Communities across Greater Manchester are invited to bid for a slice of £900,000 to build strong neighbourhoods, boost volunteering and empower the region’s young people.
Mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd has launched three funding pots – the Active Citizens’ Fund, Commissioner’s Neighbourhood Fund and the Youth Aspiration Fund. Community groups and organisations can apply for small grants up to £5,000, to investment in projects up to £30,000.

Tony said: “There is real ambition and spirit engrained throughout Greater Manchester to bring communities together and make a difference. I’ve met hundreds of people who take real pride in where they live, working together to take ownership of their local area and, with support from agencies such as the police and local authorities, transform their local area.

“This funding will help that work to thrive and empower more local people to work together to build strong, cohesive, and safer neighbourhoods.”

Last year, more than 30 projects won a share of the Youth Aspiration Fund, benefiting thousands of children and young people across Greater Manchester.

Challenge 4 Change used youth aspiration funding to run its ‘Team Mates not Inmates’ scheme to work with young people to educate them on the consequences of getting involved in risky behaviour. Other successful projects included ‘Prison Me, No Way!’, run in partnership with Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, to educate young people about the causes, consequences and penalties of crime using real-life scenarios and mock prison cells.

Nicky Morris, RBH Communities Partnership Manager, said: “Our work in partnership with the Prison Me No Way Trust has left an enormous positive impact on hundreds of young people across Rochdale Borough, and we’re delighted that our funding from the Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner’s Youth Aspiration Fund has enabled us to bring these life lessons to a new generation of local young people.”

For more information or to apply for a grant, visit www.gmpcc.org.uk/funding.

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