Celebrating Diversity Fund 2026
The Love Where You Live (LWYL) Celebrating Diversity Fund provides funding for events that celebrate the vast range of backgrounds, cultures and identities in the borough and foster a sense of belonging amongst Brent communities.
Is there a cultural occasion that you want to mark or celebrate? Perhaps you want to share your background and identity or learn more about Brent’s various communities. If so, we are empowering and supporting you to organise events centred around community cohesion and inclusion.
The LWYL Celebrating Diversity Fund will be available to Brent registered organisations, as well as Brent residents for grants of up to £1,000. Collaborative bids from two or more registered organisations can apply for up to £5,000 in funding.
The Celebrating Diversity Fund focuses on occasions and events that are centred around the following protected characteristics captured within the Equality Act 2010 and other personal characteristics:
- Age
- Asylum seekers and/or refugees
- Care experience
- Disability
- Gender reassignment
- Marriage and civil partnership
- Pregnancy and maternity
- Race and ethnicity
- Religion or belief
- Sex
- Sexual orientation
- Socioeconomic status
Your event will empower Brent communities to come together and celebrate diversity in 2026.
Who can apply?
- Brent residents (aged 16+). If under 18, a responsible adult must oversee the event and hold a valid DBS certificate.
- Brent registered organisations, groups or residents with proof of registration in Brent on Companies House or the Charity Commission.
- Constituted voluntary or community organisation and registered with Companies House or the Charity Commission
- Registered charity
- Charitable incorporated organisation (CIO)
- Community interest company (CIC) limited by guarantee
- School (providing your project benefits and involves the communities around the school
- Only one application per organisation/resident is permitted.
How much you can apply for:
Up to £1,000 – Sole resident or sole organisation
Up to £5,000 – A collaborative of two or more organisations
We reserve the right to offer part-funding to some events if the assessment panel feels it is in the best interest of the programme’s aims.
What cannot be funded:
- Alcohol
- Payment to members of the management committee
- A group’s on-going running costs
- Salary costs for any paid staff
- Retrospective costs incurred before you received a decision from us
- Political organisations or anything linked to a political party or organisation with primarily political objectives
- Personal endeavours or gain
Support
Brent will be holding a grant application guidance workshop for those interested in applying.
Online workshop Monday 3 November 2025 6.30 to 8pm.
To register onto the Grant support workshop, click the link below to secure your place.
Please visit the eventbrite page to register
Before you apply
For full detail on the grant and how to apply, please download the guidance notes.
Apply now
View the Brent's Grants Portal to register
This grant is for events taking place between March 2026 and December 2026. You will be notified of the outcome of your application within 12 weeks of the grant round closure. This will allow enough time for the application to be reviewed, and all necessary due diligence checks to be completed.