Grants are available for UK registered charities and general charitable projects that address the categories supported by the Trust and take place in London, Cambridge or surrounding area, Hampshire, North West Norfolk, North Devon, Surrey and West Sussex.

Current Status: Open for Applications

Maximum value: £ 10,000

Objectives of Fund:

The funding is for UK-registered charities which work in the following areas:

·        Education

·        The arts

·        Medicine and healthcare

·        Heritage and the environment

·        Societal and community cohesion.

Around £400,000 is awarded in grants each year to around 90 UK charities.

There are a number of charities with which the Trust has a long-standing relationship, which means that the process is highly competitive.

Generallly grants are awarded for one year. They are unrestricted and range from £5,000 to £10,000.

Only one grant will be awarded to any organisation within a 12-month period but Trustees may choose to renew their support in subsequent years.

Who Can Apply:

UK registered charities are eligible to apply. Priority will be given to large national charities and small charities which are of personal or local interest to the Trustees.

The Trustees ‘favour’ charitable organisations which can demonstrate:

·        Financial sustainability.

·        A track record of positive impact.

·        A long-term vision.

Restrictions:

The following are not eligible for funding:

·        Individuals.

·        Regional offices of national organisations.

·        Projects delivered overseas.

Eligible Expenditure:

·        The funding is for UK-registered charities which work in the following categories:

·        Education, including outdoors, disabled and prisoners’ wellbeing.

·        The arts.

·        Medicine/healthcare, including supporting service-users and funding research.

·        Heritage, conservation, and the environment.

·        Societal and community cohesion.

How To Apply:

A copy of the application questions and the online application form are available on the Trust’s website.

Applications can be made at any time. The Trustees meet twice a year, usually in January and July, to consider applications.

The Trust will let applicants know the outcome of their application, successful or not, usually within a month of the meeting.

The deadline for applications for the summer 2021 meeting is midnight on 28^th May 2021

Click here to download the application questions | Apply online here

London Councils is developing a new four-year programme that will focus on combatting homelessness and tackling domestic and sexual abuse, with preliminary intentions to commission the following types of services:

Combatting Homelessness

• Prevention and targeted intervention
• Youth homelessness
• Support to the statutory and non-statutory sector to improve the response to homelessness

Tackling Domestic and Sexual Abuse

• Prevention work with children and young people
• Advice, counselling and support to access services
• Helpline – support, advice, and access to refuge provision
• Data gathering and support for regional coordination of refuge provision
• Emergency refuge accommodation, support and move-on support (London Councils is likely to call for proposals for refuge provision in 2022)
• Targeted services for those affected by harmful practices
• Support to the statutory and non-statutory sector to improve the response to domestic and sexual abuse

Who is this invitation to express an interest aimed at?

Voluntary and community, and not-for-profit organisations specialising in combatting homelessness and tackling domestic and sexual abuse, that are interested in helping us to develop the programme further, and who are thinking of applying for funding to deliver services from April 2022. London Councils aims to call for funding proposals during the summer of this year.

To find further information and to complete an Expression of Interest, visit the London Councils pan-London Grants Programme 2022-2026 – Expression of Interest  page on the London Councils website.

If you have any queries please email funding@londoncouncils.gov.uk.