Local Grants & Support
Providing funding and support to groups in Tyne & Wear (Newcastle, Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Sunderland) and Northumberland. All Community Foundations (UK) |
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Council for Voluntary Service (CVS): North Tyneside VODA |
Here to provide support, advice and training to volunteers and voluntary and community groups operating in the borough. |
Ednorth is a programme that aims to inspire change in all classrooms across the North East by promoting an educational culture led by informed debate, research, collaboration, and excellence. |
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Offering online instrumental tuition, videos, and resources. Connect with them on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/gatesheadmusiconline |
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Music Partnership North |
Music Partnership North is committed to enriching the lives of children and young people in Northumberland & Newcastle through engagement and participation in quality music activities. |
Free school meals, free school travel, Newcastle Support Directory (SEND Services), The Newcastle Fund-the council’s grant giving programme for voluntary and community sector organisations. |
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Support network for SEND children, their families, and carers. |
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RISE is here to help unlock the power of physical activity to improve more lives across Northumberland and Tyne and Wear. |
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A regional network of schools, led by Head Teachers. Together they focus on shaping the future of education in the North East. |
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An online purchasing portal for schools and other educational settings to purchase services and training from Gateshead Council. For pupil focused services, please see here. |
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SHINE offers support to projects that can make a real difference to the attainment of children from disadvantaged backgrounds in the North of England. |
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Funding schemes are available for voluntary and community groups in South Tyneside, via the Open 4 Community portal. |
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Online information and support for schools and learning and SEND. |
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Free school meals, school transport. Details of all grant payments made to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations can be found here. |
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Sunderland Sports Fund providing financial aid for Sunderland's young sporting talent, and Washington Sports Trust. Please email active@sunderland.gov.uk for further information on both the above organisations. |
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Members of VONNE can sign up to receive bi-monthly funding updates from Funding Information North East (FINE). Search the Online Funding Directory here. |
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Local service organisations |
Find your local Lions Club or Rotary Club. Tip: For Lions Club, search using town names for the most accurate results. |
National retailers' local branches |
National retailers can also assist local schools. Please reach out to your local branches for the following retailers: The Asda Foundation, Co-op (Local Community Fund), Pets At Home, Tesco Community Grants (contact rebecca.maw@groundwork.org.uk or tracy.roberts@groundwork.org.uk), The WHSmith Trust (Community Grants), Wickes Community Programme |
Supermarket Community Champions |
Online contact/email: ASDA Visit in person: Aldi, Co-op, Iceland, Lidl, Marks & Spencer–M&S store locator, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, SPAR–SPAR store locator, Tesco-Tesco store locator, Waitrose |
The National Lottery Community Fund distributes over £600m a year to communities across the UK. Review successful grant awards from your local area of Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland |
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Looking for more grants?Subscribe to the FundEd grants database along with the PTA+ magazine |
- Think we’ve missed one? Email the PTA+ team at editorial@pta.co.uk to share your local information.
Below you will find links to a directory of local suppliers and your regional Facebook group.
Go to facebook group