Community Investment Gateway

12/08/2026

Congratulations to our members! 15 community organisations were successful in receiving funding for their run nature-based projects across Wakefield district 🌊

Being outdoors can have such a big impact on how we feel, both mentally and physically. So when we opened the latest round of Live Well Wakefield Small Grants, we offered funding for outdoor activities to boost what was available in the area.

Helen Betts, Grants and Gateway Manager at Nova, said “we’re excited to be supporting such a range of fantastic activities, and being able to fund projects for two years means continuity both for residents and our brilliant delivery organisations.”

Congratulations to:

Bless Community Support
Blossom Training and Development
Empath Theatre
Evergreen Active
Footprints Forward with HKers and Locals 港聚
Frontside
Grow Wakefield
Knottingley Canoe Club
MHA Communities Wakefield
Mindful Movers
National Coal Mining Museum for England
Open Country Yorkshire
Open Roam CIC
St George's Community Centre
The Crafty Creatives- Wellbeing support CIC

🔍 Visit our website for more details and a directory of activities

Nova Wakefield District is administering this funding from Wakefield Council using the Community Investment Gateway - a partnership between Nova Wakefield District, Wakefield Council, Wakefield District Health & Care Partnership and Young Lives wakefield.

27/07/2026

Funding alert! New grants are open for charities, community groups and social enterprises in Wakefield District 👋

This morning, we've launched another opportunity available through the Community Investment Gateway...

🟣 Crisis and Resilience Fund: Community Coordination Grants 🟣

Community Coordination is about helping residents to connect with crisis and resilience services and activity, filling gaps and making sure support reaches those who need it most. This means bringing people, groups and services together so that residents are better supported during a financial crisis and stronger in the longer term.

The grants will support this by funding staffing costs for new or existing staff, increasing organisation's capacity to provide:

- Community coordination role
- Partnership and referral pathways
- Outreach and engagement
- Information sharing and networking

There is an additional £1,000 available to support the delivery of Welcome/Warm Space provision during winter months ☕

Online info session: Monday 10 August, 2pm to 3.30pm
To find out more and apply: link to our website in our bio

This Department for Work and Pensions funding comes from Wakefield Council and is being channelled using the Community Investment Gateway. If you would like to apply for a grant and are not yet a member of the Gateway, get in touch on [email protected]

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22/06/2026

NEW FUNDING ALERT!

We are now accepting applications for our latest funding opportunity: Healthy and Sustainable Communities Grants.

Grants are available for VCSE organisations working in Knottingley and Ferrybridge to fund projects that improve physical or mental health for residents of all ages.

To find out more and apply, visit the Gateway website (link🔗in comments).

We are running two online information sessions about the grants - each will last an hour and you only need attend one:
💜Tuesday 7 July, 1pm
💜Wednesday 8 July, 5.30pm

Email [email protected] to book your place.

This funding comes from Wakefield Council and is being channelled using the Community Investment Gateway. If you would like to apply for a grant and are not yet a member of the Gateway, get in touch on [email protected]

03/06/2026

New funding opportunity launched through the Gateway!

The funding from Wakefield Council is for VCSE organisations to deliver open access youth work for young people 10 to 17 years of age (up to 25 for young people with SEND).

Grants are for delivery of open access youth provision, including:
💜Open access youth clubs (centre‑based or community‑based)
💜Detached and outreach youth work linked to open access provision
💜Evening and weekend provision
💜Youth voice and co‑production embedded within delivery
💜SEND‑inclusive open access delivery
💜Provision aligned to the NYA Youth Work Curriculum
💜In areas most in need

Closing date for applications: Monday 29 June, 12pm

Interested in applying? Find out more about the funding and how to apply on the Gateway website (link in comments)

11/05/2026

One funding opportunity closes and another one opens...

We have just launched our next funding opportunity through the Gateway - Happy Healthy Holidays 😍

We're now accepting applications from VCSE organisations working in Wakefield District. You'll offer free nutritious meals and enriching activities during school holidays for children and young people (Reception to Year 11) receiving income-based free school meals.

Happy Healthy Holidays programmes offer:
💚 Physical and enriching activity
💜 Nutritional education
💚 Knowledge of local support services
💜 Inclusivity and accessibility

Find out more about the funding and how to apply on the Gateway website (link 🔗 in comments) and download our Application Guidance Pack.

⭐️ Closing date for applications: Wednesday 27 May at 8pm ⭐️

These grants are funded by the Department for Education through Wakefield Council and administered using the Community Investment Gateway.

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30/04/2026

We're excited to announce that through our recent Wakefield & District Safeguarding Adults Board Small Grants, we awarded funding to seven Tier 3 Gateway members.

Empath Theatre
Blossom Training and Development
Frontside
Heavy Metal Therapy
Memory Action Group
Mokkha CIC
5 Towns Veterans Support Hub CIC

Find out who was funded and how they'll be using the grants to support individuals across the district in our latest blog post (link🔗 in comments).

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22/04/2026

⭐NEW GATEWAY SUPPORT!⭐

In response to your requests, we've created new support to help members change Gateway tier 😍

Members - check your inbox for a link to our handy resources:

💜 A guidance pack on the benefits of changing tier and how to apply
💜 A checklist to help you prepare in advance

On our blog, you can hear from a fellow member about their experience of changing tier and what it has meant for the organisation (link 🔗 in comments)

15/04/2026

Our latest round of Live Well Wakefield Small Grants is open!

📍Accepting applications for delivery across Wakefield District
💚Grants available to fund nature-based projects that can help improve mental and physical health
💙Up to £10,000 per year (for up to 2 years)
📆Deadline Monday 11 May at 9am

Interested in applying?
🌐Visit our website
💻Watch our information session recording

(links 🔗 in comments)

NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITY OPEN AND ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!

We've just launched our latest round of Live Well Wakefield Small Grants, with a brand new theme.

🌳🌳Grants are available to fund nature-based projects that can help improve mental and physical health. Organisations can apply to deliver outdoor activities for adults in green and/or blue spaces.🌳🌳💙

🌿Green activities: could include walking groups, community gardening, arts and cultural activities which take place outdoors
🤽Blue activities: could include open water swimming, paddle sports, fishing

💚Up to £10,000 per year (for up to 2 years)
💙Across Wakefield District with priority for projects that cover areas where there is increased need (Wrenthorpe, Outwood, Stanley, Crofton, Havercroft and Ryhill)
💚 For voluntary groups, community groups, sports clubs, leisure clubs, charities, CICs, limited companies, and social enterprises
💙 Closes Monday 11 May at 9am

Find out more about the funding and how to apply on the Gateway website (link 🔗 in comments) and download our Supporting Information Pack.

These grants are funded by Wakefield Council and administered by Nova Wakefield District using the Community Investment Gateway.

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08/04/2026

NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITY OPEN AND ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!

We've just launched our latest round of Live Well Wakefield Small Grants, with a brand new theme.

🌳🌳Grants are available to fund nature-based projects that can help improve mental and physical health. Organisations can apply to deliver outdoor activities for adults in green and/or blue spaces.🌳🌳💙

🌿Green activities: could include walking groups, community gardening, arts and cultural activities which take place outdoors
🤽Blue activities: could include open water swimming, paddle sports, fishing

💚Up to £10,000 per year (for up to 2 years)
💙Across Wakefield District with priority for projects that cover areas where there is increased need (Wrenthorpe, Outwood, Stanley, Crofton, Havercroft and Ryhill)
💚 For voluntary groups, community groups, sports clubs, leisure clubs, charities, CICs, limited companies, and social enterprises
💙 Closes Monday 11 May at 9am

Find out more about the funding and how to apply on the Gateway website (link 🔗 in comments) and download our Supporting Information Pack.

These grants are funded by Wakefield Council and administered by Nova Wakefield District using the Community Investment Gateway.

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31/03/2026

🎉We'd like to say a huge welcome to our new members!🎉

Over the past few months we have welcomed several new Community Investment Gateway members, all at Tier 3.

The Crafty Creatives- Wellbeing support CIC
Heavy Metal Therapy
Footprints Forward with HKers and Locals CIC 港聚
Empower Wellbeing Collective CIC
Mokkha CIC

Our Tier 3 members tend to be smaller, grassroots organisations who are working at a hyper local level and know their communities inside and out. Supporting these organisations to access fair funding is one of the reasons the Gateway was established 5 years ago, and it's still just as important to us that we continue to do so.