Canary Wharf Group (CWG) Community Grant Programme
The Community Grant Programme aligns with CWG's Social Value approach. It focuses on delivering benefits to society.
The Community Grant Programme supports impactful local community initiatives.
The programme supports initiatives that aim to make a positive difference in the lives of residents.
Grants of £500 to £10,000 are available to support local groups with an annual income of less than £2 million and statutory organisations.
Projects should deliver against the following priorities of Education, Skills and Employment, and Wellbeing and Biodiversity.
Eligibility
Voluntary, Community, Faith, and Social Enterprises (VCFSE) with an annual income of under £2,000,000 per year. Eligible organisations are defined as:
- Registered charities
- Community Groups
- Co-operatives, community interest companies limited by guarantee and social enterprises that are not-for-profit organisations
- Faith organisations
Funding amount
Grants of £500 – £10,000.
Closing date
The deadline for this round of funding will be mid-day noon on Monday 29 April 2024.
More information
Please visit the East End Community Foundation website or email grants@eastendcf.org.
The National Lottery Awards for All England
The funding supports new activities, ongoing ones, or organisational adaptations.
Projects must do at least one of these things:
- bring people together to build strong relationships in and across communities.
- improve the places and spaces that matter to communities.
- help more people to reach their potential, by supporting them at the earliest possible stage
- support people, communities and organisations facing more demands and challenges because of the cost-of-living crisis.
Eligibility
Applications are accepted from:
- constituted voluntary or community organisation
- constituted group or club
- registered charity
- Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
- Not-For-Profit company
- Community Interest Company (CIC)
- school (if your project benefits and involves the communities around the school)
- statutory body (including local authorities, town, parish and community council)
- community benefit society
Funding amount
£300 to £20,000 for up to two years.
Closing date
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
More information
Please visit the National Lottery Awards for All England website or email general.enquiries@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
The National Lottery UK Fund
The fund is for organisations wanting to help communities connect better. Organisations are encouraged to apply for funding for projects that:
- strengthen relationships between people whose experiences of life have not been the same. For example, relationships between people of different ethnic backgrounds, generations, occupations, or geographies
- create connections between online and offline worlds
- help make sure people from all backgrounds can shape the future of their communities.
Eligibility
Applications are accepted from:
- constituted voluntary or community organisation
- constituted group or club
- registered charity
- Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
- Not-For-Profit company
- Community Interest Company (CIC)
- school (if your project benefits and involves the communities around the school)
- statutory body (including local authorities, town, parish, and community council)
- community benefit society
Funding amount
This UK-wide funding offers £500,000 to £5 million for projects tackling national issues over 2-10 years.
Closing date
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
More information
Please visit the The UK Fund website or email general.enquiries@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
The National Lottery Reaching Communities England
This funding supports projects and groups improving their community. The National Lottery defines community as people in the same area or with similar interests or experiences.
Projects or organisations applying for funding must do at least one of these things:
- bring people together to build strong relationships in and across communities
- improve the places and spaces that matter to communities
- help more people to reach their potential, by supporting them at the earliest possible stage.
This fund is flexible and can respond to your community’s needs, therefore the following funding options are available:
- for the long or short term
- for a specific activity, or for broader costs to help your organisation or community
- for one organisation or to bring organisations together
- to support people, communities, and organisations most affected by the cost-of-living crisis
- to help organisations address the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on how they work, now and in the future.
Eligibility
Applications are accepted from:
- constituted voluntary or community organisation
- constituted group or club
- registered charity
- Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
- Not-For-Profit company
- Community Interest Company (CIC)
- school (if your project benefits and involves the communities around the school)
- statutory body (including local authorities, town, parish, and community council)
- community benefit society
Funding amount
£20,001 or more, for up to five years.
Closing date
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
More information
Please visit the Reaching Communities England website or email general.enquiries@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
The National Lottery Partnerships
This funding is for organisations working together in partnership to help their community. The National Lottery defines community as people in one area or with similar interests or experiences.
Eligibility
Applications are accepted from:
- constituted voluntary or community organisation
- constituted group or club
- registered charity
- Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
- Not-For-Profit company
- Community Interest Company (CIC)
- school (if your project benefits and involves the communities around the school)
- statutory body (including local authorities, town, parish, and community council)
- community benefit society
Funding amount
£20,001 or more, for up to five years.
Closing date
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
More information
Please visit the National Lottery Partnerships Fund website or email general.enquiries@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk