# £5 million available for City of London community projects

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/09/16/5m-available-for-city-of-london-community-projects/
- Published: 2020-09-16T08:11:26+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The City of London Corporation is inviting applications from community projects
for grants from its Neighbourhood Fund, which has been boosted by a £5 million funding
pot resulting from new development in the Square Mile.**

The cash comes from the Community Infrastructure Levy paid by developers and forms
part of a wider pot of just under £50 million, the remainder of which is to be used
for City infrastructure improvements.
Grants of between £1,000 and £50,000 will 
be considered by a panel of officers with applications for grants over £50,000 to
go before the City Corporation’s Resource Allocation Sub-Committee.

## Neighbourhood Fund

Charity and voluntary groups, residents’ associations, businesses and other organisations
can apply to the [Neighbourhood Fund](https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/about-us/working-with-community/community-infrastructure-levy-neighbourhood-fund),
with grants available to any scheme benefitting the community, including improvements
to buildings or open spaces, sports or cultural projects or revenue and staff costs.

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Catherine McGuinness, [City of London Corporation](https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/)
Policy Chair, said:

> “The Neighbourhood Fund is a great example of how new developments in the City
> are not only bringing economic benefits but also community benefits for people
> who live and work in the Square Mile.
> “The scope for these grants has deliberately
> been left quite broad as we felt it was important that our communities should 
> decide for themselves what kind of projects they felt were important.“Applications
> could include things like new play equipment or gardens, improving a building 
> used by the public, running an arts or sports project or funding for a staff member
> to deliver a community scheme.“I’d encourage organisations in the City to submit
> their application to ensure the projects that really matter to them benefit from
> the funding available.”
>  * **[City of London Corporation calls on firms and individuals to support tsunami appeal](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/01/14/city-london-corporation-calls-firms-individuals-support-tsunami-appeal/)(
>    14 January 2019)**
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>    12 July 2022)**
>  * **[City of London: remote access to resources](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/10/23/city-london-remote-access-resources/)(
>    23 October 2015)**