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Only organisations which are members of Salford CVS are eligible to apply for funding. To apply for membership you'll need to complete a simple online form here.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE - for existing grant recipients (COVID-19)
Updated: 07.05.20
If you're one of the 400+ recipients of a grant from us in the last year we're in the process of making direct contact to find how you're coping.
We want to reassure you that Salford CVS is here to support your work in these exceptional times.
Thank you for your patience
Salford CVS
BOOST Physical Activity Fund
Salford CVS is inviting expressions of interest for Covid-safe physical activty projects for families, children and young people.
All projects must demonstrate that they actively include girls and young women in proposed physical activities. It is also expected that families / children / young people will have helped shape the project design.
Expression of Interest forms and guidance are available only on request from: claire.benson@salfordcvs.co.uk
These grants are funded by Sport England as part of Salford's Local Delivery Pilot.
Wellbeing Fund 2020/21 - Round 2
Grants of up to £1,000 for voluntary, community or social enterprise organisations undertaking Covid-safe health and wellbeing projects for the benefit of Salford residents
These grants are funded by NHS Salford Clinical Commissioning Group.
Download the Guidance Notes in PDF Format or WORD Format
Download the Application Form
View the Terms and Conditions of Grant
Closing Date: 12:00 noon on Friday 27th November 2020
Decision-by Date: Friday 18th December 2020
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Hate Crime Awareness Week 2021 (1st - 7th February 2021)
Grants of up £500 available for running Covid-safe activities or events to raise awareness of hate crime in February 2021.
Organisations must engage local people beyond existing membership networks to promote:
- prevention of Hate Crime,
- the reporting of Hate Crime,
- support to victims,
- help reduce its impact on victims and the wider community
These grants are funded by Salford City Council and Greater Manchester Police.
Download the Guidance Notes in PDF Format
Download the Application Form
View the Terms and Conditions of Grant
Closing Date: 12:00 noon on Friday 27th November 2020
Decision-by Date: Friday 18th December 2020
Youth Wellbeing Fund 2020/21
Through the Youth Wellbeing Fund Salford CVS is inviting applications:
- of up to £2,500 for youth-led activities to support youth wellbeing
- of up to £7,500 for co-led activities to support youth emotional wellbeing and mental health
These grants are funded by NHS Salford Clinical Commissioning Group and Salford City Council
Download the Guidance Notes in PDF Format or WORD Format
Download the Application Form
View the Terms and Conditions of Grant
Closing Date: 12:00 noon on Friday 27th November 2020
Decision-by Date: Friday 18th December 2020
Covid-19 Digital Response Fund
Through the Covid-19 Digital Response Fund Salford CVS will awarding grants of up to £2,500 for Salford-based VCSE organisations who are supporting beneficiaries most affected by Covid-19.
Funding priorities:
- Organisational IT hardware, software, training and connectivity
- Can include IT hardware for beneficiaries
These grants are funded by NHS Salford Clinical Commissioning Group.
Download the Guidance Notes in PDF Format or WORD Format
Download the Application Form
View the Terms and Conditions of Grant
Closing Date: 12:00 noon on Monday 2nd November 2020
Decision-by Date: Monday 7th December 2020
Emotional Wellbeing & Mental Health Fund - Suicide Prevention
Small Grants of up to £10k for projects addressing:
- Suicide Prevention and Economic Adversity
- Suicide Prevention and Isolation
The Emotional Wellbeing & Mental Health Fund is a specialist grants fund open to Salford-based VCSE organisations .
These grants are funded by NHS Salford Clinical Commissioning Group and Salford City Council
Download the Guidance Notes in PDF Format
Download the Application Form
View the Terms and Conditions of Grant
Closing Date: 12:00 noon on Friday 30th October 2020
Decision-by Date: Monday 23rd November 2020
Covid-19 BAME Response Fund
Through the Covid-19 BAME Response Fund Salford CVS will awarding grants of up to £10,000 for Salford-based BAME-led VCSE organisations.
Funding priorities:
- Reducing exposure to Covid-19
- Mental Health / Bereavement Support
- Physical Health and Wellbeing
- Tackling Obesity and Diabetes
- Practical Support for BAME communities
These grants are funded by NHS Salford Clinical Commissioning Group and the Salford4Good Emergency Response Fundraiser.
Download the Guidance Notes in PDF Format or WORD Format
Download the Application Form
View the Terms and Conditions of Grant
Closing Date: 12:00 noon on Monday 19th October 2020
Decision-by Date: Monday 9th November 2020
Covid-19 Disability Response Fund
Through the Covid-19 Disability Response Fund Salford CVS will awarding grants of up to £10,000 for Salford-based disabled-people-led or disability-focused VCSE organisations.
Funding priorities:
- Digital accessibility
- Advocacy and signposting
- Provision of accessible information
- Provision of general support
- Enabling participation in decision making
These grants are funded by NHS Salford Clinical Commissioning Group and the Salford4Good Emergency Response Fundraiser.
Download the Guidance Notes in PDF Format or WORD Format
Download the Application Form
View the Terms and Conditions of Grant
Closing Date: 12:00 noon on Monday 5th October 2020
Decision-by Date: Monday 2nd November 2020
Healthy Schools Transition Fund
Grants of 25k - £40k to support pupil transition from Primary to Secondary School in Salford with VCSE sector organisation support
This fund has been established to provide support for vulnerable pupils who are due to transition from Primary School (last term of the 2020/21 academic year) to Secondary School (first two terms of the 2021/22 academic year). It can also support pupils for whom need emerges after transition.
As such it will need to be led by the Secondary School with involvement of at least one feeder Primary School, up to maximum of four feeder Primary Schools. All successful partnerships will include the involvement of a Salford-based voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE) organisation.
This grant is funded by Salford City Council annd NHS Salford CCG.
Meet the Funder sessions
Applicants are welcome to join one of three 60-90 minute ‘Meet the Funder’ sessions via ZOOM:
- Tues 22nd Sept 10.30am - 12.00pm
- Mon 28nd Sept 1.30pm - 3.00pm
To book please email your preferred session to: anna.horton@salfordcvs.co.uk
Guidance and Form
Download the Guidance Notes
Download Salford Council's Schools Transition Policy 2020
Download the Expression of Interest Form
View the Terms and Conditions of Grant
Closing Date for Expressions of Interest: 12:00noon, Friday 30th October 2020 Extended to 12:00 noon Friday 6th November
See guidance notes for details of progression to full application stage.
Volunteers Expenses Fund
The Volunteers Expenses Fund is an initiative that Salford small voluntary and community groups can apply for grants of up to £750 to in order to meet the cost of paying out of pocket expenses volunteers to cover items such as travel costs, childcare, protective clothing, DBS checks. The aim of the fund is to increase volunteer participation and retention and promote positive volunteering to improve the health outcomes for volunteers.
These grants are funded by NHS Salford Clinical Commissioning Group.
Download the Guidance Notes
Download the Application Form
View the Terms and Conditions of Grant
Organisation can apply at any time. Bids will be assessed on a bi-monthly basis
For other sources of funding visit our funding and tendering pages.
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Our development team provides funding support and advice on writing successful bids, developing new ideas or creating a partnership, these can be found on our training section of the website or please contact the team on 0161 787 7795.
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