Community cohesion

Local groups and organisations with great ideas to make their communities even better places to live are now invited to apply for funding from ‘Active Communities’ to turn their ideas into reality.

Active Communities is a funding programme for community groups and not-for-profit organisations, with an income of less than £350,000 a year or an average of £350,000 over two years.

The Grants for Sports, Arts, Leisure and Community Groups scheme is provided and administered by Epping Forest District Council. Under this programme, the Council offers the Major Grants and Three-year Revenue Grants.

Funding is intended to assist local voluntary and community groups and organisations that are providing services in line with the Council's objectives and targets.

The priority areas are as follows:

Grants are available to local not-for-profit groups and organisations for arts, crafts and design projects within Worcestershire and Herefordshire.

Eden District Council Community Fund is for projects and events which deliver wider community benefit in Eden. In 2022/2023, the total available is £110,000.

Grant for voluntary and community organisations in and around Birmingham undertaking projects in the fields of medicine, education and the arts.

The Cumberland Building Society Charitable Foundation, a registered charity, was set up by Cumberland Building Society in November 1998. The Foundation offers grants to registered charities, charitable voluntary organisations, social enterprises, and self-help groups for projects that directly benefit local communities in Cumbria, Dumfriesshire, Lancaster, Preston and Haltwhistle.

Grants of between £250 to £750 are awarded. A grant of £1,000 may be awarded in exceptional circumstances.

The Hinrichsen Foundation was founded in 1976 by Mrs Carla Eddy Hinrichsen to ensure the continuation of the tradition of supporting contemporary music established by the Hinrichsen family as the proprietors of Edition Peters the music publishers, established more than 200 years ago in the German city of Leipzig.

MfA really know first-hand what an amazing affect making music can have on people’s lives. They see everything from disadvantaged young people blossoming at school through to older adults discovering music sometimes for the first time, much later on in life. In their view, EVERYONE should have the opportunity to learn to play music. Sadly, many people are not fortunate enough to have access to musical instruments or ways to help them to learn and discover.  This is where MfA come in.

The Blackdown Hills AONB Sustainable Development Fund (SDF) is managed by the Blackdown Hills AONB team on behalf of Defra. The Fund is aimed at supporting projects that bring social, environmental and economic benefits to the area and demonstrate innovation and good practice. The Fund can support a range of projects including practical work, feasibility studies, research projects, partnership development, and training.

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames provides small grants for activities and services that meet local needs and benefit the residents of the neighbourhood areas in Kingston, Maldens and Coombe, Surbiton and South of the Borough.

Funding is intended to assist local organisations with their running costs or one-off projects and events that benefit local residents. Projects can fall into many categories, including arts, sports, environment, youth, play and leisure and culture, and can also be for older people and families.