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Support and services for Deaf and disabled people

Funding theme: Deaf and disabled people, inclusive services and better access

This funding programme closed to new applications on Tuesday, 8 October 2024

Grant details

  • Area: Greater London
  • Open to: No longer open to new applications
  • Deadline: Noon on Tuesday, 8 October 2024
  • Funding length: Up to 5 years
  • Funding size: There is no minimum or maximum limit to how much we will give, however we do not give revenue funding exceeding 50% of the applicants turnover/​income in any one year
  • Average award: Based on grants made to date, we have awarded between £5,000 and £266,000, the average award size has been £115,000*

*These figures are illustrative and we will award more or less than these amounts depending on the applications we receive. You can find out more about our approach to funding here.

Funding closed to new applications

Having committed exceptional levels of funding to London’s charitable sector until 2026, we closed our rolling grants programmes to new applications on Tuesday, 8 October 2024 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 closed to new applications

This following text is archived and no longer represents an active funding programme

What we fund

We recognise the social model of disability and the cultural model of deafness and want to fund work which removes or reduces the barriers preventing Deaf and Disabled People from participating in society and living independently.

We want to fund work which removes or reduces the barriers preventing Deaf and Disabled People from participating in society and living independently.

Examples of projects we could fund include:

  • provision of inclusive or adapted sports, arts, health and wellbeing opportunities

  • support for the transition to adulthood

  • provision of evidence-based employment programmes

  • projects that seek to increase these groups’ full participation in society and independent living through access to work and training

  • work supporting people with dementia to participate in society and maintain their independence for longer

The list above is not exhaustive and if you have a different project that removes or reduces barriers, we would like to hear from you.

We particularly welcome applications from Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisations, as defined by Inclusion London, whereby Deaf and Disabled People:

  • make up at least 75% of an organisation’s management committee or board

  • make up at least 50% of its paid staff team and are represented at all levels of the organisation

  • are the beneficiaries of projects and services

Wherever possible, we seek to support projects and organisations that involve the communities the project or organisation serves in the shaping of its services and/​or that are majority-staffed or run by those with lived experience of the issues the project or organisation addresses.

As part of our commitment to tackle the root causes of inequality, we do not just fund services, but also other activities including influencing, raising voices, and ensuring representation. Where we can, we will also look to support your work by drawing on our own networks and assets.

Funding staff costs

We will not usually pay for staff costs beyond one full-time equivalent staff post. For example, we could pay for one full-time staff member, or two part-time staff, both working 17.5 hours a week. We will only fund staff posts that are paid the London Living Wage or above.

Applications to this funding programme are now closed