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Fund Priorities: The SWEF Enterprise Fund exists to support young people (aged 18-30) who cannot afford to invest in their own businesses or raise money externally. SWEF believes that a successful business can transform the lives of individuals and their families, while also increasing economic activity in their local community. SWEF back young individuals with grant funding and support for their business initiatives.
This grants programme managed by EECF supports young people resident and/or with a business in the East End. For the purposes of this grants programme, the East End is defined as the boroughs of Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets or the City of London. If your business is located elsewhere in the UK, please contact SWEF (https://www.swef.uk/).
Grant amount: A total fund of £10,000 is available for:
After six months, successful Start-up grant recipients can reapply for additional funds up to £1,500 if their business has progressed.
To read the guidelines for both grant programmes, please click here.
To apply for a Start-up grant please click here to complete an application form online.
To apply for a Business grant please click here to complete an application form online.
If you have any questions or would like to talk to the EECF Grants Team please email us on grants@eastendcf.org. We are happy to help. You can also contact us if you have any specific accessibility needs.
Fund Priorities: L&Q Foundation aim to create positive, lasting change for their residents that help them live healthy, independent lives in thriving communities. To support this L&Q Foundation and the Haggerston and Kingsland Residents Collective have created a funding programme to support residents of the Haggerston Estate in Hackney, E8.
This Micro Grants Fund is only available to residents and residents’ groups of the Haggerston Estate to set-up and deliver activities directly to support residents of the Estate.
Grant amount: £6,000 is available for grants of up to £1,000.
Residents and residents’ groups can apply for small grants for events and activities within the estate. This will be an open programme with applications accepted throughout the year. We expect the majority of grants to be below £500 but recognise some projects may require additional expenditure such as purchasing of equipment.
To read the guidelines, please click here or contact EECF for a paper copy at grants@eastendcf.org or on 0207 345 4445.
To apply for a grant of £1,000 or under please click here to complete an application form online or contact EECF for a paper copy at grants@eastendcf.org or on 0207 345 4445.
Grant deadline: There is no deadline for this programme and applications can be submitted at any time. The programme will close once all the grant funding has been allocated.
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