Third Sector Grant Opportunities

The fair, open, and transparent way of informing Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations about commissioning and grant opportunities.

The Council and the Voluntary Community Sector launched a partnership in April 2024. More partners are expected to join helping to build both opportunity and longer-term sustainability for our local Voluntary Community Sector.

Opportunities

Register

You can register to receive email notifications about grant opportunities in your chosen sectors by completing the registration form and submitting to [email protected].

Eligibility

Organisations need to:

operate in the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector
provide services in line with the NEL Outcomes Framework
be locally rooted or delivering to existing local services in North East Lincolnshire
be willing to sharing skills expertise and best practise
be committed to safeguarding, and has a safeguarding policy in place
demonstrate a commitment to inclusion and belonging

Form

Registration form (Word, 44KB)

Complete and submit to [email protected]

Open opportunities

Household Support Fund 7: Food and Support

North East Lincolnshire Council is the accountable body for the Household Support Fund in collaboration with the Department for Works and Pensions (DWP).

The primary objective of the fund is to provide crises support to vulnerable households in the most need with the cost of essentials.

The secondary objective is to provide preventative support to prevent vulnerable households from falling to – or falling further into – crises.

We are now inviting proposals that can support the above objectives as well as the following four outcomes:

Accessible food solutions that provide a safety net to people experiencing food poverty, whilst promoting dignity, choice and agency over food choices.
An inclusive food provision delivered within a supportive environment that makes every conversation count and helps to tackle the underlying causes of hardship, fostering longer-term resilience.
Greater availability of healthier foods to improve personal care and prevent long term illness.
Shared data and insight to support coordinated Food Poverty preventative measures.

Who can apply	Non-profit
How much can you get	From £1,000 to £15,000
Size of grant scheme	£150,000
Closing date	17 September 2025
More information	GOV.UK – Household Support Fund 7: Food and Support

Grants awarded

The council has supported voluntary and community organisations with grant funding. All funding arrangements are in place for a specified period of time, the length of which is set out when negotiating with the organisations.

Procurement opportunities

You can find out more about current tender opportunities and planned procurements by visiting the contracts and tenders. You will also find details about awarded contracts on this page.

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