From investing in girls’ football to making a community space fully accessible throughout the year to supporting over a thousand families through a baby bank to backing the bid to save a derelict pub.
Our record £1million Greenwich Neighbourhood Growth Fund (GNGF), subject to the approval of Cllr Anthony Okereke, the Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, will be unlocked to help community groups across the borough get things done and make improvements to their area.
The funding award comes after the public were invited to vote on 150 projects earlier this year. A total of 32,443 votes were cast with 63 projects set to benefit from the fund which is broken down to £250,000 across four neighbourhood zones:
- Eltham and Kidbrooke (Zone 1)
- Blackheath, Greenwich and Greenwich Peninsula (Zone 2)
- Charlton and Woolwich (Zone 3)
- Abbey Wood, Plumstead and Thamesmead (Zone 4)
Over £300,000 will go towards improvements to parks and open spaces, with nearly £200,000 each earmarked for community facilities and building, and sports coaching. Other significant amounts include £91,000 for projects related to accessibility and inclusion, £65,000 on education and skills, and £60,000 for to the arts, culture and heritage.
As part of Getting Things Done, the council announced the return of the fund which uses money collected from developers through the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) to ensure that local people benefit from new housing development and commercial space created in the borough. Local groups had the chance to bid for grants between £2,500 and £35,000.
Since Greenwich Neighbourhood Growth Fund was launched in 2017, and including this funding round, over £3.5m has been awarded to over 200 projects across the borough.
Full list of funded projects (subject to approval)
Notes to Editors
The public vote was just one part of the funding award process used to inform the final decision. Councillors had the final say on which projects received funding.