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London Borough of Bromley and NHS South East London ICB

Bromley Council & NHS South East London ICB Innovation Fund

Grants of up to £10,000 for voluntary, community and not-for-profit organisations to pilot new ways of supporting Bromley adults with care and support needs, their unpaid carers, and young people with SEND (16+) moving into adulthood. It is a one-off, non-recurrent fund for testing ideas, not a traditional grants programme, so applicants must show how the service will be sustained afterwards. The November 2026 round opens on 23 November and closes on 14 December 2026. Run by Bromley Council's Integrated Commissioning Service with Community Links Bromley, from the Better Care Fund.

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You could get
Up to £10,000
Deadline
31 days left
14 December
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Voluntary, community and not-for-profit organisations, including social enterprises, operating in the UK under UK law and based in, or planning to operate in, the London Borough of Bromley for the benefit of Bromley residents
  • Charities must be registered with the Charity Commission and CICs or companies limited by guarantee with Companies House; community groups and not-for-profits can also apply
  • Projects must support adults with care and support needs (or their unpaid carers, or young people with SEND aged 16+ in transition) and people from seldom heard or underrepresented communities
  • Any subcontractors must also be charities, CICs, CIOs or not-for-profits
  • Normally one application or award per organisation a year, with priority for organisations not previously funded by the Innovation Fund

What it funds

Innovative pilot projects and programmes for Bromley adults that:

  • Reduce social isolation and loneliness in adults
  • Help adults with care and support needs to improve their physical or mental health and wellbeing
  • Support unpaid carers of adults who have care and support needs (adult carers or young carers)
  • Promote and support adult volunteering
  • Provide day opportunities for residents with care and support needs alongside older people
  • Support young people with special educational needs and disabilities (16+) as they transition into adulthood

Projects normally run for one year, up to a maximum of two. Equipment and set-up costs are only funded where integral to the innovation.

What it will not fund

  • Capital works, i.e. any type of building work to a premises
  • Ongoing costs, or meeting higher than anticipated demand in core service areas
  • Equipment, system or other set-up or maintenance costs, unless integral to the innovation project
  • Covering shortfalls in statutory funding or deficits elsewhere in the organisation
  • Initiatives that duplicate current provision (except where they reach seldom heard communities)
  • Previously funded projects or services that are the same
  • Projects that do not meet a clear local need
  • Projects supporting disabled children, parent carers of disabled children, sibling carers or young carers of children (apart from young people with SEND in transition to adulthood)
  • Promoting political parties or individuals, lobbying or political campaigning
  • Organisations or individuals that promote religion
  • Profit-making organisations, including as subcontractors

How to apply

  1. Read the Innovation Fund guidance (updated November 2026)
  2. Discuss your idea with the lead commissioner at Bromley Council before applying (strongly recommended)
  3. Apply online on the Community Links Bromley bidding platform between Monday 23 November and 23:59 on Monday 14 December 2026, answering all eight weighted questions and uploading a financial breakdown
  4. The Innovation Fund panel reviews bids and recommends awards, which the council's Adult Senior Leadership Team approves or declines

Applicants without an existing business relationship with Bromley Council also answer questions on policies (e.g. insurance, safeguarding), organisation status and finances, which depend on whether the request is under or over £5,000. There is no appeals process. Help with bids: fdo@communitylinksbromley.org.uk.

Have ready

  • Financial breakdown of the costs of the proposal
  • Policies such as insurance and safeguarding (applicants new to Bromley Council)

Funded projects must report quarterly on project indicators and outcomes and list the service on Simply Connect Bromley.

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