Forever Manchester Awards

We welcome applications from locally managed community groups based in any of the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester.

For this round, we specifically want to fund groups whose activities have been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic and who haven’t been able to interact with and provide positive things for people in their community, as they normally would.

Who can apply?

Forever Manchester Awards aims to support grassroots community organisations. This means small, community-based and locally controlled groups that manage themselves, encourage people to get involved as volunteers and who just need a bit of financial help to be able to work with their community in the way they’d like.

Applicants must be based in one of the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester and have an annual income of less than £25,000.

How much can you apply for?

The maximum award request that will be considered is £1,000.  

What can you apply for?

You can apply for what you need to allow your group to get back up and running and connecting with the people in your community.

Local groups understand how they can best help their communities at this time, so we don’t want to limit the type of request you can make. You just need to let us know what you want to do and what positive things your activity will provide for your community.

Is there anything you can’t apply for?

Unfortunately, there are a few things that can’t be funded, such as activities that have already taken place or been paid for, contributions to major appeals or salaries, activities promoting political or religious beliefs and activity which should be provided by statutory services.