Community Priorities Programme

The Community Priorities Programme will fund projects and initiatives that align with our key criteria and put relationships and connections within communities at the centre of everything.

This includes funding new projects and extending or upscaling existing projects/initiatives for the benefit of residents in the eleven key wards.

We will support:

• staff costs for administration (related to the project directly), management, planning and delivery of the project
• competitively priced equipment* and materials relating to the activity being delivered up to £300 (if you expect your equipment or material costs to be more than this amount, we can’t guarantee this will be funded)
• insurance and DBS certificate costs
• venue hire
• licensing, event notices and road closure costs (it will strengthen your application to have relevant permissions in place where necessary when you apply, but it isn't required)
• publicity and marketing costs
• costs for training volunteers and volunteer expenses (e.g. volunteer travel expenses)
• costs to make the activity more accessible to participants

*Equipment may be purchased on condition the beneficiaries use it. It will remain with the beneficiary group or organisation once the project has ended, for its continuous use by said groups. This must be agreed upon with the fund manager before purchasing (a valid original purchase receipt will be required).

We cannot support:

• projects that don't align with any of the four criteria
• projects that take place outside the Queen’s Park, Westbourne, Harrow Road, Church Street, Maida Vale, Little Venice, Abbey Road, Lancaster Gate, Pimlico South, Vincent Square, St James’s Wards and that do not benefit the residents of these wards 
• the organisation's general running costs that are unrelated to the project  
• applications from departments within local authorities (however, applicants working in partnership with libraries, for example, should submit an application.)
• capital works on-premises
• staff travel expenses and parking costs
• previously funded equipment (that has not deteriorated beyond use)
• purchase of equipment, unless specifically used and retained by the beneficiaries
• activities that promote discriminatory or extremist views
• regular core running costs, loan repayments or VAT
• payments to suppliers on behalf of the grantee
• ‘Business as usual' activities (such as normal maintenance or repairs, or projects that already have funding to continue)