We’re excited to announce the Bolton’s Fund 5^th Birthday Awards; a celebration of the incredible voluntary, community groups and charities who have used a Bolton’s Fund grant to make a positive difference in our Bolton community.

Has your organisation received a Bolton’s Fund grant since 2019? It’s time to shine a light on your incredible project and be in with the chance to win a Bolton’s Fund Award and £500 for your organisation!

There are six awards. They are:

• Start Well – giving children the best possible start in life.
• Live Well – improving the happiness and wellbeing of Bolton residents.
• Age Well – helping older people stay connected, active and healthy in their communities.
• Prosperous – supporting enterprise, inclusive employment and maximising social value for Bolton.
• Clean and Green – protecting, improving and enjoying our environment.
• Safe, Strong and Distinctive – creating safe, stronger, cohesive and more confident communities.

To nominate your Bolton’s Fund project, please provide the following information:

• When were you awarded your Bolton’s Fund grant?
• Give us a short summary of the project that was funded by your Bolton’s Fund grant.
• Tell us how your Bolton’s Fund project made a difference to the people who took part.

You will need to submit four good quality, landscape format photographs or a short video (filmed in landscape and up to a maximum of 2mins long) to support your application and so you can tell us more about your Bolton’s Fund project. 

Shortlisted entries will be chosen on the strength of their application, so please do your best to showcase the impact of your Bolton’s Fund project.

Nominate now! Click here to find out more about the awards and how to apply.

Closing date for nominations is Sunday 27^th October 2024.

Organisations can nominate themselves for a maximum of one project award.

The 5 shortlisted entries in each category will be invited to a special awards ceremony at the Albert Hall in Bolton Town Hall on 5th December from 4-6pm for a celebration afternoon tea party.

What is Bolton’s Fund?

Bolton’s Fund is a flagship grants programme, providing funding to grassroots VCSE organisations to run community programmes in Bolton

Bolton’s Fund projects power people and communities to make good stuff happen:

• over £5m invested into Bolton communities since 2019
• 187 Bolton VCSE groups supported during 2023/2024

Bolton VCSE organisations, no matter how big or small, are supported to grow and thrive.