Environment and sustainability

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Environment and sustainability
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Carbon Reduction Community Grants Programme

The Carbon Reduction Community Grants Programme is open to any community group, community interest company (CIC) and charity in Tower Hamlets. The grants help support carbon reductions through building retrofit projects or community engagement activities. They can fund your programme, although match funding for your project is favourable.

Eligibility

The programme is open to any CIC that has a company number, any registered charity with a charity number or any community group that can provide the following

  • evidence of a bank statement that requires at least two signatories
  • a constitution/set of rules for the group.

Housing Associations are not eligible for this funding.

Funding amount

Up to £10,000

Closing date

12 April 2024

More information

Please visit the Carbon Reduction Community Grants page or email THEnergy@towerhamlets.gov.uk


Groundwork KeolisAmey Docklands Community Grant Funding

The KeolisAmey Docklands Community Grant Funding is a recent initiative. It's funded by KeolisAmey Docklands, the DLR operator.

The grant programme is designed to give back to the communities that use the DLR by providing grant funding for a range of community projects

Eligibility

The programme is offering grant funding to the following organisations:

  • Educational Establishments i.e. schools, playgroups/nurseries/pre-schools
  • Parent Teacher Associations
  • Religious Organisations
  • Registered Charities
  • Individuals/Informal/unconstituted groups (though they will need to partner with a constituted group to deliver their project
  • Company Limited by Guarantee

Funding amount

KeolisAmey Docklands Grants offers grants of between £1,000 to £10,000 for eligible organisations within a three-mile radius of any DLR station.

A total of £10,000 will be available each month, for 10 months from February to November 2024. There is a total of £100,000 available for the full period.

Closing date

4 November 2024. There will be 10 deadlines in this period. Applications will be assessed and awarded after they are received.

More information

Please visit the Keolis Amey Docklands Community Grant Funding or email ambassadors@keolisameydlr.co.uk


City Bridge Trust –  Making London a Greener City For All

Funding is up for grabs for local projects that tackle climate change fairly. It's open to groups into climate and nature or new to eco efforts.

Eligibility

Organisations that are eligible to apply:

  • Charities established and registered in the UK
  • Registered charitable incorporated organisations
  • Charitable company
  • Registered charitable industrial and provident society (IPS) or charitable community benefit society (BenCom)
  • CIC (community interest company) limited by guarantee
  • Constituted voluntary organisations can apply for the Small Grants programme, but not our other funding programmes.

Funding amount

Up to £10,000

Closing date

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

More information

Please visit the City Bridge Foundation or email funding@citybridgefoundation.org.uk