Inspiring London Through Culture Grants
Funding
£500 – £10,000
Deadline
30 November 2026
Location
London
Applications
Deadline: 30 November 2026
Overview
The City of London Corporation's Inspiring London Through Culture fund gives £500 to £10,000 for cultural and heritage projects that benefit the Square Mile. Your project must deliver most of its benefit in the City or for its residents and workers, but your organisation can be based anywhere. It cannot fund building works or alcohol. The deadline is 12 noon on 30 November 2026. Official source: https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/about-us/working-with-community/central-grants-programme/inspiring-london-through-culture. Last checked by GrantMatch on 22 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- £500 to £10,000.
- Benefits must be in the City of London or for its residents and workers.
- No capital or refurbishment works.
- Closes 12 noon, 30 November 2026.
Registered charities, CICs, CIOs, charitable companies, exempt or excepted charities, charitable bencoms and constituted voluntary organisations with at least three unrelated governing members and a two-signatory bank account, for projects benefiting the City of London or its communities.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Charities and cultural organisations working with the City of London.
Regions
Full details from City of London Corporation
Inspiring London Through Culture is the City of London Corporation's cultural grants programme, offering £500 to £10,000 for imaginative cultural and heritage projects that benefit the Square Mile or its resident and worker communities (at any location). Projects must promote access to the City's cultural offer, develop creative skills and innovative practice, deliver social impact through culture or heritage in the City, or support cultural tourism. Priority goes to work that engages City residents and workers, reaches new audiences, animates places and buildings, improves wellbeing, highlights sustainability or builds partnerships with City cultural providers. Applicants can be based outside the City. The deadline is 12 noon on Monday 30 November 2026, with decisions about 12 weeks later.
Contact the Central Funding and Charity Management Team for an optional pre-application chat, then apply through the City Corporation's online grants portal by 12 noon on 30 November 2026. Attach your governing document, the funding required spreadsheet and your latest accounts.
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