Church grants
Church Access Project
The Church Access Project was a Cloudesley initiative in partnership with Islington Deanery and the Diocese of London.
It ran from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2025. It was open to the eligible Church of England churches within the London Borough of Islington.
The project consisted of:
- Access audits for all eligible Islington churches, funded by Cloudesley and delivered by Centre for Accessible Environments
- The Church Access Fund – a non-competitive fund offering grants of up to £10,000 to progress audit recommendations
- Learning and information sharing opportunities
Cloudesley-funded Access Audit
Eligible churches were able to request an audit, funded by Cloudesley and delivered by Centre for Accessible Environments. More information about what the audit process involved is available here:
Church Access Fund
Churches that had received an Access Audit could then apply for a non-competitive grant of up to £10,000. For more information about this, please see the Guidelines below.
Case study
A case study about the Church Access Project has been published on Historic England’s Inclusive Heritage Advice Hub. The case study includes details of the motivation behind the Project and the challenges that have been encountered. You can read it by clicking the link below:
360 Accessibility Audit
Although it is not required, Cloudesley encouraged churches to begin the Diocese of London’s 360 Accessibility Audit in advance of starting the Cloudesley-funded CAE audit. More information on the 360 Accessibility Audit is available here:
Accessibility
If you need this information in a different format, please contact [email protected] or phone 020 7832 5805.
