund and for general enquiries general.enquiries@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
Walney Extension Community Fund - Grants up to £50,000 are available to a range of not-for-profit organisations for new or existing community and environmental projects that benefit local residents off the Cumbria and Lancashire coast. For more information Walney Extension Community Fund Grantscape or email wecf@grantscape.org.uk
Other Information
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The Wyre VCFSE Awards - 161 nominations were received for 37 different VCFSE groups/organisations which highlights how much of an impact our voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector have in our local communities.
It was an incredibly difficult task to choose 9 finalists from the 37 that applied, they were all such worthy nominations.
The 9 finalists are:
Group making the most difference to Adults in Wyre
Behind Closed Doors
Jars of Joy
Lukes Legacy
Group making the most difference to Children in Wyre
Fleetwood Amateur Boxing Gym
Highbury Morris Dancers
The Matthew Hesmondhalgh Memorial Fund
Group making the most difference to Communities in Wyre
Fleetwood Beach Wheelchairs
Fleetwood Town Community Trust
The Chaddeans
The winners of each category will be announced at the awards ceremony on Wednesday 4th December 2024 at Winmarleigh Village Hall.
For general enquiries please email Alisa.Wilson@wyre.gov.uk.
Information on Events and Activities within Wyre - please see our Facebook page Healthier Wyre | Poulton le Fylde | Facebook
Lancashire County Council 4 Community – for other funding opportunities please click here Home | Lancashire County Council 4 Community (idoxopen4community.co.uk)
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