The Community Ideas Grants Fund is now OPEN
The Community Ideas Grants aim to get smaller organisations, charities and community groups who feel they may not have the confidence, knowledge or experience to apply for or deliver a walking or cycling project in their local community, to do so, and give them help along the application and delivery journey.
Community Ideas Grants will provide previously successful and easily replicable walking, cycling or walking and cycling project ideas that can work in local communities across London, upfront to applicants. These project ideas contain information on how to engage your target audience, what equipment and resources you’ll need, what staff you’ll need, and what to put as part of your budget.
There will be more tailored support through the application process, including discussion a discussion about the project, its sustainability, ways the fund can support and an application workshop. If funded, there will be more support during the project delivery period too, including an induction covering aspects such as project delivery, marketing, financial tracking, and reporting obligations, and greater connection to the grants administration team.
Who can apply for the Community Ideas Grants?
Eligible organisations are:
- Community groups who are constituted and unconstituted;
- Community Interest Companies, social enterprises, and not-for-profit organisations; and
- Charities or other 3rd sector organisations
Organisations must have received either grants of less than £10,000 last year, or have an income of less than £50,000, or both.
You cannot have previously been funded by Walking and Cycling Grants London.
Projects that are suitable for funding are those which:
- Encourage people to walk and/or cycle more often and more safely for transport, exercise or leisure, particularly those who are new to walking or cycling, used to cycle but no longer do so, or are infrequent walkers or cyclists;
- Focus on connecting with a diverse range communities which are currently detached, for a variety of reasons, from walking or cycling in London;
- Have activities that take place in London.
How much can I apply for?
Applicants can apply for up to £5,000 for a one year delivery. At the end of the delivery year, groups can then either carry on their project according to their sustainability plan, or apply for a top-up of up to £3,000 for the second year of delivery, and/or up to £2,000 for their third year of delivery. If the application for the top-up grant(s) is successful, groups would then enter the main WCGL scheme.
Can I apply multiple times?
Applicants may only submit one application during this funding round.
How do I apply?
Please call the grants team from Groundwork London on 0207 239 1292 to discuss your application, or email wcgl@groundwork.org.uk. The team will discuss your project, which idea you want to apply for, how you might sustain your project in future, and answer any questions you may have. You will then be sent a link via email to the application form.
When can I apply?
Right now!l The fund deadline is Friday 10 September, at 5pm.
When will I receive the money and deliver the project?
Decisions will be announced in November 2021, with project able to start from December 2021. Projects must pause/stop delivery in September 2022, when a September report will be due, and either carry on their project on the basis of their sustainability plan, or apply for top-up funding to carry on for a second and/or third year.
Launch event!
A launch event will share details about the scheme and how to apply, detail what support is available, give you an idea of the project ideas, and they will have a talk from a current Walking and Cycling Grants London grantee who has previously benefited from our support in running a Walking and Cycling Grants London project.
The launch event will be on Thursday 5th August from 5pm - 6pm, and the link the register your details is here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcocuGuqzguE90Xq8aw2KdQ3FU10kAM9Xv9
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