Governance and Policy
Success Stories
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Currently Available Grants
Provided by TCC
Heritage Lottery Fund - Heritage Enterprise
Last Updated: 10 May 2013£100,000 - £5 Million
50 fundraising tips
Last Updated: 10 May 2013Produced by The Fundraising Experts
Social Action Innovation Fund
Last Updated: 10 May 2013Grants between £50,000 - £500,000
Sport England Improvement Fund Opens for Round Two
Last Updated: 10 May 2013Deadline end of May 2013
Community Based English language Courses
Last Updated: 10 May 2013Deadline 15th July 2013
Upcoming Funding deadlines - mid June 2013
Last Updated: 10 May 2013grant funding opportunities
Upcoming grant funding deadlines to end of April 2013
Last Updated: 4 April 2013April 2013
We Love MCR
Last Updated: 4 April 2013Up to £1000
The Peoples Millions
Last Updated: 4 April 2013Deadline: Monday 13 May 2013
Time to Change grants fund. Round 3 now open
Last Updated: 4 April 2013Deadline 30/4/13
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation - Food Strand
Last Updated: 4 April 2013Funding for food
Santander Foundation - Community Plus Funding
Last Updated: 4 April 2013Up to £5,000
Small Grants Making a big difference - By Andrew Hitches-Davies, Awards for All Funding Manager
Last Updated: 26 February 2013Useful tips Re: Awards for All Funding
Derbyshire - Arts Grants 26/2/13
Last Updated: 26 February 2013Upcoming Deadline 20/3/13
Work with older people in the North West
Last Updated: 13 February 2013A list of grant funding opportunities
National Churches Trust
Last Updated: 31 January 2013Repair and Community Grants available
Community Association Funding - Manchester
Last Updated: 31 January 2013Funding for Community Centre's
Manchester Work Club Funding
Last Updated: 31 January 2013Funding to help people back to work in Manchester
Upcoming grant funding deadlines February 2013
Last Updated: 31 January 2013A collation of upcoming grant funding deadlines.
The People's Postcode Trust
Last Updated: 23 January 2013The People?s Postcode Trust accepting applications from organisations in the North of England.
Upcoming funding deadlines 8 - 31 January 2013
Last Updated: 8 January 2013A collection of upcoming grant funding deadlines
Manchester Equality Fund 2013-2016
Last Updated: 19 December 2012New information released regarding Manchester's Equality Fund
Manchester Youth Fund Round 3 and Play Fund Round 1 Commissioning
Last Updated: 11 December 2012New commissioning information released
ERDF Round 4 funding
Last Updated: 20 November 2012The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is aimed at economic regeneration projects
Santander Foundation Funding
Last Updated: 29 October 2012The Santander Foundation has announced the launch of a new grants fund worth £1.23 million.
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Governance and Policy Documents
District Safeguarding Policy (pdf)
District Developmemnt Plan (pdf)Guidance Risk Assessment for Lone Workers
See appendix 13.3 in Lay Employment Advisory Information
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Property Matters
Property Matters (Previously Property Points) is a twice-yearly newsletter, from the Connexional Property Coordinator, published in Spring and Autumn. -
Dialogue
Dialogue is the twice-yearly newsletter from the Methodist Insurance company.Download from the Methodist Insurance website.
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Grant Making Bodies
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Methodist Church Grants/Funding Support
- Local giving
- Model Trust
See the report from Conference (PDF) - District Advance Fund
- Connexional Grants
See the Information Leaflet (PDF) - Fresh Expressions
More information on the Connexional Website - Connexional Grants
Policy document (PDF) - Fresh Expressions Funding
More details
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National and Regional Funding:
More information will be posted when live grants are available
- Government Departments & Agencies
Grant programmes are offered from several of the main government departments (e.g. Health, Home Office, Education). When offered they will be specific and time limited but the criteria can sometimes be applied for by church groups.
Useful Link: Funding from the Commission 
European Grants
Often channeled through government departments such as Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), this is often social, European Social Fund (ESF), or European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Link: ESF, ERDF
Regional grants
These are usually administrated by organizations such as Community Foundation
National grants
These range from large trusts to the National Lottery and Children in Need
- Government Departments & Agencies
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Useful Guides
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- Needs Analysis checklist
Needs Analysis Form (PDF) - Hints & tips
Coming soon... - Typical template for a bid response
Sample Bid Template (PDF)
District Advance Fund
District Grant Fund Application Form (Word Document)
- Needs Analysis checklist
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Ecumenical Partnerships Funding
- Mustart Seed Grant part of Church Urban Fund, available to ecumenical schemes, awards of up to £5k for projects in total value do not eceed £15k
Links: Church Urban Fund Website, Full Details (PDF) - Church in Community Grant part of Church Urban Fund, available to ecumenical schemes
- National Church Trust
Link: Application details
- Mustart Seed Grant part of Church Urban Fund, available to ecumenical schemes, awards of up to £5k for projects in total value do not eceed £15k
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Local Trusts
These are small private ranks mainly endowment generated, ranging from very small to large sums of money, sometimes quite targeted. There are many trusts that will specifically support Christian organizations, e.g. the Rank Foundation.
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