London Evening Standard Fund for the Dispossessed

Submitted by Michael McAndrew on Wed, 08/04/2010 - 16:39

Open to applications until 31 March 2011. Supporting small groups working to lift people in London out of poverty.

The Fund for the Dispossessed is provided by the London Evening Standard in partnership with the Community Foundation Network through its partner charities who are administering the programme in London.

Funding is intended to support small local voluntary and community groups who are working to lift people in London out of poverty in the following areas:

  • Training and educating people who have dropped out of mainstream education.
  • Getting people into work such as through apprenticeship or mentor schemes.
  • Fighting gangs, knife and gun crime.
  • Improving mental and physical health and well-being, such as through sports clubs and helping carers.
  • Addressing other manifestations of poverty such as homelessness, pensioner poverty or the working poor.

The types of group or organisation that will be funded will:

  • be not-for-profit, third sector voluntary or community groups active in their local community for not less than 12 months
  • have an evidenced income of less than £30,000 per annum
  • be volunteer led (i.e. with largely volunteer based input)
  • be connected with and/or meeting the needs of the local community

Groups that are not eligible:

  • Groups that have already received Grassroots Grants funding.
  • Groups in the City of London as all funding has already been allocated for this area.
  • Groups and projects outside the 33 London boroughs.
  • Groups with an average annual income exceeding £30,000.
  • Organisations operating for less than 12 months prior to making an application.
  • Statutory organisations or work that is their responsibility.
  • Regional or local offices of a national organisation.
  • Arms length public sector organisations or those controlled wholly or in part by, for example, a local authority or primary care trust.
  • Any party political activity.
  • Commercial ventures.
  • Organisations set up for the benefit of animals or plants. (Please note, environmental groups that work with animals or the environment such as city farms are acceptable.)
  • Provision of services to asylum seekers when those services are inconsistent with immigration laws or Home Office policy.

Information about how to apply for larger grants from the endowed fund will be available from October 2010.

Visit the Fund's website.

The partner organisation for City of London grants is the St Katharine and Shadwell Trust. (See Grassroots Grants)