Supported Communities Fund - Application Form

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Thank you for showing an interest in applying for the Supported Communities Fund.


This fund has been created by a group of Camden researchers and the wider Camden Giving Alumni to improve the wellbeing of Camden residents from global majority backgrounds by reducing isolation and helping people access the support they need to thrive.

We will fund organisations delivering either talking therapy or therapeutic activities that help residents build connections, improve their wellbeing and feel supported. Applicants must demonstrate how they will reach people who are furthest from accessing therapy, and how they will create welcoming, inclusive spaces where people feel comfortable seeking support.

We welcome applications from organisations of any size that are based in Camden or have previously delivered work in the borough. Projects must provide a minimum of eight sessions per beneficiary.


All grants will be £10,000, with an additional 10% (£1,000) to support staff wellbeing. This recognises the importance of looking after the people who support our communities, as well as the people who benefit from their work.



Some key information you should know before you start:

  1. The fund is open to registered Charities and registered charitable organisations (eg. Charities, CIOs, CICs and private companies limited by guarantee without share capital only). This means citizens, schools, TRAs, co-ops or faith groups (unless they have charitable status) will be ineligible to apply. This will be confirmed by asking for Charity Commission numbers and/or Companies House numbers in the application form. 
  2. Organisations must have at least three unrelated people as Directors / Trustees (depending on governance structure) and two authorised signatories who are unrelated and do not live at the same address. For the Directors / Trustees, this will be confirmed using a tick box on forms and checking Charity Commission / Companies House.
  3. Funding can either be project funding (for orgs where Mental Health isn’t their primary mission) or core (where Mental Health is the primary mission of their organisation). This can be confirmed from an organisation's charitable objectives on the charity commission or SIC on companies' house, for companies registered with companies house we would expect you to have an SIC code matching something in Section Q here: https://resources.companieshouse.gov.uk/sic/.
  4. We are expecting to award 9 grants in this funding round. As this is a new fund we do not have a previous years data to compare to, but based on similar funds we've awarded in recent years. We would expect between 25 and 40 applications. 
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The anticipated timeline for this grant is as follows:

Fund opens for applications: Wednesday 28th October 2026

Fund closes for applications: Wednesday 18th November 2026

Panel of Camden residents shortlist applications: Tuesday 24th November 2026

Panel feedback shared with applicants: Wednesday 25th November 2026

Panel of Camden residents make final decisions: Tuesday 8th December 2026

Outcome of applications are communicated with applicants: Friday 11th December 2026


You can save your application at any time throughout the process. We encourage you to save an offline version of your application (e.g. in a Word document) to avoid losing your work.

Eligibility criteria
Ineligible to apply to this fund
If your organisation isn't based in Camden, your organisation must be able to demonstrate a history of delivering in the borough previously. For information about our other grants programmes, please click here. 
Organisation Details






Office Address





Please provide contact details for the primary person responsible for this grant





Organisation Finances and Staff Structure

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The Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
At Camden Giving, we recognise the potential benefits AI can bring, such as improving efficiency and accessibility and the growing use of AI as a tool that can bring benefits to individuals and organisations. We do not penalise the use of AI in grant applications; however, we have firm expectations to ensure fairness, integrity, and accountability.
You can read our AI Principles in full here.

Project Plan 

Core funding reminder
You have selected core. Please ensure Mental Health is featured in either your Charity Overview - Activities or Nature of Business (SIC) if registered with Companies House. If Mental Health isn't the core focus of your organisation, you will be ineligible for core funding. 










Fund eligibility
Our panel are expecting all beneficiaries to be offered a minimum of 8 sessions. If your project is offering less than 8 sessions per beneficiary, it will be ineligible for this fund.



Trigger Warning

Staff wellbeing

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Video submission

You are encouraged to attach or upload a video to support your application.


Video Submission Guidelines 


This section is optional. 

If you would like to, please submit a video that captures your organisation and describes why it should be funded. The video is an opportunity to showcase your passion and to pitch your story in a succinct format. We want you to share your vision with our community panel in a way that is different from the written proposal format. This does not need to be a professionally produced video; video filmed on a smartphone is acceptable and encouraged.


Your video must adhere to the following:

  • A length of no more than 2 minutes. Please note, videos over 2 minutes may make your application incomplete. Do get in touch with the team if you foresee an issue with this. 
  • Your pitch must be in English, or if another language, subtitled in English.
  • Your video should not contain any images of identifiable children (under age 18) without written parental consent.
Please provide a video that has been uploaded to an online platform such as YouTube or Vimeo. If you are having any trouble uploading the video, feel free to email it to grants@camdengiving.org.uk or send it via WhatsApp to 07585715575.

If you will not be sharing a video please leave this section blank. 

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You are required to attach the following documents to support your application.


Please be aware that if you are unable to provide any of these required documents your application may not be considered for funding.


If for any reason you can not upload the document, please upload a word document explaining why.







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Please read each statement carefully and check the declaration box below if you agree to the following statements 

Counter Fraud Agreement


Camden Giving takes its role in preventing and detecting fraud very seriously and we take a zero-tolerance approach to those who seek to commit an act of fraud or corruption or bribery against us. It is the responsibility of the organisation applying to ensure all information contained in the application is accurate. If you provide false or inaccurate information in your application or at any point in the life of any funding we award you and fraud is identified, we will take appropriate action to prevent fraud and money laundering. This may include providing your details to a fraud prevention agencies. You must inform all Directors, Trustees and Committee members of this notice.


Sharing and Monitoring 

  • a)  We hold and store your information in line with the Data Protection legislation currently in force and in line with our Data Protection Policy. You can request a copy of our policy by contacting admin@camdengiving.org.uk. This policy may be updated from time to time.

  • b)  There are circumstances where we will share the information you have provided to us in this application in line with the limitations of legislation. We may share information with organisations and individuals with a legitimate interest in Camden Giving applications and grants or specific funding programmes. We will use the information you give us during assessment and during the life of your grant (if awarded) to administer and monitor grants and for research and promotional purposes.

  • c) We will keep in contact with you throughout the life of your grant and we may send you regular email updates. These will contain useful information on a range of things including how to publicise your grant, information on other funding available and other news with a legitimate interest to you. If you wish to opt-out of communication not related to your grant you will need to contact Camden Giving.

Terms of Grant


If you are awarded a grant you must sign and return a Terms of Grant Form that will be shared with you within the timeframe set in the outcome email. 


Reporting

Reporting will be done via a combination of data collection and interviews
For the data collection element: We will require evidence that grantees are able to provide the following anonymised data on members of your organisations; who your members are (broken down by age, gender and ethnicity), where in the borough your members are coming from and how frequently they are engaging with your organisation. We would recommend organisations use Plinth, which is free to use, to capture this information, and are happy to support with onboarding onto the platform however if you are able to evidence that you use a different digital platform and can export this data, we are happy to accept data from those platforms.

Interviews with former Camden Giving panellists, known as 'Coffee and Chat reporting' which will be completed at the end of each year will focus on; if access to unrestricted funding has opened any doors to funding, and if representative leadership has played a role in the success of the project. Interviews will be conducted by the Camden Giving panellists who awarded you grant, and we would like to speak to the leader of the project as well as one person who has been supported by the project.

Camden Giving is a fundraising grant giver, as part of this we wish to celebrate your project achievements or organisation, we may contact you to take part in beneficiary-led videos or invite you to events to help us fundraise further funding that can support communities in Camden.

If for any reason you did not keep up-to-date with reporting requirements, this would make you ineligible for further Camden Giving funding.

The Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by Camden Giving


By submitting your application and any future written reports, you agree that some of the written content may be used to help improve or communicate about our services, including being reviewed by AI models. This will always be done securely and in line with data protection standards. No personal or sensitive information will be shared outside the grant-making process


Payments for this grant are phased

In Year 1, your first payment will be 50% of the total grant awarded.

In Year 2, subject to data being captured effectively in Year 1 and a light touch 'Coffee and Chat' being completed, a second payment for 40% of the grant will be paid 12 months into your project, followed by a final 10% after you have completed the final 'Coffee and Chat' report with a member of our Alumni.

(Payment schedule; Payment 1 = £15k, Payment 2 = £12k, Payment 3 = £3k)

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