# Stronger Communities fund now open for applications to support London projects

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/09/11/stronger-communities-fund-now-open-applications-support-london-community-projects/
- Published: 2018-09-11T09:33:27+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The City of London Corporation’s Central Grants Programme is looking for community
projects to support across London through its Stronger Communities grants scheme.**

 

[Stronger Communities](https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/about-the-city/community-work/Pages/central-grants-programme.aspx)
is looking for applications from charities and voluntary organisations delivering
projects anywhere in the City of London and on the housing estates it runs in wider
London. It is open for applications until 16 November.

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Grants issued through the Central Grants Programme’s Stronger Communities theme 
will be awarded to projects enabling more people to become involved in their local
neighbourhood, and encouraging a broader understanding of the diverse needs of these
communities. It will also support projects promoting and contributing to the health
and wellbeing of communities.

 

The Central Grants Programme is administered by City Bridge Trust, the City of London
Corporation’s charitable funder.

 

There are also three other funding streams also still open for applications:

 

 * Enjoying Green Spaces and the Natural Environment
 * Inspiring London through Culture
 * Education & Employment

 

[Further information on the funding opportunities](https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/about-the-city/community-work/Pages/central-grants-programme.aspx)
is available on the City of London Corporation’s site.

 

Alison Gowman, Chair of the City of London Corporation’s City Bridge Trust committee,
said:

 

> “In the world we live in today, with fast paced lifestyles and the rise of social
> media, it’s becoming harder and harder to bring neighbourhoods together and achieve
> a real sense of community.
> “This programme is a great opportunity for community projects to really thrive
> and now’s the time to apply, to set a small bit of time aside to make potentially
> a huge difference.”

 

In March 2017 eight cultural projects were the first to be awarded funding through
the Central Grants Programme. They were awarded a total of £47,332 through its Inspiring
London Through Culture round of funding.

 

The money went to a range of projects, from an Easter performance at St Paul’s Cathedral
about the resurrection of Christ, to the expansion of a family festival offering
architecturally inspired activities and workshops in the Square Mile.

 

In addition, The City of London also has a new crowdfunding programme, Our Aldgate,
to provide residents with support to improve their home town, be it through a public
garden, a new local festival, or sprucing up a street with some public art.  Projects
crowdfunding may be eligible for up to £400k in additional funding. To find out 
more, there is a [free evening workshop](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/our-aldgate-crowdfunding-workshop-tickets-46284593465)
on 27 September.

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