Are you involved in a community group that has a great idea for a community event or project or wants to extend its community offer? The University of Manchester and its main construction partners – Balfour Beatty, LaingO’Rourke and Vinci support the University Construction Community fund which helps neighbourhood initiatives in areas closest to the University’s construction sites around Oxford Road and near Owens Park, Wilmslow Road.

The fund is open to established non-profit groups, voluntary groups and other community groups, as well as groups of residents and community members working together for the first time.

A deadline is approaching for small grants up to £500. Applications need to be received by 6 December 2019.

There are then further deadlines of 7 February 2020, 6 March 2020, and 3 April 2020.

The deadline for applications up to £2,000 is 6 March 2020.

To apply please download an application form and guidance notes.

Applications should be sent to socialresponsibility@manchester.ac.uk or posted to Office for Social Responsibility, The University of Manchester, 186 Waterloo Place, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL

The University of Manchester and its main construction partners – Balfour Beatty, Laing O’Rourke and Sir Robert McAlpine – have established a £20,000 fund to support neighbourhood initiatives in areas closest to the University’s construction sites around Oxford Road and near Owens Park, Wilmslow Road.

The fund is open to established non-profit groups, voluntary groups and other community groups, as well as groups of residents and community members working together for the first time. It aims to fund initiatives that benefit communities by supporting community cohesion and social inclusion; improving health and wellbeing; supporting people to develop their full educational and employment potential; and using the arts, science or culture to promote understanding and participation in communities.

There are two categories of funding: small awards for amounts up to £500 which are awarded five times a year and large awards for amounts between £500-£2,000 awarded twice a year.

The first round of funds has recently been awarded and the next deadlines for applications are 1 February 2018 for small awards and 1 March 2018 for large awards. Further guidance and an application form can be found on the University’s social responsibility web site.