Cheshire West Voluntary Action is a local intermediary and grant-maker that supports the voluntary and community sector across Cheshire West, with a strong emphasis on practical, place-based projects that improve wellbeing and strengthen local services. Its funding mix suggests a focus on youth provision, community resilience, health and mental wellbeing, financial inclusion, and arts/creative engagement for targeted groups, often through small-to-medium grants or regranted funds from larger foundations and public programs. It typically funds UK-registered charities, voluntary groups, and community organisations delivering clear local outcomes, often in partnership with councils, foundations, or corporate funders.
Primarily distributes regranted, program-specific funding through time-limited rounds, with grants commonly ranging from a few hundred pounds to around £15,000. Funding is usually open to local voluntary/community organisations, often with geography-specific eligibility, turnover caps, or project-based criteria; some opportunities are quarterly or have fixed closing dates, while others are invite-/partner-led or vary by round.
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Check each live program’s deadline and eligibility carefully, since CWVA manages multiple distinct funds with different criteria. Strong applications clearly show local Cheshire West impact, a defined target group, and a short, deliverable project plan; for some funds, applicants must be UK-registered charities, under a turnover threshold, or working in specific themes such as youth, women and girls sport, health, or financial wellbeing.
Current and upcoming funding from Cheshire West Voluntary Action that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organisations working with 14–25 year olds and targeted work for those facing challenging transitions. See Paul Hamlyn Foundation for details.
Deadline: Closing Date: 31/08/2026
Who can apply: Varies; open to individuals and organisations. See Groundwork/People’s Postcode Lottery Grassroots Grants page.
Deadline: Closing Date: 01/09/2026
Who can apply: UK organisations working in supported areas. Enquiry window may be closed at any time.
Deadline: Closing Date: 30/09/2026 (window may be quarterly/closed at times)
Who can apply: UK-registered charities with health focus. Check foundation for programme-specific criteria.
Deadline: [backfill scrub 2026-06-02: speculative closing_date nulled] Closing Date (example quarterly window): 30/09/2026
Who can apply: Organisations delivering localised impact for children and young people up to 25; prioritises those facing deprivation.
Deadline: Closing Date: 30/09/2026
Who can apply: Organisations providing services for disabled people or projects improving transport accessibility. See Motability Foundation pages for details.
Deadline: Closing Date: 31/10/2026
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