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, biodiversity loss and climate resilience.

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 to each other.
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 and blue 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, that are not-for-profit, 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 online 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 rounds between 2025 and 2027. We will review submitted applications after the deadline for each round.

You can apply with any type of eligible project in all rounds. Each round will have priority themes that may be given precedence but projects outside priority themes will also be funded. Priority themes are shared around three months before any deadlines to ensure they respond to current needs.

Find out more in our Green Roots Fund prospectus.

Prepare for your application by reading the Green Roots Fund prospectus.

We have also provided application form guidance so you can read the questions and prepare your answers before starting the online form.

You can also join a webinar or explore past projects on our website.

Once you're ready, sign up and start your application.