Grenfell Projects Fund
Grenfell Projects Fund 2024/25
The Grenfell Projects Fund, designed together with the North Kensington Residents’ Panel, offers grants to support North Kensington’s community-led recovery.
The 2024/2025 fund has £600k to allocate to successful projects. To date 100 projects have been supported, including environmental, cultural, and community-led employment programmes.
Aims of the Fund
The fund is focused on how North Kensington residents can access:
Bringing the North Kensington community together
Finding new ways to bring North Kensington residents together, celebrate their shared experiences and provide open access to unite people.
Community-based cultural enrichment
Looking across the borough to understand both the existing cultural layout and bring in new forms of cultural experiences, particularly ones focussing on:
- science
- technology
- design
- art
- architecture
- engineering
Caring for our most vulnerable
Identifying the current gaps in community provision and addressing the needs of the most vulnerable residents who are at risk of being forgotten.
Public vote
As part of the Grenfell Recovery Strategy, North Kensington residents voted for those shortlisted community projects that matter most to you. The public vote is now closed; the vote ran from Monday 3 February to Sunday 16 February 2025.
View the shortlisted Grenfell Projects Fund projects in this booklet.
How the vote was run
Residents were able to review the shortlisted projects on the online voting platform or visit local council buildings and libraries to see printouts of the shortlisted projects, before choosing their favourites. Help and support was available at the voting stations at:
- The Westway Trust
- Bay 20
- The Venture Centre
- The Dalgarno Trust
The North Kensington residents vote helped to prioritise funding and support for the projects that will benefit the community the most.
Project submissions
In August 2024, we asked North Kensington community organisers to submit ideas for projects that would help support the community-led recovery. Applications closed in October 2024.
Council officers checked that each application met the eligibility criteria and standard compliance. The project team made up of the Residents' Panel and officers, assessed all eligible applications based on:
- merit of the application
- response to themes and priorities
The Residents' Panel created a shortlist of projects for the North Kensington residents to vote on.
Allocating the funds
Results of the public vote are expected in early April 2025. Projects will be funded in order of most votes to least, with each receiving their full requested amount until the £600,000 fund has run out. This approach aims to make the process of allocating funding transparent and ensure that successful projects get the full funding they requested.
Once all the funds have been allocated, officers will present details of the successful projects to the senior leadership team for approval.
Unsuccessful applicants
A huge thank you goes to all the community organisers who applied to this round of the Grenfell Projects Fund. We were overwhelmed by the number of applicants and the creativity, time and effort put into each application. The applications we received have requested a total of £3million in funds. Ahead of the public vote, the project team of Residents' Panel members and officers have reviewed all applications against:
- the selection criteria
- how well the themes are met
- how much impact they will have with in the community
We understand for lots of applicants, the outcome of this selection will be disappointing. The team are working to find more ways to support unsuccessful applicants to decide what they can do next. The team have provided feedback by email and will be able to offer more face-to-face support after the public vote.
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The North Kensington Residents’ Panel is made up of residents who live across the north seven wards. The panel’s purpose is to reflect North Kensington and Grenfell-affected community’s needs. Working in partnership with officers and the wider community, they design and embed community-centred approaches to the Grenfell Projects Fund.