Green Roots Fund

The Green Roots programme aims to help nature thrive in the city by giving London communities active ways to transform their local spaces.

It focuses on making the environment better for all Londoners, while addressing issues such as inequality, climate resilience, biodiversity and protecting against climate change.

The Green Roots Fund is one part of the programme. Through it, we're funding projects in London that improve its:

• green spaces – including parks, trees and community gardens.
• blue spaces – including wetlands, rivers and sustainable drainage.

Over £12m of funding is available over three years. Local authorities and not-for-profit organisations can apply for a grant of £10,000 to £500,000.

The Green Roots Fund is open to all projects involving green and blue spaces and for public benefit across the capital. The funding seeks to support projects that:

1. Enhance blue and green spaces in London. This means making London’s neighbourhoods healthier, more nature-rich and climate resilient, so they are higher quality and natural spaces are better connected.
2. Include and involve Londoners in blue and green spaces. This means ensuring access to green and blue infrastructure and its benefits for all Londoners, so they feel welcome and comfortable in green, blue and natural spaces. It also means involving diverse groups in management and decision making.

We're looking to fund various types of projects in two categories: implementation and enabling work.

Only formally-constituted organisations can apply. This means you must have an organisational bank account and be able to enter into legal contracts. Private individuals cannot apply.

Supported projects can last up to two years. Only one application is needed.

If you're applying as a partnership, the lead partner must be a public or civil society sector organisation.

To make it easier for organisations of all sizes and abilities to apply, the application system will stay open most of the time, with some short closures for system updates. This means you can work on your application at a pace that suits you.

There are five funding decision points between 2025 and 2027. We'll review any submitted applications at these points only.

You can apply with any type of eligible project in all rounds. But each round will have priority themes that may be given priority. These are shared around three months before any deadlines. Find out more in our funding guidance.

Prepare for your application by reading our full guidance, joining our webinar or exploring past project. Once you're ready, sign up and start your application.