The Movement Fund – Sport England
Launched in April 2024, the Movement Fund offers crowdfunding pledges, grants and resources to improve physical activity opportunities for the people and communities who need it the most. If your project aligns with our priorities, we can fund a wide range of costs and items up to £15,000. Our focus is to support projects that […]
Member Focus
It was with great pleasure that we presented nine Support Staffordshire awards last week, at our glittering awards evening at Alton Towers, in celebration of our 10-year anniversary. It was great to recognise the winners, but what really made everyone’s heart’s swell were the videos of member organisations, volunteers and their beneficiaries telling us a […]
And The Winners Are…
On Thursday 25th April 2024, Support Staffordshire held our 10th Anniversary Awards. This was to celebrate our contribution to the Voluntary Sector across Staffordshire, as well as highlighting some of the fantastic charities, groups and individuals we work with. We invited people to nominate charities and individuals that suited each of the categories, and then […]
The Community Energy Fund (CEF)
The Community Energy Fund (CEF) is a £10m grant scheme for urban and rural communities to develop energy services to benefit their local area. The funding will help to kickstart clean energy projects including small-scale wind farms and rooftop solar partnerships, as well as battery storage, rural heat networks, electric vehicle charging points. It can […]
YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND – GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
The Youth Opportunities Fund awards small grants of up to £500 to support young people aged 14 to 25 and living within 20 miles of Stoke-on-Trent. The aim of the Fund is to help to break down barriers that may stop young people achieving their full potential, and to help them take advantage of opportunities […]
TopCashback Sustainability Fund – Grants Available
The TopCashback Sustainability Fund aims to benefit organisations and individuals working across the Staffordshire area. Grants are available for projects that are sustaining environmental and natural environment activities within the community as well as activities that engage people with healthy living pursuits. Projects should be working towards at least one of these areas of interest: […]
Breast Cancer Screening Video
To increase the attendance at breast cancer screening appointments by people with a learning disability and by autistic people, The Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board have created this video. This video explains what happens before, during and after a breast cancer screening appointment and includes easy read images, text, and a voiceover. Please share […]
East Midlands Airport Community Fund
The EMA Community Fund (up to £2,000): This fund is dedicated to bringing lasting benefit to those areas most affected by the airport’s operations. The airport contributes £50,000 each year to the EMA Community Fund, and this is topped up with noisy aircraft fines. Charities, community groups and not-for-profit community organisations within the EMA Area of […]
Henry Smith Charity – Main Grants – Strengthening Communities
The Henry Smith Charity is one of the largest independent grant making trusts in the UK, distributing more than £30 million each year. Following a review of their grant making, the Henry Smith Charity launched a new strategy for the Main Grants Programme, dividing it into two categories: Improving Lives and Strengthening Communities. The Charity’s […]
Lloyds Bank Foundation – Racial Equity Programme
We partner with small and local charities and communities working with people facing complex issues and barriers. Through unrestricted funding and support to develop, we work alongside those who understand the complexity of the issues people face or the barriers they experience and are best placed to make a genuine difference to people’s lives. This […]
