Council grants, funding and commissioning

Hounslow Council's Thriving Communities Fund

Hounslow Council's Thriving Communities Fund provides grants to support charities, voluntary and community groups and places of worship in Hounslow, to help deliver the Council's borough-wide approach to encouraging social action and enabling Civil Society in Hounslow - as outlined in our Thriving Communities Strategy 2024 - 2028

To apply for any of our grants you will need to visit our grants portal and sign up for an account by clicking here.

1. Small Grants - Now open 

These grants provide funding of up to £1,000 to community and voluntary sector organisations and informal groups, such as residents' and neighbour's groups for projects that bring their communities together and improve their health and wellbeing.

For 25/26 there is a £30,000 funding pot, which will be allocated at three grant review meetings across the year:

  • For projects that take place in the summer period, submit your application by Friday 6th June with decisions late June 2025
  • For projects that take place in the autumn/winter period, submit your application by Friday 19th September with decisions late September  2025
  • For projects that take place up to the end of May 2026, submit your application by Friday 30th January  with decisions late February 2026
  • Please note for large one-off events you can apply for up to £500 and for small one-off events you can apply for up to £250

For more information please download the Small Grants Guidance Notes

We are accepting applications on a rolling basis up until Friday 30th January 2026 12noon

2. Revenue Fund - opens 1st July to 15th September

This grant provides funding of up to £30,000 for constituted not-for-profit organisations to reduce inequality in the Borough by Place and by People.

Focusing on two outcomes:
  • Improving health and wellbeing - Supporting residents to live well and age well by addressing frailty, improving physical and mental wellbeing and reducing social isolation 
  • Improving household resilience - This could include increasing household income, improving skills to manage financial challenges, improving access to services and pathways to work and skills
By Place we mean:
  • 10 Equality Opportunity Clusters - The areas of the Borough with the highest levels of inequality. Forty percent of these residents live on Council Housing estates.
By People we mean:
  • Children and Young people
  • Disabled Residents
  • LGBT+ residents
  • Older Residents
  • Racially diverse residents
  • Women
Principles:

Projects should ensure they create connections for residents to other services (council and VCSE). Providing a joined-up offer to residents enabling them to become self-caring and more resilient.

Projects:

We are keen to invest in organisations that understand local needs, have reach into the targeted communities and can demonstrate an ability to deliver the priority outcomes. We are willing to invest in sustaining and expanding existing work or new activity.

For more information please download the Revenue Fund Guidance Notes

Applications will be accepted from 9am on 1st July 2025 to 12pm on 15th September 2025.

3. Capital Fund - currently closed due to open in Autumn 2025

  • We expect applications to range from £10,000 to £100,000 to cover capital projects in Hounslow 
  • This fund is a two-stage process:
  1. Submit a Capital Fund Expression of Interest. Please remember to state whether you are applying as an organisation or as a resident.
  2. If your Expression of Interest is approved you will be assigned a dedicated Thriving Communities Fund Manager to support you through the full application process

How do I apply?

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