The Your Voice Your Town Greenford Town Team is inviting applications for community-led projects that help young people aged 11-18 years to take an active role, to feel safe and thrive. We also welcome projects that bring young people and older generations together to share experiences, learn from one another and build positive relationships.
Your project should help young people aged 11-18 to stay safe and thrive after school or at the weekend, and/or help build connections between younger and older residents in Greenford.
There are three high schools in the surrounding area of Greenford Broadway. between 3-5.30pm, there are close to 5,000 people travelling through this area. Over recent years there has been informal and formal reports, and increased concerns regarding crime and anti-social behaviour, with incidents of harm to young people and young people sharing that they worry about their safety. Parents and teachers have also shared concerns and taken a variety of action. Older residents have informally shared that they avoid these areas during this time and have less understanding of and interaction with younger people in the area.
Young people have also shared that they would like more safe places to go and more activities to be part of after school and at the weekend We also know that nationally and locally young people are facing new challenges and have new opportunities that can help them thrive in the future. We know that for some young people it is harder to find inclusive, safe and affordable activities. Young people have huge amounts to offer each other and their communities but can too often be viewed through a negative lens. We are interested in approaches that recognise, celebrate and support young people to unleash their potential and thrive now and in the future
Do you have a brilliant idea to make Greenford a town where young people stay safe and thrive , and where there are stronger connections between younger people and older generations? We want to hear from you.
Your idea could be the spark that makes a real difference to your community.
Before you make an application to Greenford Community Fund, please take the time to read the information available here. It is designed to help you prepare a strong application and ensure your project aligns with what is important in our Town.
Let’s work together to make Greenford more connected, safer and a place where everyone can thrive.
The Greenford Your Voice Your Town Community Fund, is designed by the Town Team to support projects that make a difference to the Town. The funding is to help support change powered by communities, recognising that some of the best solutions and ways to improve our Town come from the community itself. The funding is supplied by Ealing Council, but the process is designed by the Town Team.
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If you are applying for larger grants over £1500 you need to be an incorporated organisation (a company, charitable incorporated organisations, community interest company, cooperative, or public body) or work in partnership with an incorporated organisation, so that you are able to receive the funding.
You can apply for your grant here
Do you need help with your application? The Town Team will be offering support by arranging a drop-in session, more information will be available soon. Individuals can only apply for funding up to £1500. For unconstituted groups you can apply for funding of up to £10,000, and the funding will be allocated to a local constituted organisation which will hold and manage the grant.
Ealing and Hounslow CVS offer a range of funding surgery sessions and support across the borough and are also happy to help. Get in touch with Tan Afzal to find out more about these sessions by writing to dosomethinggood@ealing.gov.uk
If you require a hardcopy of the application form, please contact Tan Afzal by writing to dosomethinggood@ealing.gov.uk, by adding “Greenford Your Voice, Your Town Community Fund” in the title of the email, and providing your full name and postal address.
The deadline for applications is 1pm on Thursday 3 December 2026. We will let applicants know if they have been successful by the end of January 2027.
There is a total of £55,000 and grants of between £150 and £10,000 are available.
We have two pots of funding available:
Applicants may be requested to come and meet the Town Team after submission so we can discuss how your project would work.
No, we welcome applications from individuals and organisations. However, If you are applying for larger grants over £1500 you need to be an incorporated organisation (a company, charitable incorporated organisations, community interest company, cooperative, or public body such as a school) or work in partnership with an incorporated organisation, so that you are able to receive the funding.
For all successful applicants we require the project to be completed by 30th December 2027.
There are some rules and restrictions which applicants must adhere to
We want to encourage a wide of range of applications, but funding cannot be provided for projects which fall into the following categories:
Yes, the funding can be used for capital improvements as well as costs to run activities. If the funding is for a capital project you need to consider what permissions you will need to get in order to carry out the work. You will need to understand that it can take some time to get permissions, if you haven’t already started this process. Projects will be more likely to meet the criteria if you demonstrate you understand the permissions you will require and that your plan takes this into account. You will also need to show that the capital investment directly creates the impact on the Town priorities outlined.
We encourage applications from schools, but the activity funded shouldn’t be for the regular delivery of educational or school activities. We also welcome applications from young people that are support by the school or PTA.
We are looking for projects that align with one of our key priorities:
A strong application will:
But we want lots of people to feel funding can be for them. If you need any help with developing your idea or application, Greenford Town Team will be hosting drop-in sessions, which you can find more about on their town team page.
There are also some rules and restrictions which applicants must adhere to:
The funds may only be used for the purposes as stated in the application
The funds must be used to provide a benefit to people or places in the Town
The funds cannot be transferred to another person
No, we welcome applications from individuals and organisations, however, as an individual you will not be able to apply for a grant for more than £1500.
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 can confirm 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.
Yes, your project will involve working with children, young adults and/or adults who experience vulnerabilities, and 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 doesn’t 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 people who will uses your service, this information will require a clear process on how you will handle, share, store and retain that data. If you don’t 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 need to seek permission, we suggest you have at least contacted the people and discussed what it would take to get permission. The process for getting permission should be part of the plan you outline.
If you’re running activities where someone could get hurt or something could get damaged, you should have public liability insurance to protect your group. If your project involves making or selling food, you might need food hygiene certificates to show you can handle and prepare food safely.
It’s important to check what’s needed for your project and make sure you have everything in place before you begin. If you need help with understanding what permissions and documents you may need, you can contact Ealing and Hounslow CVS at info@EHCVS.org.uk
If you are awarded a grant, depending on whether you are a constituted group, a unconstituted group or an individual, we will require documents that will help with due diligence and support the payment process:
The deadline for applications is 1pm Thursday 3 December 2026
Your full application, which includes personal information such as your group’s name, contact details, and project info etc. will be seen by Ealing Council staff, evaluation partners and shared with a small number of people from the community known as the Town Team, to help make funding decisions to Ealing Council. To know more about who the Town Team is, please go to Greenford Town Team.
The Town Team will only use this information to assess your application and may contact you to request additional information. For more details on how the information you share with us will be stored, used, retained and restricted please read the Data Sharing Privacy Notice
The Town Team will review your application and may get in touch for more information.
For applications for grants under £1500, you will be notified by email if your application has been successful by the end of January 2027. For larger grants of between £1500 and £10,000 we will invite a number of projects to meet or speak to the Town Team to share more about your application. This meeting or chat will happen in January 2027, and we will let applicants know if they are successful in February 2027.
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 that you might want to share the story of your brilliant work.
If you need help with your application you can call Tan Afzal at 07525893580, or email dosomething@ealing.gov.uk and someone will arrange to help you.
Alternatively, if you want to speak to someone in person, there will be a list of locations, dates and times when the Town team will be available to answer questions.