Seventeen organisations working to address some of London’s most deep-rooted inequalities are receiving over £19.7 million in long-term funding, through grants of up to seven years, as part of Propel’s Long-Term Grants Programme.
The funded organisations work across disability justice, racial equity, access to legal and financial advice, mental health, gender justice, climate justice and community infrastructure. Together, they are focused on tackling systemic challenges affecting Londoners and changing the services and structures that shape people’s lives.
The majority of funding has been awarded to organisations led by and for the communities they serve, reflecting a deliberate focus on lived experience and community leadership. The long-term funding marks a continued shift in funding practice. Rather than short-term, project-based grants which only address the symptoms of inequality, this programme is designed to give organisations enough time, stability, and flexibility to tackle the root causes of the inequalities affecting their communities.
Propel is a collaboration of funders powered by London Funders, part of Funders Together. Funding for the Long-Term Grants Programme is pooled through Collaboration Circle, which holds funds on behalf of City Bridge Foundation and The National Lottery Community Fund. The programme was shaped with Propel partners, drawing on learning about what enables lasting change, including time, trust, flexibility and putting decision-making power closer to communities.
Pooling funding through Collaboration Circle has allowed funders and equity partners to decide how funding is awarded together, rather than decisions being made separately. This brings together funder expertise, alongside the knowledge and experience of organisations working closest to communities, to ensure that funding decisions are better informed and grounded in real-world needs and realities.
Alongside the funding, organisations will be supported through long-term relationships with Collaboration Circle focused on learning and adaptation, rather than one-off grants and compliance-heavy reporting.
By pooling resources and decision-making through Collaboration Circle, City Bridge Foundation and The National Lottery Community Fund are supporting organisations with the time, stability and flexibility they need to tackle the root causes of inequality
Geraldine Blake, Director of Collaboration Circle
This second cohort builds on the momentum from Propel’s first Long-Term Grants cohort, announced in January 2026, and marks the continued growth of a programme testing how long-term, collaborative funding can better support organisations and communities to lead lasting change.
Together, the two cohorts represent nearly £30 million committed to 28 organisations across London through the Long-Term Grants Programme, funding designed to give organisations the time, stability and flexibility to lead change that simply cannot happen within short funding cycles.
Read the full announcement, including the complete list of funded organisations and partner quotes, on the Collaboration Circle website.
