If your charity is interested in policy and influencing work at a local level, you will be interested to know our new Local Collaborations programme has opened today.

This programme will support collaborations (of at least 3 organisations) led by small charities seeking to influence and achieve local or regional change around improving the social security system, improving access to suitable accommodation, and support for asylum seekers and refugees. Collaborations can apply for grants of £100,000 over two years.

This is the second round of funding for this programme. Learn more about the collaborations funded in the first round here, and the experiences of one of local collaborations funding under the programme in our blog.

We would expect your influencing work to align with at least one of these themes:

• making the social security system work better for those facing the greatest challenges;
• making sure people facing complex issues have access to suitable accommodation;
• improving support and services for asylum seekers and refugees.

 

This funding cannot be used to fund direct delivery of services and is exclusively to support partnerships to influence locally and regionally.

Scroll down to learn where we will prioritise funding under each theme.

The closing date to send in your initial Expression of Interest is 5pm, 30 April 2025

Full details can be found here:  https://www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/funding/local-collaborations-programme

On 19 March 2025, we are hosting a pre-application webinar to talk through the programme. Book your free place here. A recording of the webinar and transcript will be available after the event.

If you have further questions about the programme please email co************@**********************rg.uk