Looking for funding?

Tower Hamlets Council recognises the unique position of local voluntary and community groups in supporting residents as well as providing services for them. Tower Hamlets Council is moving to a ‘commissioning approach’ for the existing Mainstream Grant programme and will continue to support quality services that are accessible and available to those who most need them.

Read more about the new commissioning approach

There is a range of other grants on offer to these groups, to access these use the links below.

• Community funding
• Social enterprise funding
• Apply for new money

Community funding

The UK Government, the European Union and numerous charitable trusts provide funding for a wide range of charities and community groups. Many of these schemes are available to organisations in Tower Hamlets.

Eligibility for individual types of funding depends on the nature of your organisation and the activities you are engaged in.

Tower Hamlets online community funding database enables you to search for schemes and funds available in Tower Hamlets that match your organisation's profile.

Use this link to go to search for community funding

Social enterprise funding

The UK Government, the national lottery and numerous charitable trusts provide funding for a wide range of social enterprises, and many of these funds are available to enterprises in Tower Hamlets.

Eligibility for individual funds and schemes depends on the nature of your organisation and the activities or projects you are engaged in.

Tower Hamlets online social enterprise database enables you to search for schemes available that match your business profile.

Use this link to search for social enterprise funding

Apply for new money

Small community groups and organisations with an income of less than £20,000 a year can now apply for up to £5,000 from Grassroots Grants.

St Katharine & Shadwell Trust, the community foundation for the East End and City, is administering this new grants programme and has over £125,000 to distribute in Tower Hamlets before the end of March 2009.

Find out more about applying for new money

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