Black History Month 2025

We can only accept applications from organisations or individuals who:

• Are constituted and/or registered with an appropriate regulatory authority (for example, registered with the Charity Commission or Companies House)
• Have a UK bank account with at least two signatories. Grants cannot be paid into an individual or personal bank account.
• If your proposed event is an in-person one, will it be delivered within the London Borough of Southwark and/or if it includes online event activity, will this be easily accessible to residents of Southwark?
• If your proposed event is an in-person one, will it be delivered within the London Borough of Southwark and/or if it includes online event activity, will this be easily accessible to residents of Southwark?

Conditions of Grant Funding (COGF)

Applicants will also be expected to comply with our Conditions of Grant Funding.

Read the COGF guidance: Conditions of Grant Funding (PDF, 89KB)

Event management experience

You need to show us you have experience managing events similar to the one you're planning. If you don't have previous event management experience, you can still apply, but you might get a smaller grant. We do this to help organisations gain experience and grow.

We are committed to fairness. To make sure we give funding to groups led by Black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) individuals, 50% of this funding is specifically set aside for them. We consider an organisation to be BAME-led if at least 75% of its board or management team identify as Black, Asian, or minority ethnic.

If you don't meet the eligibility criteria 

If you don't meet the eligibility criteria,  you can contact a local organisation to ask if they can support your application.