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Hour Manchester Mini-grants Programme 2019-2020

Mini-grants Programme 2019-2020
(Financed by the Eric Wright Charitable Trust)

THIS GRANTS PROGRAMME IS NOW CLOSED

The HOUR Manchester Mini-grants Programme is financed by the Eric Wright Charitable Trust and provides funding awards of £500 from a total funding pot of £6,500 (thirteen mini-grants are available).

We want to fund voluntary, community and social enterprise groups working in the city of Manchester to:

Identify connect and share the talents, hobbies and interests of people involved in your organisation such as staff, volunteers and people that use your services.

Note: applicants must budget their activities to use the full £500 available.


You can find the downloadable Word application form here

  • The deadline for funding applications is midday on Thursday 14 November 2019
  • Macc will notify all applicants of the outcome of their bids by Monday 2 December 2019
  • Upon completion of standard due diligence checks, successful applicants will receive their mini-grants in a single payment via bank transfer. We aim to pay monies out during December, subject to applicants providing the required due diligence information
  • Grant holders then have until 31 March 2020 to deliver their projects and spend the mini-grant

You can find the programme’s prospectus here. It contains all details including:

  • Aims of the HOUR Manchester Mini-grants Programme
  • Who can apply for a mini-grant
  • What we can and cannot fund
  • About the application form and how to get help
  • How to submit your application
  • How decisions will be made
  • Due diligence checks
  • The report needed at the end of your project
  • A link to Macc’s data protection policy

If you have any questions about the funding or wish to discuss your ideas, please contact either Claire Tomkinson or Thomas Waring at Macc on 0161 834 9823 and via [email protected] or [email protected]