The Mayor wants to back projects that:

• Celebrate and strengthen the special character of your area
• Respond to a local challenge or opportunity in a creative way 
• Give an unused space a new lease of life 
• Help the local economy
• Give local people lasting skills and opportunities
• Improve environmental sustainability 
• Make everyone in the community feel welcome and involved
• Attract strong support from the community - shown via a spirited crowdfunding campaign and other evidence

We want our funds to:

• Empower people
• Make places better
• Grow prosperity

1. Create a project page on Spacehive outlining your idea
2. Get matched to our fund and others
3. Pitch for a pledge from funds
4. Your project will be verified to check the costs and permissions
5. Start your crowdfunding campaign
6. We'll pledge alongside the crowd - if your pitch to us is successful
7. Hit your target and deliver your project

Projects must:

• Be in Greater London
• Have clear plan and well considered budget
• Be managed by a constituted organisation that represents the local community (if you're an individual, you'll need to partner with an appropriate local organisation)

These types of organisation are OK:

• Local community group acting inclusively to represent a diverse range of local people
• Resident or trader association
• Social enterprise
• Local charity
• Town Team
• Neighbourhood Forum
• Business Improvement District
• School or university
• Business - if acting in the community's interest.

The organisation must take responsibility for delivering the project and:

• Be able to enter into legal contracts with the Greater London Authority
• Demonstrate clear and representative governance arrangements (your mission statement, who you represent, how you conduct yourselves, your membership, key roles and responsibilities etc)
• Provide details of a bank account registered to the organisation
• Provide a charity or company number where applicable
• Demonstrate that you have the capacity (resources) and determination to deliver We will not fund:
• Local services
• Proposals that could be equally applicable anywhere (such as Christmas lights)
• 'Business as usual' activity (keeping things going that already exist)

To apply for a pledge from the Mayor, create a project on Spacehive and you'll be matched to our fund. The sooner you post your idea the better.