Funding
Explore our funding themes, available grants and other opportunities
Funding closing to new applications on 8 October 2024 for one year
Having committed exceptional levels of funding to London’s charitable sector until 2026, we are closing our rolling grants programmes to new applications for one year. This will allow us to manage our existing grants and pre-closure applications, while reviewing and developing our new funding policy, launching in autumn 2025.
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Charity grants and funding for individual organisations
Discover our funding themes, the available grants and the types of projects we fund.
Funding closing to new applications on 8 October 2024 for one year
Having committed exceptional levels of funding to London’s charitable sector until 2026, we are closing our rolling grants programmes to new applications for one year. This will allow us to manage our existing grants and pre-closure applications, while reviewing and developing our new funding policy, launching in autumn 2025.
Funding closing to new applicationsFunding programmes which are open to new applications until noon on Tuesday, 8 October 2024
Funding for infrastructure work to improve charities’ resilience and sustainability
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Support after leaving custody, tackling inequalities in the justice system, and alternatives to custody such as community service
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Support for targeted projects, services and campaigns, and funding to make community spaces more accessible
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Funding climate action in London, and decarbonising charities’ operations and spaces
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Projects, services, campaigns and language courses for migrants, refugees and people seeking asylum
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Support for projects and organisations that focus on greening and growing, working with older people, working with Deaf and Disabled people, working with the LGBTQIA+ community, and working with migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. Small Grants are for charities with incomes under £200,000
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Improving living standards through advice, support and food distribution for people in crisis
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Combating violence against women, modern slavery, trafficking, forced labour and hate crimes
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Funding programmes which have recently closed to new applications
Support for parents and carers of preschoolers, young victims of gangs and disadvantaged young women. This funding programme closed to new applications on Wednesday, 3 July 2024
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Support for innovative and more collaborative ways of working to strengthen civil society and accelerate outcomes. This funding programme closed to new applications on Wednesday, 3 July 2024
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Increasing Londoner’s access to counselling, psychotherapy and talking therapies. This funding programme closed to new applications on Wednesday, 3 July 2024
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Health, independence, and social contact for older Londoners. This funding programme closed to new applications on Wednesday, 3 July 2024
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Support to platform and amplify marginalised voices. This funding programme closed to new applications on Wednesday, 3 July 2024
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Funding to reduce isolation and increase community connection among those most at risk of suicide. Both funding streams have now closed to applications.
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Long-term, core funding to second-tier organisations that provide support to frontline groups, with the aim of catalysing systemic change. Closed to new applications.
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Continuation funding
If your original revenue grant was for less than five years, you may be able to apply for continuation funding to extend its duration up to a total of five years, as long as the project still meets our current funding priorities.
Please use the link below to see important updates for applicants seeking continuation funding.
Other available funding opportunities
Social investment
Stepping Stones Fund
A social investment readiness facility for charitable organisations in Greater London. It seeks to provide targeted support in the form of grants and risk finance to test out the viability of different propositions and help de-risk future investment. This programme is closing to new applications at noon on Tuesday, 8 October 2024.
The City Bridge Foundation Social Investment Fund
A £20 million fund to support charitable organisations that want to access funding through social investment. It aims to achieve a positive financial return and demonstrable social benefit.
Funder collaborations
In addition to our traditional grant making, we have a number of strategic initiatives and collaborations that support larger organisations and aim to strengthen the sector.
These include collaborative funding programmes, research, feasibility studies and conferences, and are often undertaken in partnership with other bodies and organisations.
Funding opportunities from the City of London Corporation
Our trustee, the City of London Corporation, has a strong track record of charitable giving over many centuries.
The Central Funding and Charity Management Team are responsible for managing the grant-making within the City Corporation. They work closely with our funding team, ensuring we meet the highest standards in grant-making.
The Central Funding and Charity Management Team manages the following grant streams:
Community Infrastructure Levy Neighbourhood Fund
Central Grants Programme
The City Corporation is also responsible for a number of other grant-giving charities as well as making other grants available to individuals and organisations.
Find out more about the City Corporation’s work with the community.