Mayor's Community Grants Programme
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Location
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Applications
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Overview
The Mayor's Community Grants Programme is Tower Hamlets Council's main funding route for the voluntary and community sector. The council says it will provide £3.5 million of funding for voluntary and community sector organisations every year. It suits charities and community groups that work in Tower Hamlets. The council describes its wider aim as supporting and investing in a diverse voluntary and community sector, guided by a funding policy and outcomes framework. The page gives the yearly programme budget rather than the size of individual awards. Please do not treat £3.5 million as the amount one organisation can win. The council runs other funds alongside this one, and one of them may fit your plans better. The Mayor's Small Grants Programme provides £800,000 of annual grant funding from November 2023 to March 2027. The Voluntary and Community Sector Emergency Fund has an annual budget of £100,000, and organisations can apply for up to £10,000. The same page also points to the Grants Determination Sub-Committee, the grants policy and outcomes framework, and a link to help shape the new Community Grants Programme for Tower Hamlets. If your organisation bids for larger council contracts, the council also expects you to pledge social value resources. These help improve the borough's economic, social and environmental wellbeing. Official source: https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgnl/community_and_living/voluntary-and-community-sector/Council-funding-for-VCS/Council-funding-for-VCS.aspx. Last checked by GrantMatch on 15 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Also open to: community groups
Key requirements:
- For voluntary and community sector organisations working in Tower Hamlets
- £3.5 million is the yearly programme budget, not an individual award
The council says voluntary and community sector organisations working in Tower Hamlets can apply for its range of funding. The Mayor's Community Grants Programme is aimed at these organisations. If you need smaller or urgent support, the Small Grants Programme and the Emergency Fund (up to £10,000) are listed on the same page as separate funds.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Charities and community groups working in Tower Hamlets that want council grant funding.
Sectors
Regions
No published award history for London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Some funders do not publish their grants data.
Full details from London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Provides funding for voluntary and community sector organisations working in Tower Hamlets. The programme offers £3.5 million of funding annually to support VCS organisations. Applicants must be operating within the Tower Hamlets borough.
Start from the council's Council funding for VCS page. It lists each programme and links to more information, including the grants policy and outcomes framework, the Grants Determination Sub-Committee and a link to help shape the new Community Grants Programme.
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