Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity focuses on ending homelessness in Greater Manchester by funding both immediate relief and longer-term prevention. It tends to support local frontline charities, community-led neighbourhood projects, and collaborative initiatives that improve access to wellbeing, housing stability, and basic essentials for people at risk of or experiencing homelessness. The charity is also distinctive for using partnership-based and seasonal funding models, including seed funding for campaigns and place-based community funds.
Primarily Greater Manchester-focused, with seasonal small-grants rounds, collaborative seed funding, and occasional rapid-response support for urgent frontline needs. Grants are typically modest to medium-sized (for example, up to £10,000 in the small grants programme), and some streams are invite-only or closed between rounds rather than accepting open unsolicited proposals.
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Watch for seasonal application windows on the charity website, as several programmes open and close periodically. Do not assume open access: some streams explicitly say no unsolicited proposals, and emergency funding is handled case-by-case, so organisations should contact the Charity directly if they have an urgent frontline need.
Current and upcoming funding from Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity CIO that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Frontline organisations and providers supporting people rough sleeping or at imminent risk of rough sleeping in Greater Manchester; the scheme includes support for people with No Recourse to Public Funds.
Who can apply: Frontline emergency response organisations facing significant financial difficulty; applicants should contact the charity in advance to discuss a possible application.
Who can apply: Organisations delivering frontline emergency response in Greater Manchester facing significant financial difficulty; assessed on a case-by-case basis.
Deadline: Not a scheduled open call; decisions dependent on available funds and urgency.
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