Everyone deserves a safe, secure, and decent home. The new Renters Rights Act aims to make this a reality for over 200,000 people living in private rentals across the West Midlands.
We need your help to spread the word of these transformational changes. Together we can empower private renters to raise issues with their property and get action taken.
The Renters Rights Act Campaign Fund will provide between £1,000 and £2,500 to community-based organisation across the West Midlands to run activities that raise awareness of these new rights for tenants, with a total funding pot of up to £30,000.
These grants are to support community groups and organisations who want to test new ideas or progress an existing project. The funding can be spent on one specific idea or can be used to fund multiple ideas.
We encourage applications from small community groups and welcome joint applications from local organisations working together.
Training sessions (open to all)
Free Renters Rights Act training sessions are available to all groups and organisations. The training will increase your understanding of the new legislation and help build your confidence in supporting renters.
You do not need to apply for the campaign fund in order to attend a training session. We do, however, encourage all fund applicants to attending a training session to help you design and plan your sessions.
Dates will be announced shortly.
For more information and to express your interest, please visit our Training Resources webpage.
Key dates
- Applications need to be submitted by 15 March 2026 at midnight.
- We will assess applications and let all applicants know the outcome by the 27 March 2026.
- Projects will need to be delivered by the end of May.
Ideas for activities
Here are some ideas that we have thought of, but we would be keen to hear other ideas or initiatives:
- A coffee morning where you offer practical advice on how people can raise concerns about their property and tenancy.
- Door knocking and sharing flyers with private tenants in your area.
- Pop up stands at local events or in high footfall locations where you can share information and signpost tenants to support.
Applying for the fund
If you are successful, the following will apply:
- You will be asked to sign a grant agreement form.
- Payments will be made in instalments with 50% granted on the signing of the grant agreement form and the remaining 50% granted upon the successful completion of your project.
- You must share a breakdown of:
- Where the funding will be spent, including links to items where possible.
- Key metrics and performance indicators you will use to measure your project.
- Once you have spent the grant, you must provide receipts (can be photocopies of originals).
- Share your story for a case study with photos to showcase your work to others, noting the relevant photo consents.
- Complete our short monitoring and evaluation online questionnaire.
Eligibility Criteria
- You can apply as a community group, community organisation or as a charity operating in the West Midlands metropolitan area. This includes Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, and Wolverhampton.
- Have an idea that is connected to achieving the funds key aim of getting private renters to feel empowered to raise issues about their accommodation and get action taken now and in the future.
- You must deliver your project between the 1 - 30 May 2026.
- Spending must be complete by 30 May 2026.
- Your organisation must have a bank account to receive the grant funding.
Judgement criteria
Each application will be scored across these three criteria. Please also note that consideration will be made to ensure projects funded are spread across the region.
- Which community you will support and why they need better awareness of the Renters Rights Act
- What difference your project will make - how it will benefit your organisation and your local community
- How you will deliver the work
Deadline for submissions is the 15 March 2026 at midnight.
We will assess applications and let all applicants know the outcome by the 27 March 2026.
If you have any questions or want to run an idea past us before applying, please email rentersrights@wmca.org.uk.