Church Grants Programme 2026-30
The Church Grants programme provides support for Church of England churches in the Islington Deanery. The charity is not able to support other churches.
Cloudesley makes grants “towards the upkeep, repair and redevelopment of the fabric and facilities of any of the churches of the Church of England in the London Borough of Islington and the maintenance or development of the public acts of worship and other work of the church in those churches.”
The Church Grants Programme for 2026-30 consists of the following funds:
- Main Church Grants Fund – up to £65,000
For the Main Grants Fund, Cloudesley operates two funding rounds in the Spring and Autumn of each year. It is expected that churches will usually only submit one application per round. In the case of a major emergency (for example, if the church needs to be closed for health and safety reasons), Cloudesley may be willing to consider an application outside the normal funding rounds. This should be discussed with the charity’s office as soon as possible.
- Urgent repair grants – up to £10,000
Small urgent repair grants are intended to deal with urgent and unforeseen repairs quickly, resulting in an immediate improvement to the fabric of the church building. An urgent repair grant can be applied for at any point in the year.
- Top-up grants
Top-up grants can be up to a value of 10% of the overall project costs and no more than £10,000.
If you want to apply or learn more about Cloudesley’s Church Grants Programme for 2026-30, please read the guidelines below. Then, when you are ready to apply, go to the application form.
The Guidelines and Managing Your Grant sections are also available as pdf documents:
If you have any questions about the Church Grants programme, please contact us.
