Deadline: 1-Mar-23
This is a chance for communities and groups to come together to celebrate London’s resilience and diversity. The Mayor’s Community Weekend is now open to engage with the local communities, bringing different groups together, strengthening connections and making new ones.
Priorities
- Communities or groups can apply for funding to run activities that celebrate and support building strong community relationships. They’ll prioritise grants that focus on one or more of the following:
- bringing communities together – connecting and strengthening the relationships between neighbours and neighbourhoods.
- celebrating the resilience and diversity of London’s communities, particularly the role young people can play in communities
- bringing together volunteers and promoting volunteering
- creating more chances for communities to enjoy green spaces.
Funding Information
- They’re working with the Mayor of London to offer groups who want to run events or activities grants of up to £1,500, from a total available fund of £250,000.
- They are offering grants between £500 and £1,500 of National Lottery funding. This will be open to all of Greater London’s 33 boroughs.
- Events could include:
- picnics
- litter picks
- sports
- cultural events
- street parties
- community barbecues.
Activities they Fund
- Strong community relationships
- They want to fund activity that celebrates and supports the building of strong relationships in and across communities. This is an opportunity to celebrate London’s supportive communities and neighbourhoods and improve communication between different groups.
- Events by young people
- They’re keen to see events led by and created by young people in their communities.
- Bringing people together
- They’d like community focused events, bringing people together who would not usually meet each other.
- Long term plans
- Events with plans for what will happen afterwards, to sustain relationships. This includes support for community-led projects, pocket parks and cleaner waterways.
- If you have not been funded by us before
- They encourage groups who have not received funding from The National Lottery Community Fund before to apply.
Geographical Area: England
Suitable for: Voluntary or community groups
Eligibility Criteria
- You can apply if your organisation is a:
- voluntary and community organisation
- constituted group or club
- registered charity
- charitable incorporated organisation (CIO)
- not-for-profit company
- community interest company (CIC)
- school (as long as your activity benefits and involves the communities around the school)
- statutory body (including local authorities, town, parish and community council)
- community benefit society.
- They are particularly keen to see applications from small organisations and groups, and may prioritise these for funding.
- If you do not have a constitution
- Unconstituted groups could be small existing informal groups, or people coming together for the first time.
Ineligible
- individuals
- sole traders
- organisations based outside the UK
- one organisation applying on behalf of another
- companies that can pay profits to directors, shareholders or members
For more information, visit National Lottery Community Fund.