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Black History Month 2025

Please read this information carefully and in full before completing the online application form. These guidance notes provide details on:

Timeline

The funding timeline is as follows:

  • Tuesday 6 May: applications open
  • Wednesday 21 May: BHM online information and advice session
  • Week commencing 16 June: panel assessment
  • Late June: panel recommendations report and decision-making
  • Mid-July: grant award notifications
  • Late July: application feedback available

Please note the above timeline is a guide, and unfortunately, we cannot guarantee when funding will be released to your organisation. How quickly funds are released to you depends on a few things. This includes whether your organisation is already registered on our payments system and how quickly you return the signed COGF.