Compassionate Communities is a new initiative, funded by Imperial Health Charity, to help improve the health and wellbeing of people in north west London most affected by Covid-19.

Working in partnership with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we will support local organisations that have strong relationships with their communities and work closely with other partners to drive forward community-led projects.

The programme will help to address some of the complex, long-term impacts of Covid-19 in north west London with a focus on projects that aim to tackle health problems such as:

• food poverty and obesity
• mental health and wellbeing
• digital poverty and exclusion
• language barriers and misinformation.

We will award up to £450,000 through a range of different grants including:

• Microgrants (up to £20,000)*)
• Small grants (requests between £1,000 and £10,000)
• Large grants (requests between £10,001 and £30,000).

*Organisations can apply for up to £20,000 in this category. From this pot, successful applicants may distribute up to £1,000 each to individuals and smaller groups from May 2021.

For more information click here https://www.imperialcharity.org.uk/grants/compassionate-communities

The Civil Society Roots Incubator programme is open to partnerships led by and for groups who have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and the structural drivers of this disproportionate impact. It is looking to support partnerships that meet one or more of the below objectives:

1. Raising unheard Londoners voices to ensure they can participate more fully in all aspects of community life

2. Increasing feelings of belonging and/or address social isolation and loneliness

3. Increasing access to support, services and mutual aid

Successful applicants will receive incubator support and can apply for one of two grants

depending on what stage your partnership is at – Micro Awards of up to £5,000 or Growth

Awards of up to £15,000. Applications close on Tuesday 23rd February.

https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/civil-society/civil-society-roots-incubator