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Smallbridge, Hurstead & Belfield Pride in Place Community Grants

Grants for community groups rooted in or working in Smallbridge, Hurstead and Belfield in Rochdale borough, funded by the area's Pride in Place board and run by Action Together through its Rochdale Communities Fund. Two tiers: up to £1,000 for groups with income under £25,000, and up to £5,000 for groups with income under £1 million. Projects must increase community pride, support community-led activities and events, build relationships between residents and organisations, or encourage volunteering. Applicants must be members of Action Together (membership is free); applications are assessed on a rolling basis until 1 February 2027 or until the money runs out.

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You could get
£1,000 – £5,000
Deadline
106 days left
1 February
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) groups that are locally rooted in, or actively working in, Smallbridge, Hurstead and Belfield (Rochdale), whose project benefits residents of those areas
  • Groups must be formally constituted (have a governing document), be non-profit with all surplus reinvested in the community, have a bank account in the organisation's name with at least two unrelated signatories, and be members of Action Together CIO (membership is free and open to VCFSE organisations working in Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside)
  • Income limits include grants and donations: under £25,000 a year to apply for up to £1,000, or under £1 million to apply for up to £5,000
  • Organisations that have had earlier Action Together funding must have completed its monitoring
  • One application per organisation

What it funds

Projects that fall within one or more of these priorities:

  • Increase community pride and local ownership: encourage residents to take an active role in improving and celebrating their local area
  • Support community-led activities and events: enable local people to come together through activities and events that benefit the community
  • Build stronger relationships between residents, organisations and local stakeholders: create opportunities for people of different ages and backgrounds to come together, strengthening community cohesion and reducing isolation
  • Encourage volunteering and civic participation: create opportunities for people to get involved, support others and make a positive contribution to their community
  • Example projects (a guide only): public art and heritage projects; community events and celebrations; gardening and greening schemes; activities to reduce social isolation and/or improve mental health; youth engagement projects
  • Costs that can be funded: equipment, project resources and running costs
  • Costs that can be funded: staff time and staff and volunteer expenses

What it will not fund

  • Items bought or expenditure incurred before the grant outcome is communicated
  • Projects that do not support residents of Smallbridge, Hurstead and Belfield
  • More than one application per organisation
  • Applications from organisations that have not completed monitoring for previous Action Together funding

How to apply

  1. Become a member of Action Together CIO if you are not already (free online membership form)
  2. Read the guidance notes in full
  3. Complete the Word application form, filling in every box, including a costed budget breakdown showing how you arrived at each figure and how you will measure the project's impact
  4. Email the completed form to rochdalecommunitiesfund@actiontogether.org.uk
  5. The Community Panel, with a representative of the Smallbridge, Hurstead and Belfield Pride in Place board, decides at its meetings every 8 weeks; the decision is sent by email
  6. If successful, provide the due-diligence documents before any grant is paid
  7. At the end of the project, complete a monitoring form (your project's story, how many people benefited, future plans, and photos, feedback or promotional material)

the main and second contacts on the form must not be related or live at the same address. Action Together strongly discourages using AI to draft answers and may ask for more information where it suspects this. Queries: Hayley Tomlinson, 0161 339 2345.

Have ready

  • Completed application form
  • A recent bank statement or bank letter for the organisation's account
  • Governing document (for example constitution, articles of association or charity governing document)
  • Safeguarding policy
  • Health and safety policy
  • Current insurance certificate or details (public liability and employers' liability)

all documents except the application form are requested only from successful applicants, and must be received and approved before payment.

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