Bury Voluntary Community & Faith Alliance (Bury VCFA) is a local infrastructure and grant-making body that supports voluntary, community, faith, and VCSE organisations across Bury. Its funding is highly place-based and designed to strengthen community cohesion, volunteering, wellbeing, poverty relief, and participation in physical activity and sport. It tends to back practical, community-led projects and small bursaries that build local capacity, with a strong emphasis on supporting groups already rooted in Bury.
Focus Areas
Community Cohesion and InclusionVolunteer Recognition and Volunteer-Led ActivityPoverty Relief and Economic WellbeingHealth and Wellbeing Community ProjectsPhysical Activity and Community SportVCSE Capacity Building and Workforce Development
Giving Approach
Primarily small, locally focused grants and bursaries administered through named programmes, with some recurring rounds and awarded grants listed for 2025/2026. Funding appears to be application-based and programme-specific, often with modest award sizes (for example, £240 volunteer grants and bursaries up to £100), and some initiatives have multiple rounds per year.
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How to approach this funder
Watch for programme-specific rounds and deadlines rather than a single open call, and apply through the relevant Bury VCFA grant route or grants inbox. Prioritise projects that clearly serve Bury residents, align tightly to the stated programme theme, and show practical community benefit, volunteer involvement, or measurable wellbeing/participation outcomes.
Notable grantees:
• One Step Bury
• Bury Football Club Community Sports Trust
Open Grant Opportunities
Current and upcoming funding from Bury Voluntary Community & Faith Alliance that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Open nowCloses in 16 days (Sep 11, 2026)Award: $1K – $27K
Let’s Live Well: Stronger Spaces Fund Large and Small Grants
Community buildings and spacesCapital improvementsInclusive and sustainable neighbourhood facilities+1 more
Who can apply: Applicants must be based in the Whitefield neighbourhood comprising Besses, Pilkington Park and Unsworth; have an organisational bank account with two unrelated signatories or a supporting organisation able to provide a holding account; be up to date with grant reporting to Bury VCFA; and submit a completed application by 11 September 2026. Applicants may apply to either the large or small grants programme, but not both.
Open nowCloses in 16 days (Sep 11, 2026)Award: Up to $27K
Let's Live Well: Stronger Spaces Fund – Large Grants
Community buildings and spacesCapital improvementsInclusive and sustainable neighbourhood spaces+1 more
Who can apply: Applicants must be based in the Whitefield neighbourhood comprising Besses, Pilkington Park and Unsworth; have an organisational bank account with two unrelated signatories or a supporting organisation able to provide a holding account; be up to date with grant reporting to Bury VCFA; and submit a completed application by 11 September. Applicants may apply to either the large or small grants programme, but not both.
Deadline: 11 September; the next occurrence is 11 September 2026.
Cancer awarenessHealth inequalitiesCommunity health and wellbeing
Who can apply: Applicants must be based in Bury or have a proven strong track record of delivery in Bury; hold an organisational bank account with two unrelated signatories or have a supporting organisation able to provide a holding account; be up to date with grant reporting to Bury VCFA; have relevant safeguarding policies; and submit a completed application by 4 October 2026. Bury VCFA will typically not fund more than 50% of an organisation’s annual turnover.
LETS Get Bury Moving Coach/Officials Education Bursaries
Physical activityCommunity sportCoach and officials education+1 more
Who can apply: Applicants must be constituted as a VCSE organisation, be based in Bury or have a strong track record of delivery in Bury, hold an organisational bank account with two unrelated signatories or have a supporting organisation able to provide a holding account, support physical activity for children, young people and families, and be up to date with grant reporting to Bury VCFA. Applicants must also be Bury VCFA members.
Deadline: 2026 rounds: 4 June, 13 August, 15 October and 7 December. The next future deadline is 15 October 2026.
LETS Get Bury Moving - Coach/Officials Education Bursaries
physical activitysportcoach education+2 more
Who can apply: Must be a constituted VCSE organisation; based in Bury or have a strong track record of delivery in Bury; have an organisational bank account with two unrelated signatories or a holding account via a supporting organisation; support physical activity for children, young people and families; fully up to date with grant reporting to Bury VCFA; applicants must be members of Bury VCFA.
Deadline: Multiple rounds per year. Listed rounds: Round 1 - Thursday 4th June (decision Monday 15th June); Round 2 - Thursday 13th August (decision Monday 24th August); Round 3 - Thursday 15th October (decision Monday 26th October); Round 4 - Monday 7th December (decision Friday 18th December).
Deadlines and eligibility are summarized from public sources and may change — always confirm the details on the funder's official application page before applying.