Applying for the City Living, Local Life grant

City Living Local Life Grant, January to March 2025

Golborne, Notting Dale and St Helen's wards have low remaining funding.
Contact [email protected] before making an application.

Alternatively, if you are able to deliver your project later, please apply on 1 April 2025, when annual budgets will be refreshed.

Last updated: 15 March 2025
Friday 21 March 2025 to Tuesday 15 April 2025

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Last updated: 15 March 2025

Introduction

City Living, Local Life (CLLL) is a ward-based community programme that helps residents improve their neighbourhoods by creating opportunities for conversations and providing funding for community activities.

The scheme is a great opportunity to share your ideas and connect with your local ward councillors who make decisions on funding.

As part of City Living, Local Life you can: 

  • influence what happens in your local area. 
  • seek funding for projects, events and products that help make your neighbourhood a better place. 
  • get together with others to do positive things for your local area. 
  • work closely with residents and ward councillors, share a project idea and make this a reality.

Eligibility changes for 2025

From 1 April 2025, organisations applying to City Living, Local Life will be limited to a maximum of three awards per year.

  1. Information on what the grant can be used for.

  2. The terms of the City Living, Local Life grant.

  3. Things you need to do before applying for the City Living, Local Life grant.

  4. Guidance on how to complete the City Living, Local Life application form and how we make decisions.

  5. Frequently asked questions we receive about the City Living, Local Life grant.

Last updated: 19 December 2024