Greater London Authority
The Greater London Authority (GLA), led by the Mayor of London, funds organisations working across London — from grassroots community projects to multi-million-pound housing schemes. It has no single grants programme; instead it runs many separate, time-limited funds tied to the Mayor’s priorities. Use the GLA’s funding-search tool to find what is currently open.
What the GLA funds
The Greater London Authority is London’s regional government, made up of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. Rather than running one annual grants scheme, it funds a wide range of separate programmes that reflect the Mayor’s priorities — community and civil society, culture, young people, the environment and climate, health inequalities, and, on a much larger scale, housing and regeneration. For small charities and community groups, the relevant funds are usually the community, culture and civil-society programmes; the very large housing and infrastructure funds are aimed at housing providers and developers, not grassroots organisations.
How much you can apply for
There is no single GLA grant size, because each programme sets its own. Community and culture funds have offered grants from a few thousand pounds upward, while housing and infrastructure funds run into the millions. Always check the amount for the specific programme you are interested in rather than assuming a figure. (Verified 10 July 2026 — e.g. the Loved and Wanted Fund offers up to £60,000 per organisation, and the City Hall Developer Investment Fund is £324m; re-confirm amounts against whichever programme is open at publish.)
Who can apply
Eligibility depends entirely on the individual programme. In general, applicants must deliver work in or for London and benefit Londoners, and their project must fit the Mayor’s priorities for that fund. Depending on the programme, applicants can include charities, community groups, social enterprises, housing providers, councils or businesses. Each fund publishes its own eligibility rules, so check them before applying.
Deadlines and rounds
The GLA has no central annual grants round. Each fund is time-limited, with its own application window — some open for a few weeks, others longer, and many are closed between rounds. Because programmes open and close throughout the year, the only reliable way to know what is available is the GLA’s funding-search tool. (Verified 10 July 2026 — the Loved and Wanted Fund is currently open; Culture Seeds is closed; the Young Londoners Fund closed in 2023. Re-confirm the current position at publish.)
How to apply
- Go to the GLA’s “search for funding” page and filter by theme or sector.
- Find a programme that fits your organisation and is currently open for applications.
- Follow that programme’s own guidance and apply through its specific process or portal.
Start here: london.gov.uk funding search. The GLA also publishes its grants data openly (via the London Datastore and 360Giving), so you can see what it has funded before.
Tips
- Bookmark the GLA funding-search page and check it regularly — programmes come and go, and the useful community funds can have short windows.
- This is London-only funding; your work must benefit Londoners to qualify.
- Match your project to a specific fund’s priorities rather than applying generically — the GLA funds against defined Mayoral goals, not open community need.
- Look at the GLA’s published grants data to see the kinds of organisations and amounts it has funded in your area of work.
Official source and last updated
Source: Greater London Authority funding pages (london.gov.uk), checked 10 July 2026. Last updated: July 2026. The GLA’s funding-search tool is the authoritative source for what is currently open.
Recent grants
[Placeholder — the theme renders recent grants from 360Giving (GLA org ID GB-LAE-GLA). The GLA also publishes grants data on the London Datastore.]
Similar funders
[The theme auto-lists similar funders. For London community funders you may also point to City Bridge Foundation (the City of London’s funder) and Trust for London. Both verified 10 July 2026 as real, active London funders.]
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