Funding is for projects that:

• Enhance blue and green spaces in London, making neighbourhoods healthier, more nature-rich and climate resilient, so that they are higher quality and natural spaces are better connected.
• Include and involve Londoners in blue and green spaces, ensuring access to green and blue infrastructure and its benefits for all Londoners, so they feel welcome and comfortable in green, blue, and natural spaces. This also means involving diverse groups in management and decision-making.

Each funding round will have priority themes to reflect the most up-to-date sector priorities and drive impact against priority needs.

The current priority theme, ‘Clean and Healthy Waterways’ is a fixed priority theme through the lifespan of the fund. 

For Round three onwards, there will be a priority theme for projects that focus on improving the green infrastructure associated with travel to accessing waterways. Examples could include:

• Greening and wayfinding along a route connecting an underground, tram, DLR, or overground station to a riverside or canal path.
• Greening and wayfinding along the road or cycle network to a lake or pond.

Who much can I apply?

A total of £12 million is available over three years.

Grants of between £10,000 and £500,000 are available.

Match Funding Restrictions

All projects must provide or secure at least 10% match funding from alternative sources. This can be:

• In cash, such as from another grant or from the group's own funds.
• In-kind, such as donated materials, staff, or volunteer time. 

Who Can Apply

Local authorities and not-for-profit organisations can apply.

Groups must be formally constituted and have an organisational bank account. 

Restrictions

The following are not eligible for funding:

• Projects and activities that will not benefit members of the public.
• Projects that are not related to green or blue infrastructure.
• Projects that cannot be completed and reported on within two years.
• Private individuals.
• Routine maintenance.
• One-off habitat management activities with no plan in place for appropriate long-term management.
• Activity that has already taken place or that is a continuation of existing work.
• Works that are legally required of landowners or managers.
• Activity outside Greater London.
• Buying land (acquisition).
• Core costs (for example, existing staff or rent) that are not project specific.

Eligible Expenditure

Projects can fall into the following categories:

Implementation work: that focuses on activities that happen in a place to improve physical space, such as:

• The creation, improvement, and restoration of green space, waterways, wetlands, or other habitats.
• Rewilding.
• Tree planting.
• Species reintroduction.
• Climate adaptation measures such as flood prevention and urban cooling.

Enabling work: that focuses on supporting activities like research, design, and community engagement, such as:

• Community science.
• Community activation and outreach.
• Community micro-grant schemes.
• Feasibility studies.
• Baseline surveys.
• Design works.

Eligible costs include:

• Materials.
• Plants.
• Small items of equipment.
• Staff costs.
• Travel and subsistence.
• Contractors and consultants.
• Marketing and publicity.
• Grants provided to end beneficiaries.
• Event costs.
• Volunteer expenses.
• Volunteer time.
• Tree care.
• Tree aftercare.
• Monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.

Projects may be delivered in:

• One or more locations.
• Existing green, blue, or natural spaces.
• Areas where there is currently little or no green infrastructure.

Projects should:

• Involve Londoners in planning, decision-making, or managing funded activities, either in the short or long term. 
• Include provision for sharing learning to help all Londoners work towards the creation of a greener, more climate-resilient city.

Proposed projects can last up to two years. 

Location

London.

How To Apply

Deadlines are intended to happen twice a year.

The next deadline is 28 May 2026 (14:00). 

Guidance notes and an online application form are available from the GLA website.