Micro Grants

Applications are open and can be made at any time. Applications will be assessed and awards made regularly. Applications will remain open for up to a year and can be made at any time until the final deadline, currently set at 9am 21st April 2026, or until the £100,000 budget is spent. Take a look at the timetable below to see all relevant. 

Aims of Micro Grants 

To fund pilot projects or the continuous development of small existing projects. The purpose of this strand is to help organisations to continue delivering, or start to deliver, local focused projects that aim to prevent/respond to health inequalities in Greenwich. This may be pilot projects or the continuous development of small existing projects. We are particularly interested in receiving applications that demonstrate innovation and learning from previous delivery. 

Applicants will be required to evidence how their proposal will enable them to better prevent/respond to health inequalities and how it aligns with the Greenwich Health and Wellbeing Strategy.  

What funding is available? 

Grants between £500 and £5,000 are available to spend over a suggested 6-month delivery period. There is a maximum of £100,000 available within this grant strand over the year. As grants are awarded, the funding amount available will be updated on this webpage. 

Grants will be paid 80% on award, with 20% being paid in arrears on successful completion of all reporting and monitoring requirements (though alternative payment schedules may be agreed where applicants can evidence a clear need). 

Who can apply? 

Applicants must be based in or operating in Greenwich and can be: 

• Educational Establishments
• Religious Organisations
• Registered Charity
• Informal or non-constituted group / Individual (must be supported by a sponsor organisation, who will allow grant monies to be managed through their bank account.)
• Company Limited by Guarantee
• Community Interest Company (CIC)
• Social Enterprise
• Constituted Community Organisation
• Friends of Group
• Tenants and Residents Association 

Please note that Companies limited by shares, Local Authorities, GP practises and NHS Trusts, or organisations controlled by any of those organisations, are not eligible to apply. 

Timeline 

Applications for Micro Grants are currently open. Submitted applications will be assessed on a regular basis.  

Applications can be made at any time until 9am Monday 21st July 2025. The portal will then be closed for two weeks for updates and maintenance. Applications will reopen the week commencing 4th August 2025 and applications can be made at any time until 9am 21st April 2026, or until the £100,000 budget it spent. 

At the end of every quarter, the budget will be reviewed to determine whether the strand will remain open or pause application submissions in order to ensure equitable and appropriate distribution of grants. Applicants with an in-progress application will be informed and kept up to date via email on whether application submissions will be paused and when they will restart. This page will be updated to reflect when applications are paused.  

We aim for payments to successful applicants to be made within six weeks of an application being submitted. We will inform applicants if there is a delay to this. 

How to apply 

The application guidance below sets out all of the application questions with guidance notes to help you prepare your application. We ask that you please read this before applying, as well as reading the programme prospectus. An easy read version of the prospectus is also available below. However, if you require this information in an alternative format, please get in touch with us via the contact information below. 

Once you are ready to apply, click the “Apply now” button below. This will direct you to our simple eligibility checker to make sure you are eligible for this strand/Fund. Upon successful completion of the survey, you will find the link to the application portal.

Application Support 

We will hold online application workshops ahead of each strand’s deadline and regular 1-2-1 drop-in support sessions. Take a look at our upcoming events in the calendar below. We are able to review applications once before they are submitted. This is to ensure the process fair for all applicants. 

Accessibility support: If you need specific assistance to apply for a Micro Grant, our Accessibility Pot can cover up to £2,000 per applicant for specific assistance required to help you complete the application form, when applications for Micro Grants are open. If your Accessibility Pot request is approved, payment will be made once you submit your application to the Micro Grants and proof of expenditure. You can find more information about the Accessibility Pot in the Greenwich Healthier Communities Fund Prospectus above. 

To apply for the Accessibility Pot, click the link below to complete a short form. If you require any help or have any questions, please get in touch with us on 0207 239 1286 or 07525 703 358 or email us at GreenwichHealthierCommunities@Groundwork.org.uk