London Communities Emergences Partnership (LCEP), with the support of London Resilience, is inviting charities, community, and faith organisations across London to take part in a new Community Resilience Capabilities Project.
This initiative helps organisations like yours and your partners build long-term, meaningful capability to prepare for and respond to emergencies. We know most charities and community groups aren’t emergency specialists, and that’s okay.
This programme is here to remove barriers and provide tailored support so you can engage confidently in resilience work. By joining, you’ll help shape how capability is built in ways that are relevant, inclusive, sustainable, and rooted in community ownership.
The programme includes the following:
Funding
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Accepted applicants will receive £1500 to carry out a training and follow up activity
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Designed to train and support you to lead a local tabletop emergency exercise to be delivered by end of May 2026
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Funding available for up to 20 participants
Train-the-Trainer Workshop
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Empowers your organisation to lead local preparedness work
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Full-day, in-person training: facilitation skills + scenario-based learning (2nd March 2026)
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Reusable resources and templates included for future exercises
Follow-Up Activity
Your organisation will be required to provide a follow-up activity to meet project objectives, this follow-up could take various forms, such as:
- Enhancing your existing programmes in this space
- Extending the event on the day to support relationship building
- Hosting an additional session based on learning from the exercise
You can read about a similar past project here.
You’ll take part in a Train-the-Trainer (TtT) workshop designed to empower your organisation to lead preparedness work locally.
Workshop Includes:
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Full-day, in-person training combining facilitation skills with scenario-based learning (2nd March 2026)
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Access to reusable resources and templates you can adapt for future risks
You must:
- Be a registered charity or community group in London
- Be non-political
- Facilitate a tabletop exercise locally for your network partners
- Deliver a follow-up activity of your choice
- Complete learning forms and encourage participants to do the same
Why This Programme Matters:
- Access pre-developed templates to run exercises
- Gain insights from a compilation of all participating organisations
- Participate in a train-the-trainer workshop delivered by LCEP partners
You can find out more about the programme through the resources below, from our Capabilities Project Information Session on 22nd January 2026.
Capabilities Project session recording Capabilities Project presentation slides Capabilities Project Q&ATo apply for the fund, please complete this form to express your interest.
Ensure all sections are completed and submit the form to info@lcep.london by 10th February 2026.
