About the scheme
The City Living, Local Life grant brings members of the community together through:
- Projects - a series of activities in the borough that take between seven days and six months to deliver. Projects can be extended for up to 12 months in exceptional circumstances. Contact us for more information about extending your project
- Events - a gathering or outing for residents living in the borough with a duration of one to seven days. The event can take place inside or outside the borough
- Products - physical objects inside the borough
Your proposal should benefit people from the ward you apply to. Funding cannot be awarded for proposals that were started before you submit your application. Any permissions and all health and safety requirements must be made before funding can be agreed.
Eligibility criteria
Proposals must meet the following eligibility criteria to apply for funding:
- Applicants must be a charity, community interest company, residents’ association, faith group, voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisation or constituted group that has a bank account in the organisation’s name and requires two unrelated people to sign cheques or other payments
- The purpose of the proposal cannot be for-profit
Applicants must have the following documents, where applicable:
- safeguarding policy
- health and safety policy
- data protection policy
- relevant (standard, enhanced or enhanced with barred list) DBS documents for all staff and volunteers
- risk assessment for funded projects or events
- licences (temporary events notice or other relevant licence) and permissions for use of land and property
- employers’ liability insurance in accordance with the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance Act) 1969 with a limit of indemnity of not less than £5,000,000 per claim or series of claims arising out of any one incident
- public liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than £5,000,000 per claim or series of claims arising from one event
- professional Indemnity liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than £2,000,000 per claim or series of claims arising from one event
Funding amounts
Application can be made for the following amounts:
| Proposal type | Single ward application | Multi-ward application |
|---|---|---|
| Project | Up to £5,000 | Up to £10,000 |
| Event | Up to £5,000 | Up to £10,000 |
| Product | Up to £1,000 | Up to £2,000 |
Please note:
- multi-ward applications are limited to wards sharing a border
- organisations are limited to a maximum of three grants a year (1 April to 31 March)
- the maximum amount an organisation can receive in a single ward is £7,000 a year (1 April to 31 March)
- the maximum amount an organisation can receive in total, including multi-ward applications, is £12,000 a year (1 April to 31 March)
What we fund
Examples of what we fund include:
- publicity material for projects or events that benefit residents of the borough
- staff fees linked to discrete time limited projects and events or the development of a product
- service fees, including performers, trainers and catering
- volunteer expenses
- travel expenses
- venue hire for the use of a City Living, Local Life projects or events only
- purchase of materials, products or decorations
- food and non-alcoholic drinks
- repeat projects, events and outings
What we don't fund
We do not fund the following:
- private limited companies
- statutory services
- infrastructure such as permanent or semi-permanent sculptures,renovations or bike hangers
- religious symbols
- events and projects that promote religious interests and objectives or exclude people based on religion
- events and projects that promote political interests and objectives or exclude people based on politics
- purchase of alcohol
- core running costs, including staff salaries, organisation’s utility bills, ongoing premises rent
- any fees or costs that are deemed not to be relevant to the City Living, Local Life project or event
Contact us
Contact the Voluntary Community Sector and Community Partnerships team
- email: [email protected]