Grants available

Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund – Estates Programmes Open Round

There is between £2,000 to up to £20,000 up for grab thanks to the Evening Standard. The aim of this grant is to support local communities and neighbourhoods across London to build on skills and assets that exist in the community, tackle local need and improve the live of local people.

Everyone can apply to this grant but you’ll need to provide clear evidences that your project will meet residents’ need, and wherever possible, that residents have helped to shape or designed the project.

To propose your project you have until the 23th of November to apply. For more information and application process, please head over here

Tesco Local Community Grants

Thanks to Tesco who will award six grants per year in each of the 428 Tesco regions to make sure the funding is spread evenly across England, Wales and Scotland. In total, over 2,500 projects could benefit from this scheme. To be eligible to receive a funding, you need to apply through the Groundwork website, then if you are lucky to be shortlisted, your fate will be into Tesco customer’s hands as it is them who will vote for you in stores. Make sure you’ll let know everyone to vote for you if you go through the first stage!

The first place will be allowed £12,000, second place £10,000 and finally third place £8,000.

It can be a brand new project or part of something bigger but the organisation has to be a not-for-profit organisation. Now is your chance to improve your community!