Connected Communities Funding Application 2025/ 2026
NOW CLOSED!!

To support the completion of your application for the Black Culture Collective's Connected Communities Small Grants Fund or the Black Culture Collective Black History Fund, please ensure you download and thoroughly review the application brief provided via the link below before commencing your submission process.

You are required to prepare a comprehensive outline of your project idea and a detailed budget, as specified in the commission brief. This document should not exceed three A4 pages and must be uploaded to your application using the 'Upload File' button provided at the end of the application form.

Please include the following at the top of your attached file (written application) before submitting it:

Full name
Contact information
Name of your organisation
Name of the proposed project

Full details about this fund and how to complete the application are outlined in the commission brief.

Connected Communities Application Brief

First name

Last name

Mobile Phone

Company name

Position

Where is your organisation or community group based? If applying as an individual to the Black History Month Fund which borough do you live in?

Royal Borough of Greenwich

London Borough of Bexley

Other

Is your organisation/ community group majority (more than 51%) Black African and or Caribbean heritage led? If applying as an individual to the Black History Month Fund do you identify as Black African or Caribbean heritage?

Yes

In order for your organisation/ communtiy group to become a member of the Black Culture Collective more than 51% of the decision makers of your organisation/community group must be of African or Caribbean heritage.

Please give a brief description of your organisationn/ community group and the work you do to benefit the community. If applying as an individual to the Black History Month Fund please give a brief discription of the work you do that is relevant.

What is your companies website address?

What is the link to your social media pages?

Upload your application file here

Upload your application file here. Your application must be completed as outlined in the application brief, please note your application may be rejected if all questions outlined in the application brief have not been answered. The file must be no more than 3 A4 pages.

Who should the payment be made to? Please note that your group/organisation/lead organisation must have an organisational bank account with at least two unrelated signatories to be eligible for funding through this programme.

Bank Address?

Account number

Sort ocde

Which of the Black Culture Collective Commissions are you applying to?

The Connected Communities Grant up to £4,000

The Black history Month Fund up to £500

Have you signed up to become a member of the Black Culture Collective as part of this application process? Successful applicants will be expected to sign up as members.

Yes

Connected Communities Application Brief

Closing date:

Saturday 20/09/2025

Theme:

Arts, culture and heritage

Fund name:

Connected Communities Fund

Borough:

Greenwich/ Bexley

Max. Grant size:

£4,000

Connected Communities Funding Application 2025/ 2026 NOW CLOSED!!

Connected Communities Funding Application 2025/ 2026
NOW CLOSED!!