Grant News
London Catalyst is an independent grant making trust that provides funding for charities and not for profit organisations to deliver projects and improve their services. The trust aims to make a difference by acting as a catalyst for change, they aim to improve health and wellbeing; help to remove people from poverty; and raise awareness of poverty and ill-health in London.
The annual grants budget is £300,000 divided between three grant programmes:
- Project Grants - supporting new initiatives and service developments for disadvantaged people. Grants range from £1,000 to £5,000.
- Samaritan Grants - this is a hardship fund offering immediate help to people in an emergency, 70% of all these grants are for food and travel.
- Partners for Health - grants of between £3,000 and £10,000 for projects that can demonstrate:
- positive outcomes for people experiencing significant barriers to health and well-being,
- a new approach or a thoughtful development of service,
- partnerships between health and community organisations.
Examples of the type of project that have previously been funded include:
- A programme of community-based art therapy workshops to extend a relationship with, and support clients of, a local Drug and Alcohol Service.
- A new structured support group for carers and people with Primary Progressive Aphasia caused by neurodegenerative disease.
- Health and wellbeing sessions for homeless and vulnerably housed adults which included health promotion workshops, specialist check-ups, counselling on-line, health appointments and group therapy.
To be eligible to apply, charities must be working with an expert health agency/provider and priority will be given to groups with an annual income of less than £500,000.
The next Grants Scrutiny Committee meetings for Project and Samaritan grant applications is the 6th September 2022. Grant applications must be received at the very least, four weeks before this date.
The Partners for Health programme operates a different application cycle and the closing date for applications is the 2nd June 2022.
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