Small Grants Fund
PLEASE NOTE, we reserve the right to close applications early should the fund be heavily subscribed. Please submit your application as soon as you can.
Please read the criteria document here before applying.
Luton Rising Small Grants (formerly London Luton Airport Ltd – LLAL), provides short term funding to not-for-profit groups that can deliver in Luton in line with the main objectives of this fund.
Luton Only
This fund is administered by BLCF on behalf of Luton Rising. Grants of up to £10,000 can be considered, generally but not necessarily limited to one year only to support community and voluntary activity in Luton.
For more information, please read the criteria document here.
Fund Priorities
Please read the criteria document carefully before submitting your Expression of Interest.
The main objectives (summarised) for this fund are:
- Securing a strong economic recovery
- Protecting the most disadvantaged in our town
- Making a child-friendly town
- Becoming greener and more sustainable town
- A strong and empowered community
Applicants will need to demonstrate that their project meets one of the fund priorities outlined above. For more detailed information about these objectives, please read the criteria document.
Meet the Funder
Please join us for our next online Meet the Funder on Tuesday 12th August at 11am – book in here.
Expressions of Interest
If you are interested in applying to this fund, please complete our short Expression of Interest form HERE.
PLEASE NOTE, we reserve the right to close applications early should the fund be heavily subscribed. Please submit your application as soon as you can.
The deadline for Expressions of Interest is Monday 29th September 2025 (decision-making panel meets late December 2025).
Next Steps
Following the Expression of Interest deadline, and if it is deemed appropriate, a member of the Grants Team will contact applicants to discuss a possible application.
Organisations with prospective applications which closely align with the fund priorities will be invited to make a full application for funding (subject to available funds).
The outcome of these full applications will be decided by a community panel of local residents who meet regularly and best understand the change needed in their local area.
Although the number of applications and success rate always varies, in the last round, 17% of the organisations who submitted Expressions of Interest for our ‘general panel’ funds were invited to make a full application. Of these full applications, 80% were successful in being granted funding.
2025 Deadlines
Our Expression of Interest deadlines for 2025 are as follows:
- 17/01/2025 (decision-making panel meets late March 2025).
- 14/04/2025 (decision-making panel meets late June 2025).
- 14/07/2025 (decision-making panel meets late September 2025).
- 29/09/2025 (decision-making panel meets late December 2025).
