FOI - Faiths Forum for London [Apr 2026]

Key information

Request reference number: MGLA240326-6727

Date of response: Thursday 23 April 2026

Summary of request

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am writing to request information regarding any public funds, grants, or financial contracts awarded by your department to the following organizations:

International Centre for Integration and Cohesion (ICIC)
Faiths Forum for London
Strengthening Faith Institutions
IntegrityUK
Orphanz Care

Please could you provide:

The total amount of funding awarded to each of these organizations over the last 5 financial years (or from 2018 to the present).
A breakdown of the specific projects, programmes, or funds (e.g., 'Building a Stronger Britain Together') through which this money was awarded.
The dates the funding was granted.

Our response

Please find below the information that the GLA holds within the scope of your request:

Project title	Project summary	Date range	Amount awarded
Mayor’s Peer Network Programme	The Mayor’s Peer Network Programme was a GLA-funded business support initiative delivered between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022, at the height of London’s economic recovery from COVID-19. The programme aimed to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by providing peer-to-peer learning, structured cohorts, and one-to-one business support, helping business leaders respond to operational, financial, and strategic challenges during recovery. The programme aligned with the Mayor’s wider London Recovery Programme and business resilience objectives set out in the 2021–22 and 2022–23 mayoral budgets	April 2021 to March 2022	Six payments totalling £24,000
Faith in Democracy	Faiths Forum for London's ‘Faith in Democracy Project’ supported young Londoners to understand how they can engage with democracy and influence local decision-making. The non-party political project engaged students at Freshers’ Fairs and helped form a youth forum. The youth forum completed a programme of workshops and events so they could share their knowledge in places of worship and develop content creation for social media.	September 2024 to June 2025	GLA Democratic Participation Grant Programme £24,200
Faith in Democracy	Engaged diverse faith communities through a network of community champions at places of worship including Black-led churches, mosques, gurdwaras and synagogues and faith leaders, creating culturally specific resources and running non-party political engagement events.	August 2023 - February 2024	GLA Voter ID Grants Programme – Phase 2 £44,000
International Centre for Integration and Cohesion	The programme will bring together residents from multiple diverse backgrounds through weekly community sessions and bi-weekly workshops, advice services, climate action activities and interfaith events. They will also run an annual summer community fair to bring communities together and celebrate the achievements of the project. By strengthening relationships, improving access to support and reducing local tensions, the project will foster unity, belonging and meaningful participation in community life. Faiths Forum for London are a named partner on this bid.	Feb 2026 – March 2028	£61,000 over the three financial years
London Communities Emergencies Partnership (LCEP) - Community Resilience Capabilities Project	Faiths Forum for London were successful in a bid to the LCEP Community Resilience Capabilities Project. The project focuses on delivering tabletop scenario exercises for communities in London on top risks identified locally.	March - June 2026	£1,500
LCEP Community Resilience Capabilities Project	International Centre for Integration and Cohesion were successful in a bid to the LCEP Community Resilience Capabilities Project. The project focuses on delivering table-top scenario exercises for communities in London on top risks identified locally.	March - June 2026	£1,500

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