Bolton’s Fund is an investment programme for the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in Bolton, established to test new and innovative ways of investing in and valuing our communities. The Fund brings together funding from Bolton Council, NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group, Bolton at Home, Bolton CVS, the GP Federation and Local Business.
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Round 22 - Small Grants All Themes
NB – All applicants must an annual of income of £50,000 or under in the last financial year
Deadline for Applications - There is no deadline for this fund, the fund will close when the funding is all allocated.
Guidelines - Click here
Application Form - Click here
Round 23 - Health and Wellbeing
Deadline for Applications - Wednesday 25th May 2022, 11:59pm.
Guidelines - Click here
Application Form (up to £5,000) - Click here
Application Form (£5,001-£15,000) - Click here
Round 24 - Climate Change Promoting Sustainability
Deadline for Applications - Thursday 19th May 2022, 11:59pm
Guidelines - Click here
Guidelines Youth-Led - Click here
Application Form (Youth-Led) - Click here
Application Form (up to £5,000) - Click here
Application Form (£5,001-£15,000) - Click here
Round 25 - Community Assets Development
Deadline for Applications - Thursday 19th May 2022, 11:59pm
Guidelines - Click here
Application Form - Click here
Round 27 - Summer Holiday Activities and Food Fund (HAF)
Deadline for Applications - Sunday 29th May 2022, 11.59pm
Guidelines - Click here
Application Form - Click here
Round 28 - Household Support Fund
Deadline for Applications - Sunday 29th May 2022, 11.59pm
Guidelines - Click here
Application Form - Click here
Funding Application Resources
Bolton's Fund list of questions on the online application form: List of Questions
How to answer the questions on the application form click here
How to login to submit your monitoring click here
How to login to continue a grant application you have started click here
How to answer the questions on your monitoring form and why its important - click here for 8 minute film clip
Remember: Bolton's Fund logo to be used by all successful applicants
Bolton's Fund Minimum Requirements for Applicants and what we can fund click here.
Bolton's Fund Terms and Conditions click here.
Bolton's Fund Decision Making Process click here.
Bolton's Fund Project Awards
See awarded so far for a list of funded projects for each round of Bolton's Fund
360 Giving
As a charity we are committed to openness and honesty. We work with 360Giving to publish information about Bolton’s Fund grants.
Using the 360Giving Data Standard, our Bolton’s Fund awarded grants Round 1 available as an XLSX file.
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit the website. This means the data is freely accessible to anyone to be used and shared as they wish. The data must be attributed to Bolton’s Fund.
What data will be shared?
The data will include the name of the grant recipient organisation, amount awarded, date and a brief description of the purpose of the grant.
