Grants of up to £5,000 are available to constituted organisations and groups (groups that have a constitution/governing document) and a bank account in the organisation/group's name. The funding is for projects running between April and July 2026 which are designed to benefit people who are eligible for Grenfell Community Support.

Background:

In January 2025, the council launched Grenfell Community Support, a programme for residents who live within 500m of Grenfell Tower or lived there at the time of the tragedy.

The Grenfell Community Support programme is for 4 years. It started in January 2025 and includes:

• A household wellbeing grant for people who lived in the area at the time of the tragedy
• A free Kensington Leisure centre membership
• The support of a community advocacy team; and
• A programme of community activities

This funding is part of the programme, and is for a pilot scheme for community activities which will run between April and July while work on longer term community activities design takes place. The overall budget for the pilot is £40,000. 

Eligible Projects:

Projects must be solely for people eligible for Grenfell Community Support, and must address one of the following three main priorities:

• Enhance residents' wellbeing
• Provide opportunities for group day trips
• Provide opportunities for creative activities 

The pilot will include a mix of projects with a balance between group activities and those delivered as one to ones, and will collectively address the three agreed priorities. 

All projects (except group day trips) will have to be delivered in Notting Dale.

As well as meeting at least one of the three priorities listed above, each project must:

• Be delivered within April – July 2026
• Be free of charge for residents
• Be solely for individuals eligible for Grenfell Community Support
• Be inclusive and culturally sensitive.  

The following can be funded where they are specifically for the project:

• staff fees linked to projects
• service fees, including trainers and catering
• volunteer expenses
• travel expenses, including coach hire
• venue hire
• purchase of materials and products required for the project
• food and non-alcoholic drinks

The funding does not cover:

• private limited companies
• statutory services
• events and projects that promote religious interests and objectives or exclude people based on religion
• events and projects that promote political interests and objectives or exclude people based on politics
• purchase of alcohol
• core running costs, including staff salaries, organisation’s utility bills, ongoing premises rent

Who can apply:

Applicants must be a constituted group with a bank account in the organisation’s name and two unrelated people able to sign cheques or other payments. 

Applicants can be any of the following:

• charity
• community interest company
• residents’ association
• faith group
• voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisation

They must 

• have an understanding of the immediate community and Grenfell impact, and have strong connections with the community
• have successful experience of delivering similar projects
• bring impact and value for local people, e.g. through enhancing residents’ wellbeing, improving community cohesion or employing local people 

Groups/organisations will be required to have the following documents in place, where applicable:

• safeguarding, health and safety and data protection policies
• relevant Disclosure and Barring Services checks (standard, enhanced or enhanced with barred list) for all staff and volunteers
• risk assessment for funded projects or events
• licences (temporary events notice or other relevant licence) and permissions for use of land and property
• employers’ liability insurance in accordance with the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance Act) 1969 with a limit of indemnity of not less than £5,000,000 per claim or series of claims arising out of any one incident
• public liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than £5,000,000 per claim or series of claims arising from one event
• professional indemnity liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than £2,000,000 per claim or series of claims arising from one event

How much can be applied for:

• Up to £2,000 for a one-off project such as a day trip outside London

• Up to £5,000 for an ongoing project over 2-3 months