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Community Grant / Cambridge City Council/ Deadline 3 June

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Fund your community activity with a Cambridge City Council Grant – launches on 23 April 2025.

Have you got plans or ideas for an activity that will take place between July 2025 and March 2026 and help to reduce inequality?

Voluntary or community organisations, or groups of local residents, could be eligible for a £5,000 and under Community Grant – this grant scheme replaces Area Committee Grants.

The funding is available for activities that reduce social or economic inequality for disadvantaged residents. Activities can be open to all city residents or targeted at residents living in a particular area of the city.

We want these grants to make a difference to the lives of city residents with the highest needs.

There will be 2 funding rounds:

  • Round 1: is now closed
  • Round 2: launches on 23 April 2025 – apply by midday on 3 June 2025

(for activities taking place between July 2025 and 31 March 2026).

Please note you can only apply to one round. Please contact grants@cambridge.gov.uk if you are unsure.

Go to: https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/community-grants-of-5000-and-under for further information including:

  • guidelines
  • recorded webinar and drop in appointment dates
  • application form.

Contact the Grants Team now for further information and to discuss your ideas:

Learning and Skills Fund /CPCA/ Deadline 1st May

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Learning and Skills Fund

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Skills Committee has approved further funding to enable third sector organisations to support Cambridgeshire residents to access learning and skills training. The objective is to support adults experiencing disadvantage who may find it difficult to access learning and training, and to motivate and help them towards beneficial onward progress.

Projects are encouraged to facilitate routes for participants to undertake further learning or skills development through one or more of the CPCA funded learning organisations. To that end, applicants will need to reference which of these providers they are working with already or would be able to work with by the end of the project. The CPCA will provide support to help build such relationships with adult learning providers. 

Who can apply?

Local voluntary and community sector organisations which meet CCF requirements. Organisations which are already in receipt of funding from the Adult Education Budget are not eligible.

Who can benefit?

Project participants must be aged 19 years or over and be living in Cambridgeshire (this includes Peterborough) with an eligible residency status.

How much funding is available?

The total funding available is around £200,000 and applicants may apply for funding between £5,000 to £25,000. We are looking for a broad selection of projects and would encourage smaller bids as well as larger. For reference we do not expect to be able to fund more than four or five projects at the higher end of the grant range, and applicants requesting larger amounts will need to demonstrate greater experience of delivering learning and engagement work.

How to apply

Find out more any apply here: Learning & Skills Fund – Cambridgeshire Community Foundation

Deadline

1st May 2025.