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You could receive up to £2,000 for your community projects

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Do you run a community project or group that supports Peabody residents in your area? You could apply for the Kerslake Award to help fund your next project.

Published: 01/05/2025

The award offers £20,000 in grants to support community projects, groups and activities, in memory of our late Chair, Lord Bob Kerslake. Lord Kerslake worked tirelessly to improve people's lives and the fund honours his passion for supporting communities and making a positive impact. 

Recent winners were awarded up to £2,000 each, and every project helps make a real difference to our communities – from a one-off event in Hammersmith and Fulham bringing local people together to weekly financial literacy workshops for Southwark residents.  

The fund aims to help our residents become happier, healthier and wealthier.  

People, charities or community groups can apply for a share of the funding. Applications close at 11.59pm on Friday 30 May.

View our Q&A session held on 8 May

 

In the meantime, if you have any queries about the fund, please get in touch. 

Apply for funding

Individual application

Organisation application

Funding guidance

Here’s all you need to know about the Kerslake Award and the eligibility criteria.

View our funding guidance

Who can apply?

Funding is available for individuals, charities and community organisations with an annual income of under £100,000. Please see our guidance for more information on eligibility criteria.  

What will we fund?

We can award grants of up to £2,000 for projects that help Peabody residents to be happier, healthier or wealthier.    

Grants can support regular activities, clubs or one-off events. They might:   

  • Bring the community together   

  • Reduce loneliness   

  • Get people active   

  • Improve mental health   

  • Help young people    

  • Support people from becoming homeless   

  • Provide resettlement support to refugees.   

Deadline and assessment

The current round of applications will close at 11.59pm on Friday 30 May.

Applications open twice a year, once in the spring and again in the autumn. £20,000 will be given in each application round.    

Join the Q&A to get your questions answered

We will host two Q&As on Thursday 8 May at 2pm and Tuesday 13 May at 6pm. 

Register for the webinar on Thursday 8 May 

Register for the webinar on Tuesday 13 May 

How to apply 

Please read our grant fund guidelines before applying.   

Download the guidance  

Download the risk assessment template   

Once you are happy with all the terms and conditions, please complete the relevant form using the guidance documents below: 

Since the forms can’t be saved, we recommend you draft your answers in a separate document such as a Word document or a Google document. This will allow you to save your work, review it and paste the answers into the relevant form later. 

Contact us

If you have any questions or wish to discuss your idea with our team, please contact us.

Kerslake Awards - individual application

Section 1 – Individual 

Please provide the details for the main person we should contact in relation to this application 

Are you a current or past Peabody employee or volunteer, or are you related to any Peabody employee?
Have you previously received funding from Peabody including our legacy organisations: Catalyst and Town and Country?

Section 2 -About your project 

Does your project involve working with young people? Please note that we can’t fund individuals working with children, young people, or vulnerable people for safeguarding purposes. If you select ‘Yes’, please do not click ‘Submit’ as this application will not be considered. Please email communitygrants@peabody.org.uk for any questions.

Section 3 – Project Budget 

Please provide details regarding the amount of money you are applying for and what type of items you will be spending it on. 

Are you seeking other funding towards this proposal?

Section 4 – Project Beneficiaries

Which beneficiary groups will benefit from your grant?
Please list any ethnic groups who will benefit from your grant:
Please list any issues that will be addressed by this grant
Please list any applicable age groups for your grant.

Section 5 – Declaration 

Please use the below to agree to the terms of application. 

Please tick this box to confirm that, if your application is successful, you are willing to take part in, where appropriate, any publicity activities. (This will not affect your application)
I confirm that the information given on the application form is true. I confirm that I have attached all required additional documents.

Data protection

We take our data protection responsibilities seriously and collect, store and process data in line with data protection law. To find out more about how we use your personal information please visit our privacy policy statement.

Kerslake Awards - organisation application

Section 1 – Organisation

 

To be eligible for this grant, your organisation’s income cannot exceed £100,000 a year. Did your organisation’s income exceed £100,000 during the last financial year or past 12 months? If you select ‘Yes’, please do not click ‘Submit’ as this application will not be considered. Please email communitygrants@peabody.org.uk for any questions.

Section 2 -About your project 

Section 3 – Project Budget 

Please provide details regarding the amount of money you are applying for and what type of items you will be spending it on. 

Are you seeking other funding towards this proposal?

Section 4 – Project Beneficiaries

Which beneficiary groups will benefit from your grant?
Please list any ethnic groups who will benefit from your grant:
Please list any issues that will be addressed by this grant
Please list any applicable age groups for your grant.

Section 5 – Declaration 

Please use the below to agree to the terms of application. 

Please tick this box if you agree to Peabody Community Foundation sharing the application and contact details of your group with Peabody, other organisations and individuals with a legitimate interest in learning about your work.
Please tick this box to confirm that, if your application is successful, you are willing to take part in, where appropriate, in any publicity activities. (This will not affect your application)
Please tick this box to confirm that the information given on the application form is true and your group has formally agreed that you can act on their behalf. You confirm that you have attached all required additional documents.

Data protection

We take our data protection responsibilities seriously and collect, store and process data in line with data protection law. To find out more about how we use your personal information please visit our privacy policy statement.

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