The Your Voice Your Town Ealing Town Team is inviting applications for new and exciting community-led projects that support our shared vision of feeling safe in Ealing Town.
The Ealing Town Community Fund supports local projects that bring people together, create safer neighbourhoods and improve community wellbeing.
Before you make an application to Ealing Town’s Community Fund, please take the time to read the information available. It’s designed to help you prepare a strong application and ensure your project idea aligns with our aims for a safer more connected Ealing.
No previous grant experience is needed, and we encourage applications from everyone, but the activity must benefit the wider community.
You can apply for small sparks grants of up to £1,500 or larger grants up to £15,000 on one simple form – simply select on the application for whether you want to apply for a smaller or larger amount
The deadline for applications is 16th of January 2026.
Successful applicants for smaller grants will be advised at the end of January 2026, and larger grants will be advised of the outcome of their application by mid-February 2026.
There is a total of £120,000. Smaller grants up to £1,500 or larger grants of up to £15,000 are available.
Larger projects requesting over £1,500 may be invited to come and meet the Town Team after submission so we can discuss how your project would work.
For all successful applicants, we require the project to be delivered and completed by 30 September 2026.
There are some rules and restrictions which applicants must adhere to:
We want to encourage a wide range of proposals, but funding cannot be provided for projects which fall into the following categories:
We are looking for projects that align with one of our key priorities:
You can also read the collective statements and ideas created by residents, business and community and faith organisations.
No, we welcome applications from individuals and groups as well as organisations.
Individuals
We encourage individuals to apply and would recommend that you work with people in the community to evidence the need for your project. If you apply as an individual and are successful, you will receive the funding on providing references from two people from the community, which attest to your reliability and dedication to the proposed project
Suitable referees may include local teachers, faith leaders, pharmacists, community workers or other respected individuals who are familiar with your work and standing in the community. Referees must not be family members.
Constituted Groups
If you apply as a formal or constituted group (such as a registered charity or company) and are awarded a fund you will be asked to provide a copy of your constitution and details of your bank account.
Unconstituted Groups
If you apply as an unconstituted group, any award will be made on the basis that your grant is held and managed on your behalf by an eligible constituted organisation (“a Grant Managing Organisation”). The Council will arrange this with you after decisions are made. No payments are made directly to unconstituted groups.
If your project involves working with children, young adults and/or vulnerable adults, you will need to have some basic safeguarding measures in place.
Safeguarding measures are steps that help protect children, young people, and vulnerable adults from harm when they take part in community projects. For a community group, this usually means having a safeguarding policy in place, which is a simple document that explains how you will keep people safe. You should also make sure that anyone working directly with these groups has passed the necessary background checks (such as a Disclosure Barring Service check), and that there is a named person responsible for safeguarding who people can talk to if they have any concerns. Training for volunteers and staff on how to spot and report concerns is also helpful. These steps make sure that everyone involved is protected and knows what to do if something does not seem right.
If you are a constituted group, you may already have a safeguarding policy in place, a named safeguarding lead person and DBS checked staff/volunteers, information you can provide on request if your application is successful.
If you intend to collect personal data on users of your service, this information will require a clear process on how you will handle, share, store and keep that data,
If you do not have the above and need support with this, if your application is successful, we can help you put the right steps in place.
If your project involves using land or property that does not belong to you, you may need to get permission from the owner or Ealing Council before starting. If you are running activities where someone could get hurt or something could get damaged, you should have public liability insurance.
If your project involves making or selling food, you might need food hygiene certificates to show you can handle and prepare food safely.
It is important to check what is needed for your project and make sure you have everything in place before you begin. If you need help understanding permissions and documents you may need, you can contact Ealing and Hounslow CVS: Anoushka Bonwick – anoushka@ehcvs.org.uk.
If you are awarded a grant, depending on whether you are a constituted group, an unconstituted group or an individual, we will require documents that help with due diligence and support the audit of our payment process, including:
The deadline for applications is Friday 16th January 2026 at 11:59pm.
Your full application (including personal information such as your group’s name, contact details, and project information) will be shared with a small number of people from the community known as the Town Team, to help make funding decisions with Ealing Council. To know more about the Ealing Town Team, please go to https://dosomethinggood.ealing.gov.uk/your-voice-your-town/ealing-town-team/.
Ealing Town Team will only use this information to assess your application and may contact you to request additional information. For more details on how your information will be stored, used, retained, and restricted please read the Data Sharing Privacy Notice.
The Ealing Town Team will review your application and may get in touch for more information. For applications for grants under £1,500, you will be notified by email if your application has been successful by 30th January 2026.
For larger grants of between £1,501 and £15,000 we may ask to meet or speak to the Ealing Town Team to share more about your application. This meeting or chat will happen in late January or early February 2026, and we will let applicants know if they are successful by the end of February 2026 at the latest.
Yes. The Town Team will ask you for a short report or feedback at the end, including how the money was spent and what difference it made. This will be as simple as possible. In some instances, the Town Team may wish to visit your project and will arrange a date and time with you. Take photos if possible and think about ways you might want to share the story of your brilliant work.
If you need help with your application, please email Ealing Town Team at TBC and leave a brief description of the help you need and contact details and one of the town team members will be in touch to assist you.