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Share The Joy Fund

Apply for a grant to help get your community cycling today!

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The Share The Joy Community Fund is a new partnership initiative from LCC and Lime with support from LOUD Mobility. The fund awards grants to projects that help encourage more people to cycle, so if you’re a London-based community group, submit your application today.

You can apply for funding to cover core costs, project costs, or new equipment. The average grant awarded is £2,500 but exceptional cases and brilliant ideas will receive more, so don’t hold back when applying!

The fund opens for applications soon

The next funding window opens in February . There will be further rounds through to the end of 2025.

Apply For A Grant

The Share The Joy Community Fund awards grants to projects that improve Health and Wellbeing, Accessibility & Inclusion or Skills & Connectivity. Projects that support people underrepresented in cycling will be given additional priority.

Grants are awarded to groups or ideas that demonstrate potential in one of three categories. Projects that support groups underrepresented in cycling, or that may have difficulty accessing funding from elsewhere, are given additional priority.
1. Health & Wellbeing

For organisations or cycling projects that improve physical and mental wellbeing or tackling health inequalities.

2. Accessibility & Inclusion

For organisations or projects that provide cycling support to groups underrepresented in cycling in London.

3. Skills & Connectivity

For organisations or projects that help people develop skills and access employment opportunities, as well as provide free or discounted access to active travel to enable connectivity.

You can see examples of organisations funded under each category from the fund launch in the Share the Joy Book here.

Not sure which category is best for you? Contact us and we can help you submit your application today.

Westminster Wheels

This grant has allowed us to offer a wraparound service to our participants. They receive a qualification and work experience, but more importantly, find community and friendship, which is especially important to those who've struggled with their mental health and social isolation.

Barny Stutter, Project manager – Westminster Wheels
It’s quick and easy to apply for a grant from the Share The Joy Community Fund, just follow the steps below. And remember, we’re here to help, if you have questions or need any support completing your application just get in touch.

1. Check the Terms and Conditions paying special attention to the eligibility criteria.

2. Complete the form here and join the mailing list to hear when the next round is open.

3. Contact us if you need help and support by e-mailing sharethejoy@lcc.org.uk

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Meet the Share the Joy Fund Recipients

With the second round of Share the Joy funding still open, we caught up with groups from the first round to see how the funding has impacted them.

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'Share the Joy' fund launch with Lime

LCC launches £100,000 community cycling fund in partnership with Lime to increase cycling within underrepresented groups

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Cycle Sisters

It's great to see a fund which is dedicated to enabling under-represented groups to discover the joys of cycling. Community cycle groups play such a vital role in helping to make the benefits of cycling accessible to everyone but can often struggle to find funding and be sustainable.

Sarah Javaid MBE, Founder and Director of Cycle Sisters

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Lime kick-started the fund by generously contributing £100,000. The aim is to grow it much further to fund even more community cycling projects. If you or your organisation can contribute, please get in touch.

Become A Member

LCC is highly effective because it's supported by more than 12,000 members. If you cycle in London please consider joining today. You'll be supporting our work and you'll get a huge range of benefits.

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