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Tower Hamlet’s Healthy Borough Programme is making grants available to help local communities to take forward ideas that will help Tower Hamlets to become a healthier place.

There are currently three types of grant: Community Led Small Grants, Community Led Project Grants and Can Do Community Grants. From April 2010, a fourth grant will be launched for ‘grow your own projects’ working collaboratively with Registered Social Landlords (RSLs).

The projects are led by local people, residents groups, community groups and voluntary sector organisations from within the community as a means of providing a wide range of locally-based activities that get people energised and active in promoting key messages around active lives and healthy food choices.

Grant eligibility/year

• Individuals/informal community groups – small-scale ‘Can Do’ grants up to £500*
• Small voluntary/community groups – small grants of £5,000 or less
• Larger/more established voluntary organisations – project grants of up to £15,000.

Project grants and small grants are now closed for applications as all funding is allocated but applications for Can Do grants are on a rolling basis.

Since the programme launched, over 100 community-led projects have been funded complementing the existing ‘Active Travel’, ‘Active Lives’ and ‘Healthy Eating’ strands.

Find out how we can help support your idea for healthy community projects.