JANUARY

The Civil Society Roots Incubator programme will offer a capacity building incubator alongside Micro Awards of up to £5,000 and Growth Awards of up to £15,000 for collaborations and/or partnerships of two or more organisations that meet one of the below objectives of the Building Stronger Communities Mission, which are:

• Raising unheard Londoners’ voices to ensure they can participate more fully in all aspects of community life, lead London’s renewal and bring about change
• Increasing feelings of belonging and/or address social isolation and loneliness
• Increasing access to support, services and mutual aid.

Deadline: 26 January. Read more

The Local Connections Fund is now open for applications. It will fund hundreds of ‘microgrants’ between £300 and £2,500.

The funding will help to bring people together in safe and secure ways – including by covering the costs of technologies and equipment that will help people feel more connected within their communities.

Funding can also be used to help strengthen organisations and their services through, for example, training and development. Deadline: 26 January. Read more