Lloyds Bank Foundation - local collaborations programme

This programme will support collaborations 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.

Please note: applications must be completed by the small charity leading the collaboration. Find out more about funding under this programme below. 

Learn more about this programme

This programme is aimed at supporting impactful collaborations that are led by small and local charities that have the specialist knowledge, compassion for people, and the drive to push for long lasting change.

We are awarding flexible grants of £100,000 over two years. Collaborations will have the opportunity to extend by a further year and additional £50,000. We anticipate making grants to 15 collaborations in this round of funding.  

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. 

Themes we’re funding under this programme:

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.

For more information, please visit: https://www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/funding/local-collaborations-programme