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The Mayor's Opportunity Fund

The Mayor's Opportunity Fund is a grant of up to £7,500 for charities and grassroots organisations supporting residents facing financial hardship in the North East. Open, closes 9 November 2026.

Run by Community Foundation North East, Point North, North East Mayoral Strategic Authority

Checked against the official page (northeast-ca.gov.uk) on 17 Oct 2026.

A new rolling programme of grants of up to £7,500 for charities and grassroots organisations supporting residents experiencing financial hardship in the North East. Funds food provision, community transport, digital inclusion, repair and reuse, and community spaces.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open

Confirmed on the official page

Deadline

Closes 9 November 2026 (8 days)

As stated: The next round will close for applications on Monday 9 November.

Confirmed on the official page

How much

Up to £7,500

Whole fund: £1,500,000, shared between applicants

Confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

Charities and grassroots organisations supporting residents experiencing financial hardship, based in the North East (Tyne & Wear, Northumberland or County Durham).

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Not stated

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How to apply

Applicants based in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland should apply through Community Foundation North East; applicants based in County Durham should apply through Point North.

Not confirmed on the official page

Where it is open: the North East

North East England

Not confirmed on the official page

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HartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandStockton-on-TeesDarlingtonHaltonWarringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolKingston upon Hull, City ofEast Riding of YorkshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireYorkCounty DurhamCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterNorthumberlandCumberlandWestmorland and FurnessNorth YorkshireBurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreBoltonBuryManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordStockportTamesideTraffordWiganKnowsleyLiverpoolSt. HelensSeftonWirralDoncasterRotherhamNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideSouth TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffield

Shaded: 12 council areas in North East England.

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Things we could not confirm

  • The fund is delivered in partnership with Community Foundation North East and Point North, which handle applications and may have their own rules.
  • The text describes the fund as for charities and grassroots organisations; it does not say whether businesses can apply.
  • The text says the page is rolling but also gives a closing date for the next round; the closing time is not stated.
  • Opening date for the rolling programme is not stated.

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Source and last checked

Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (northeast-ca.gov.uk) on 17 Oct 2026. Its details have not changed since it was listed on 17 Oct 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with Community Foundation North East before you apply.

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