Community Fund application

The aim of the Community Fund is to support groups and projects that play a role in strengthening local communities, with a particular focus on activities that support Cory’s wider goals of:

Enhancing the local environment
Preventing waste and growing the reuse economy
Enhancing science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics skills
Supporting employability skills and helping people to access education
Increasing engagement with the River Thames

Grants are available to groups based in the boroughs in which Cory operates: Barking and Dagenham, Bexley, City of London, Gravesham, Greenwich, Lambeth, Hammersmith and Fulham, Havering, Hertfordshire, Kensington and Chelsea, Newham, Redbridge, Thurrock, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth, and Westminster.

Rules & eligibility

Applications are now open

Applications for funding are open until Friday 29 November 2024. Please apply via the below form.

Community Fund Application Form

If you would prefer to fill in the form offline, please download a PDF version here.

Your group/organisation

Legal name of organisation:

Type of organisation:

Organisation address:

Main contact details

Full name:

Email address:

Contact number:

Date of birth:

Secondary contact details:

Full name:

Email address:

Contact number:

Date of birth:

Your activity/project

What is the name of your project?

Where is your project based?

(please provide the borough and postcode)

Please describe your project / activities in detail, including:

Your organisational / project goals (50 words)
How your project / activities meet the application criteria (100 words)
How your project / activities will help your community, including who will benefit (100 words)
Whether and how your community will be involved in the project / activities (50 words)
The intended short, medium and long-term outcomes of the activity on which the fund will be spent (100 words)
The opportunity for longer term engagement with Cory (50 words)

How much funding are you seeking from the Cory Community Fund?

(the maximum award available is £7,500)

Please provide a breakdown of how you intend to spend the money using a maximum of 150 words:

Please explain whether this money will fully fund your activity / project or whether you are seeking funding from elsewhere. If you are seeking money from elsewhere, please explain how much, including how much has been secured and how much more is required in order to make the project successful. Using a maximum of 250 words:

How long will it take for your project to reach completion?

Is there an opportunity for any Cory employees to be involved in your project / activity (e.g. in a voluntary capacity)?

If so, please explain (this does not affect your application):

Additional information

Please feel free to upload any other further information that you consider will be beneficial to your application.

How did you hear about The Cory Community Fund?