Deadline: 22-Apr-22
The Mayor of London is pleased to announce a call for applications for the Civil Society Roots Grant Programme to focus on supporting organisations to develop networks, build their capacity and strengthen their voice.
It is designed to invest in the type of activity that will lead to better support for Londoners through a stronger civil society. It will not fund front line activity directly.
The Ideas Camp is there to help you think about what would be most useful for you and your community.
Focus Areas
Civil Society Roots funding is focused on supporting organizations to:
- develop networks
- build capacity
- strengthen their voice.
Types of Grants
There are 2 types of funding available:
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Development Grants [between £1,000 and £5,000 over 6 months (plus up to £1,000 for additional access costs)]: The Development Grants are for community organizations that have an idea but need time to research or build the right partnerships to make it happen . Activity could include (but is not limited to):
- researching local needs and gaps in provision
- building relationships with partners who are not currently working together
- creating spaces to explore and test new ways of working
- developing shared visions, missions, and longer-term action plans.
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Impact Grants [between £5,000 and £50,000 over 12 to 18 months (plus up to £4,000 for additional access costs)]: The Impact Grants are an opportunity for community organizations to implement a project that they have a clear idea for and are ready to be tested. Activity could include (but is not limited to):
- funding a staff post which focuses on place-based relationship building, networking and advocacy
- the development and maintenance of a network
- implementing a support model which will deliver on the priorities identified in the Ideas Camp
- testing out the use of an existing model that is being used well by a community elsewhere and could be trialled.
Eligibility Criteria
- This fund is targeting groups led by and for communities impacted by structural inequalities. This includes Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Londoners, Deaf and Disabled Londoners, LGBT+ Londoners, Older Londoners and Women. This means that at least 50% of your management and staff identify with one or more of those identities.
- The lead applicant must be based in one of the 10 target boroughs: Bromley, Enfield, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Newham, Redbridge, Sutton, Wandsworth. However, they know that groups often organize across boroughs and across communities, so they want to be flexible and respond to the needs you have identified.
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To be eligible to apply, applicants must meet the following:
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be a not-for-profit organization, such as such as a:
- registered, exempted or accepted charity
- Charitable Incorporated Organization (CIO)
- Community Interest Company limited by guarantee
- Charitable company limited by guarantee (that is also not a registered charity)
- Community benefit society (Industrial and Provident society)
- Faith group, where the activity is not promoting religion
- Community Amateur Sports Club
- Constituted but unincorporated club or association
- Constituted Tenants and Residents Associations, and Tenant Management Organizations
- Constituted community group
- Community Infrastructure Organizations
- Unconstituted community group
- Mutual Aid Groups.
- for development grants the lead organization must have an annual turnover of less than £250k
- for impact grants the lead organization must have an annual turnover of less than £500k
- the lead organization must be based in one of the 10 target boroughs for this round of funding
- the lead applicant must be a community led organization – this means they are majority led by and for communities impacted by structural inequality.
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be a not-for-profit organization, such as such as a:
For more information, visit Mayor of London.
For more information, visit https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/communities/civil-society/civil-society-roots