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  1. How to use the grant.

  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.

Information you need to send us

As part of the application process we ask you to complete an online application form. Read an overview of the application form questions below before your start the online form.

The online application form does not have a 'Save and resume' function and therefore we recommend you collate and save your answers in a Microsoft Word document before you start the online application process.

Application form overview

Section 1 - Organisation and contact details

We ask:

  • organisation name
  • organisation/group website address, for example www.rbkc.gov.uk
  • applicant name
Section 2 - Application description and aims

We ask:

  • Select if you are applying for a project, event or product
  • application title and the purpose of the funding 
  • target audience
  • numbers expected to attend
  • percentage of attendees from the ward(s) you are applying to
  • project or event theme (multiple choice)
  • have you contacted all your ward councillors?
Section 3 - Application description and aims (

We ask:

  • timeline and location
  • council teams and voluntary organisations you have collaborated with
  • other funding you have received 

Section 4 - Breakdown of funding by ward

We ask:

  • which ward(s) you are applying to.
  • the funding amount that you are requesting from each ward
Section 5 - Documents to support your application

We ask:

  • budget document with an itemised cost breakdown for the funds requested
  • proof of cost, e.g. quote. For any budget items costing £500 - £1,999, one quote is needed. For quotes costing £2,000 - £4,999, two comparative quotes are needed. Costing £5,000 or more, three comparative quotes are needed
  • bank statement, bank account in the organisation's name that requires two unrelated people to sign cheques
  • list the policies, insurance and other relevant documents that you have in place. You do not need to upload policies and insurance documents at this stage, but you may be asked to provide these later

 

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When you have collated all the required information, you are ready to start the online application form.

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How we make a decision

The processing of applications can take up to 12 weeks. Council officers will email you questions about your project and then submit your answers and proposal to ward councillors who decide on whether your application is processed as successful.

For a ward to approve an application, at least two councillors must agree to fund an application, and they may ask questions to make an informed decision.

If one or more councillors oppose the application, it will be closed.

A council officer will email you to confirm if your application has been successful, and to arrange payment of the grant.

Last updated: 6 June 2025