Equality and Diversity Community Fund - February 2026
Each year we organise a range of events and projects to celebrate and promote equality and diversity within the borough.
Charities and community groups play an important role in delivering these events. One of the aims of the Borough Manifestois greater community cohesion and ensuring that change in our community is resident led.
The Equality and Diversity Community Fund allows local charities and community groups to take a greater role in delivering events related to the Barking and Dagenham Equality and Diversity Calendar, creating new and engaging projects that will benefit our residents. These events/projects should promote social inclusion, celebrate diversity, and support equality through providing opportunities for people with protected characteristics.
We are pleased to now open up applications again, inviting you to apply for funding to hold an event for any Equality, Diversity and Inclusion calendar date, in particular the following upcoming dates:
World Autism Awareness Day (April)
Vaisakhi (April)
Easter (April)
St George’s Day (April)
Dementia Action Week (May)
Eid-al-Adha (May)
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia (May)
Mental Health Awareness Week (May)
Pride Month (June)
Carers Week (June)
Learning Disabilities Week (June)
South Asian Heritage Month (July)
Srebrenica Memorial Day
Please complete the application form below. Alternatively, If you would like a MS Word version of the application form, please contact the team at CE-strategy@lbbd.gov.uk for a copy of the latest version to ensure that your application can be accepted.
Applications open on Sunday 1 February 2026 and will close on Sunday 22 February 2026 (23:59).
Each year we organise a range of events and projects to celebrate and promote equality and diversity within the borough.
Charities and community groups play an important role in delivering these events. One of the aims of the Borough Manifestois greater community cohesion and ensuring that change in our community is resident led.
The Equality and Diversity Community Fund allows local charities and community groups to take a greater role in delivering events related to the Barking and Dagenham Equality and Diversity Calendar, creating new and engaging projects that will benefit our residents. These events/projects should promote social inclusion, celebrate diversity, and support equality through providing opportunities for people with protected characteristics.
We are pleased to now open up applications again, inviting you to apply for funding to hold an event for any Equality, Diversity and Inclusion calendar date, in particular the following upcoming dates:
World Autism Awareness Day (April)
Vaisakhi (April)
Easter (April)
St George’s Day (April)
Dementia Action Week (May)
Eid-al-Adha (May)
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia (May)
Mental Health Awareness Week (May)
Pride Month (June)
Carers Week (June)
Learning Disabilities Week (June)
South Asian Heritage Month (July)
Srebrenica Memorial Day
Please complete the application form below. Alternatively, If you would like a MS Word version of the application form, please contact the team at CE-strategy@lbbd.gov.uk for a copy of the latest version to ensure that your application can be accepted.
Applications open on Sunday 1 February 2026 and will close on Sunday 22 February 2026 (23:59).
