Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity, with The Charity Service and the Booth Centre

Routes Home Fund

Grants of £12,500 for 12 months for small and medium organisations tackling homelessness in Greater Manchester. Funded by the Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity in partnership with The Charity Service and the Booth Centre, with decisions made by a committee of people with lived experience of homelessness or of using homelessness services. The committee's priorities are safe accommodation, people with No Recourse to Public Funds, and reducing social isolation among people accessing services.

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You could get: £12,500
Closes in: 16 days left; 13 November
Effort: Moderate; full application with documents

Who can apply

Registered charities, CICs and constituted community groups that have been registered or active for at least three years, have a track record of providing services or activities that tackle homelessness within Greater Manchester, and have annual expenditure of no more than £1 million
Support is focused on organisations embedded in their local community that encourage community participation and volunteering

What it funds

Services and activities that prevent and tackle homelessness in Greater Manchester, over a 12-month period. Priorities identified by the Grant Committee:

Safe Accommodation
No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF)
Growing a community of people accessing services: reducing social isolation and empowering people who attend

How to apply

Contact Pete Yarwood, Grants Manager at The Charity Service, by phone (07936 917679) or email to get the application form
Submit the application by 4pm on Friday 13 November 2026
The Grants Manager reviews each application and carries out due diligence checks on the organisation
A Grant Committee of people with lived experience of homelessness or of accessing homeless services makes the decisions, meeting on 10 and 11 December 2026

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