Bolton’s Fund exists to support the VCSE sector in Bolton to grow and thrive. Bolton’s Fund grants will fund projects and activities that benefit people and communities across the Borough of Bolton.
We welcome applications from voluntary groups, community groups, charities or other constituted not for profit groups who are based in Bolton or who deliver activities in Bolton and that benefit Bolton residents.
All projects that receive funding will need to demonstrate how their proposed project will address one or more of the Bolton’s Fund priorities. The priorities are guided by Bolton 2030 Vision priorities.
Bolton’s Fund Priorities are:
Since 2019, Bolton’s Fund has played a vital role in driving innovation and fostering projects aimed at benefiting people and communities across the borough.
Click here to see the presentation from our recent Bolton’s Fund Meet the Funder session.
What a Bolton’s Fund Grant Can and Can’t Fund – Summary: PDF
Bolton’s Fund, via the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has committed a further £500,000 from the Household Support Fund (HSF) to the Bolton’s Fund grants programme to enable Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations to support vulnerable low-income households in need, with the cost of living.
Large grants (up to £40,000) and Small grants (up to £5,000) are to be used to help vulnerable low-income households with crisis and / or preventative support.
Projects must achieve at least one of the following priorities to receive HSF 7 funding:
Please read the Full Guidelines and Monitoring Requirements documents before applying.
Application Closes 26th May 2025.
Funding is available for VCSE (voluntary, community and social enterprise) groups to provide free holiday provision, including healthy hot food and enriching activities for children and young people aged 4-16 years old in the Bolton borough during the 2025 summer school holidays (19th July – 31st August 2025).
Priority is for projects that actively target children and young people who are eligible for benefits related free school meals.
The programme is funded by the Department for Education.
Bolton CVS are coordinating the grant making process to VCSE organisations in Bolton.
Please read the guidelines on the Bolton CVS website before submitting your application. Find the Bolton’s Fund: Summer Activities and Food (HAF) 2025 guidelines here
Click here for details of the Menu of Activities.
We are holding a HAF – Meet the Funder event on Teams on Tuesday 20th May at 1pm – join it here.
Deadline for applications: 11.59pm Sunday 1st June 2025
Bolton’s Fund: Partnership Grants is project funding for at least two voluntary, community or social enterprises to work together to deliver a project that will benefit the people of Bolton.
One organisation must act as the lead partner on the project. this organisation will submit the application – including a Delivery and Budget Plan, as well as submitting end of fund impact monitoring information.
All projects that receive funding will need to demonstrate how their proposed projects will address one or more of the Bolton’s Fund Priorities. Please read the guidelines below before submitting an application. Grants size- up to £35,000:
Submission dates for applications:
Find out more about the Bolton’s Fund: Partnership grant here
Please note: you will need to have an account with our website in order to access the application form.
Bolton’s Fund: Medium Grants is project funding for Medium and Large charities and charitable organisations who are based in Bolton or who deliver activities in Bolton and that benefit local residents.
In order to be eligible for a grant in the Medium Grants fund your organisation must have an income of over £100,000 in the last full financial year.
All projects that receive funding will need to demonstrate how their proposed project will address one or more of the Bolton’s Fund priorities. Please read the guidelines below before submitting an application.
Guidelines (PDF) / Guidelines (Word)
Medium Grants Summary Sheet
Grant size – Up to £15,000
Submission dates for applications:
Please note: you will need to have an account with our website in order to access the application form via the Grants Dashboard.
Bolton’s Fund: Small Grants is project funding for Micro and Small community groups and charities. We welcome applications from voluntary groups, community groups, charities or other constituted not for profit groups who are based in Bolton or who deliver activities in Bolton that benefit local residents.
In order to be eligible for a grant in the Small Grants fund your organisation must have an income of over £10,000 but under £1m in the last full financial year.
All projects that receive funding will need to demonstrate how their proposed project will address one or more of the Bolton’s Fund priorities. Please read the guidelines below before submitting an application.
Guidelines (PDF) / Guidelines (Word)
Small Grants Summary Sheet
Grant size – Up to £5,000
Closing date – There is no closing date. The fund will close only if all the funding for the period has been allocated.
Please note: you will need to have an account with our website in order to access the application form via the Grants Dashboard.
Bolton’s Fund: Micro Grants is project funding for Micro and Small community groups and charities. We welcome applications from voluntary groups, community groups, charities or other constituted not for profit groups who are based in Bolton or who deliver activities in Bolton that benefit local residents.
In order to be eligible for a grant in the Micro Grants fund your organisation must have an income of less than £100,000 in the last full financial year.
All projects that receive funding will need to demonstrate how their proposed project will address one or more of the Bolton’s Fund priorities. Please read the guidelines below before submitting an application.
Guidelines (PDF) / Guidelines (Word)
Micro Grants Summary Sheet
Grant size – Up to £2,000
Closing date – There is no closing date. The fund will close only if all the funding for the period has been allocated.
Please note: you will need to have an account with our website in order to access the application form via the Grants Dashboard.
Bolton CVS can support your community group, charity or social enterprise to find funding.
Contact the Funding Team on funding@boltoncvs.org.uk or by calling The Bolton Hub on 01204 546010.
Follow these instructions to log in to the Grants Dashboard to access our application forms:
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.
The data will include the name of the grant recipient organisation, amount awarded, date and a brief description of the purpose of the grant.
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