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Micro Grants available from Wirral CVS for Volunteers' Week activities
Shout about Volunteering! Wirral CVS will help you do it! To mark Volunteers' Week, we’re offering a limited number of Volunteers’ Week Shout Out packs for organisations across Wirral. Successful applicants will receive: £150 contribution towards a Volunteers’ Week event or gift for your volunteers. A party pack with printed Volunteers’ Week materials - including thank you cards, cake toppers and banners. A chance to showcase and celebrate your volunteers across Wirral. Wheth

Eloise Hall
May 72 min read


This week's Funding Bulletin (April 27th - May 1st 2026)
A short summary of funding opportunities that have come to our attention this week. Big Give’s Christmas Challenge The Christmas Challenge is the UK’s largest collaborative fundraising campaign, supporting a wide range of charitable organisations across diverse causes, including poverty, gender equality, climate change, and mental wellbeing. The campaign enables charities to maximise their impact by doubling public donations through a matched funding model. The initiative ope

Eloise Hall
May 14 min read


This week's Funding Bulletin (April 20th - April 24th 2026)
A short summary of funding opportunities that have come to our attention this week. The Speech Language and Hearing Foundation The Speech Language and Hearing Foundation has announced funding to support education, therapy and research aimed at improving the lives of children facing communication challenges and complex developmental needs across the United Kingdom. The Foundation provides grants to small UK-based charities working with children who have hearing impairments, sp

Eloise Hall
Apr 249 min read


New £10 Million fund available for youth organisations
UK Youth announced the launch of a new £10 million open grant round for youth organisations, delivered in partnership with the Pears Foundation Youth work plays a critical role in supporting young people to thrive. It builds confidence, improves wellbeing, and equips individuals with essential life skills that carry into adulthood. Despite this, access to youth work remains uneven across the UK, leaving many young people without the support they need. According to UK Youth ,

Eloise Hall
Apr 142 min read


This week's Funding Bulletin (April 7th - April 10th 2026)
A short summary of funding opportunities that have come to our attention this week. General Funding Opportunities Baily Thomas General Grants Programme UK charities, voluntary organisations, and schools can apply for grants to support children and adults with severe learning difficulties, including autism. The funding is made available through the Baily Thomas General grants programme and can be used to purchase equipment, support capital works, and cover project and core cos

Eloise Hall
Apr 107 min read


This week's Funding Bulletin (March 9th - March 13th 2026)
A short summary of funding opportunities that have came to our attention this week. Wirral CVS Funding Opportunities Small Grants Programme Wirral CVS has £100,000 from Wirral Council Public Health to deliver a Small Grants Programme , offering grants of up to £5,000 , with the majority of awards expected to be under £3,000 . This programme is aimed at small, local organisations that are deeply embedded in their communities. To be eligible, organisations must: Be based and

Eloise Hall
Mar 137 min read


This week's Funding Bulletin (February 9th - February 13th 2026)
A short summary of funding opportunities that have came to our attention this week. Wirral CVS Funding Opportunities Step Up Resilience Fund The Step Up Resilience Fund is designed to support VCFSE organisations to strengthen their resilience, sustainability and capacity , rather than to fund new service delivery. This fund recognises the vital role that existing community organisations play in improving health and wellbeing across Wirral. To be eligible, organisations must

Meg Atkinson
Feb 136 min read


This week's Funding Bulletin (February 2nd - February 6th 2026)
A short summary of funding opportunities that have came to our attention this week. Wirral CVS Funding Opportunities Step Up Resilience Fund The Step Up Resilience Fund is designed to support VCFSE organisations to strengthen their resilience, sustainability and capacity , rather than to fund new service delivery. This fund recognises the vital role that existing community organisations play in improving health and wellbeing across Wirral. To be eligible, organisations must

Eloise Hall
Feb 66 min read


This week's Funding Bulletin (January 26th - January 30th 2026)
A short summary of funding opportunities that have came to our attention this week. Wirral CVS Funding Opportunities Step Up Resilience Fund The Step Up Resilience Fund is designed to support VCFSE organisations to strengthen their resilience, sustainability and capacity , rather than to fund new service delivery. This fund recognises the vital role that existing community organisations play in improving health and wellbeing across Wirral. To be eligible, organisations must

Eloise Hall
Jan 309 min read


This week's Funding Bulletin (January 19th - January 23rd 2026)
A short summary of funding opportunities that have came to our attention this week. Wirral CVS Funding Opportunities Step Up Resilience Fund The Step Up Resilience Fund is designed to support VCFSE organisations to strengthen their resilience, sustainability and capacity , rather than to fund new service delivery. This fund recognises the vital role that existing community organisations play in improving health and wellbeing across Wirral. To be eligible, organisations must

Eloise Hall
Jan 236 min read


Three Wirral CVS Funding Opportunities Now Available
Wirral CVS is pleased to offer three funding opportunities designed to support Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) organisations across Wirral. Together, these funds aim to strengthen organisational resilience, support grassroots activity, and enable arts and culture organisations to thrive while contributing to improved health and wellbeing outcomes for local communities. Whether your organisation is looking to strengthen its internal capacity, deliver

Eloise Hall
Jan 193 min read


This week's Funding Bulletin (January 5th - January 9th 2026)
A short summary of funding opportunities that have came to our attention this week. The Stephen Beard Foundation's Wirral Grants Fund The Stephen Beard Foundation has opened up it's Wirral Grants Fund, which can support community groups, charities and projects based on Wirral that focus on helping the community with mental health needs. The Foundation will award small grants of up to £1000. The Stephen Beard Foundation has been set up in memory of Stephen Beard who died on 23

Eloise Hall
Jan 96 min read


This week's Funding Bulletin (December 15th -December 19th 2025)
A short summary of funding opportunities that have came to our attention this week. The National Churches Trust's Medium Grants Programme Grants of up to £10,000 are available to listed and unlisted Christian places of worship of any denomination across the UK for project development and investigative work up to RIBA planning stage 1. This support is for churches preparing for a major project and developing their project to the point at which they can approach a major grant f

Eloise Hall
Dec 18, 20255 min read


This week's Funding Bulletin (December 8th -December 12th 2025)
A short summary of funding opportunities that have came to our attention this week. Grow Wild Grants of up to £2,000 are available to community, youth and voluntary groups from across the UK that want to bring local people together to transform urban areas by sowing and growing UK native wildflowers and/or fungi. The funding, which is being made available through the charity Grow Wild (an initiative of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), will support activities and costs such as

Eloise Hall
Dec 12, 20255 min read


This week's Funding Bulletin (December 1st -December 5th 2025)
A short summary of funding opportunities that have came to our attention this week. Wise Music Foundation Funding is available to small UK charities supporting vulnerable people facing hardship, distress, illness, or poverty. The Wise Music Foundation offers grants of £500-£5,000, with an average award of £1,500. Priority is given to projects that help: Children The homeless The elderly People with disabilities The Foundation also supports a wider range of causes, including e

Eloise Hall
Dec 5, 20254 min read


This week's Funding Bulletin (November 24th -November 28th 2025)
A short summary of funding opportunities that have came to our attention this week. The Morrisons Foundation Grants of up to £10,000 are available to registered charities for projects that positively impact communities across England, Scotland, and Wales. The Morrisons Foundation provides funding to support projects that: Tackle poverty and social deprivation Enhance community spaces, facilities and services Improve the health and wellbeing of local communities The funding wi

Eloise Hall
Nov 28, 20257 min read


This week's Funding Bulletin (November 17th -November 21st 2025)
A short summary of funding opportunities that have came to our attention this week. The Allen Lane Foundation's Young People Programme The Allen Lane Foundation is offering grants of between £5,000 and £15,000 to charities and not-for-profit organisations working with young people aged 12-21 who are socially excluded or marginalised, and who may have experienced significant issues within their lives. The grants can be used to support a range of activities, including core cost

Eloise Hall
Nov 21, 20256 min read


This week's Funding Bulletin (November 10th -November 14th 2025)
A short summary of funding opportunities that have came to our attention this week. Aviva Community Fund Aviva has partnered with the fundraising platform Crowdfunder to support small charities and community groups with innovative ideas that benefit their communities and are looking to raise up to £50,000. Any not-for-profit organisation, charity, school, or community group operating in England is eligible to apply. The Aviva Community Fund will match each donation given, up

Meg Atkinson
Nov 14, 20256 min read


This week's Funding Bulletin (November 3rd - November 7th 2025)
A short summary of funding opportunities that have came to our attention this week. The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Grants are available for UK-registered charities that seek to enhance and improve people’s lives by advancing the arts, health and medical welfare, and the environment. The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust typically awards grants of between £500 and £6,000 for projects and core costs, with a preference for small-scale, locally based initiatives. The types of serv

Eloise Hall
Nov 7, 20257 min read


This week's Funding Bulletin (October 27th - October 31st 2025)
A short summary of funding opportunities that have came to our attention this week. VOLA's Community Grants Programme Voluntary, community, faith, and social enterprise (VCFSE) organisations can apply for grants of between £20,000 and £40,000 through VOLA’s new Community Grants Programme. The funding aims to support 18- to 21-year-olds in the Liverpool City Region who are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). Funded by the UK Government under the Youth Guarantee T

Eloise Hall
Oct 31, 20257 min read
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