Thanks Gary, I’m glad you found it useful.
There are 45 councils who are members of the East Midlands Councils. Using their website information, you can search for “Grants to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations” which are required under the Local government transparency code 2015.
For example:
grants site:http://www.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/
You can also check https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/ for previous requests - though they should all be published!
Please add your reflections and findings to Resources for check-in #1 - Finding Data.