Bolton Community and Voluntary Services primarily acts as a local intermediary funder and grant administrator for Bolton’s VCSE sector, channeling public, health, and place-based funding into community organisations that deliver direct benefit in Bolton. Its support is strongly geared toward grassroots and local partnerships working on wellbeing, young people, inclusion, skills and employment, community cohesion, and environmental or neighbourhood improvement, with some targeted violence reduction and health-related programmes. It tends to back practical, community-led activities rather than large institutional projects, and it often prioritises organisations already rooted in the borough or serving specific Bolton wards.
Focus Areas
Bolton Community-led ProjectsYouth Activities and ServicesHealth and Wellbeing InitiativesSkills, Employment and Enterprise ReadinessCommunity Cohesion and InclusionViolence Reduction and Place-Based PartnershipsNeighbourhood Resilience in Farnworth
Giving Approach
Mix of rolling micro/small grants and scheduled medium/partnership rounds, with awards ranging from up to £1,000 to £35,000 depending on programme. Funding is mostly project or activity-based, sometimes revenue support for a year, and several strands are administered on behalf of other local partners; some calls are open until funds are allocated while others have fixed submission dates.
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How to approach this funder
Match your application tightly to the specific Bolton CVS programme and geography: Bolton-wide funds, Farnworth ward funds, or place-based violence reduction calls have different eligibility rules. Check whether your income level, partnership structure, and type of spend fit the strand you’re applying to, and be ready to show clear community benefit, local delivery, and practical outcomes; some funds are rolling, while others have set deadlines or close once allocated.
Notable grantees:
• Bolton GP Federation
• Rochdale - Darnhill partnership
Open Grant Opportunities
Current and upcoming funding from Bolton Community And Voluntary Services that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Open nowRolling / open intakeAward: Up to $7K
Bolton's Fund: Small Grants
Children and young peopleHealthy lifestyles and preventing ill healthEmpowering people to reach their potential+3 more
Who can apply: Applicants must be community groups, charities or organisations with income over £10,000 but under £1 million in the last full financial year, based in and/or benefiting residents of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton. Local government and NHS bodies are ineligible. Projects must address at least one fund priority and demonstrate significant community benefit. Specific religious activities and one-off activities without significant community benefit are excluded. Organisations may receive a maximum of one Small Grant award in a 12-month period.
Deadline: No closing date; the fund remains open until available funding is allocated.
Children and young peopleHealthy lifestyles and preventing ill healthEmpowering people to reach their potential+3 more
Who can apply: Applicants must be community groups, charities or other constituted organisations with income of less than £100,000 in the last full financial year, based in and/or benefiting residents of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton. Local government and NHS bodies are ineligible. Activities must demonstrate significant community benefit and address at least one fund priority; specific religious activities and one-off activities without significant community benefit are excluded. Organisations may receive a maximum of one Micro Grant award in a 12-month period.
Deadline: No closing date; the fund remains open until available funding is allocated.
Open nowRolling / open intakeAward: $100 – $1K
Bolton Housing Partnership
Community investmentLocal community benefit
Who can apply: Charities, community groups, organisations and individuals may apply for projects benefiting Bolton Housing Partnership customers. Applications are subject to available funds.
Deadline: No closing date; the fund remains open while funds are available.
Opening soonCloses in 13 days (Sep 6, 2026)Award: Up to $47K
Bolton's Fund: Partnership Grants
Family-friendly communitiesThriving economyInclusion and access to culture and leisure+3 more
Who can apply: At least two organisations must work together, with one acting as lead partner. Organisations must be based in and/or benefit residents of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton; partners from outside Bolton may participate if funded activity is delivered in Bolton. The lead must demonstrate capacity to administer the grant. Local government and NHS bodies are ineligible. Projects must address at least one Bolton's Fund 2040 priority. Each organisation may be part of a maximum of one Partnership Grant project at a time.
Deadline: Submission dates: 6 September 2026, 1 November 2026 and 3 January 2027; further dates to be announced.
Opening soonCloses in 13 days (Sep 6, 2026)Award: Up to $20K
Bolton's Fund: Medium Grants
Family-friendly communitiesThriving economyInclusion and access to culture and leisure+3 more
Who can apply: Applicants must have income over £100,000 in the last full financial year, be based in and/or benefit residents of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, and address at least one Bolton's Fund 2040 priority. Local government and NHS bodies are ineligible. Specific religious activities and one-off activities without significant community benefit are excluded. Organisations may receive a maximum of one Medium Grant award in a 12-month period.
Deadline: Submission dates: 6 September 2026, 1 November 2026 and 3 January 2027; further dates to be announced.
Deadlines and eligibility are summarized from public sources and may change — always confirm the details on the funder's official application page before applying.