The Mayor of London is offering funding to frontline organisations providing specialist advice and/or holistic support to migrant Londoners.

The fund aims to support a resilient and inclusive advice sector to meet the dynamic needs of migrant Londoners.

The broad objectives of the fund are to:

• develop advice, support and outreach capacity for currently underserved groups and areas of emerging need
• promote lasting collaboration across the advice sector to improve support for migrant groups by funding partnership work
• promote practices which prioritise staff wellbeing in challenging contexts to improve the long-term resilience of the sector.

Individual organisations can apply for grants between £10,000 and £30,000.

Organisations working in partnership will be able to apply for grants from £10,000 up to a maximum of £70,000.

Applications are open to community groups and civil society organisations that have a strong track record of working with migrant Londoners, and/or are responding to an increase in need for migrant Londoners, especially for newly arrived and underserved groups.

They particularly welcome applications from organisations that are led by and for racialised and migrant communities (at least 50% of management and staff identify with one or more of these identities).

Applications are also welcomed from organisations that can demonstrate reach among groups that are particularly underserved by existing advice and support services.

Organisations can apply individually or in partnership, however partnerships are particularly encouraged for this programme.

The GLA is partnering with Groundwork to offer a range of support to help you to think about your project and complete your application. This includes 1-2-1 consultations and online Q&A webinars on 31 January, 8 February and 16 February 2023.

Application must be made through an online application form.

The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 27 February 2023.

For full details and to apply, visit the Migrant Advice and Support Fund webpage.