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Funding

Up to £1,000 | Up to £10,000 | Up to £30,000 | Up to £100,000 | Over £100,000 | Not Specified

Investing some time and energy in identifying which grant awarding bodies, trusts or charities would be willing to support your project will help in the long term.

Listed below are a number of contacts and resources to which you might wish to refer initially in order to identify possible sources of funding and for help and advice on writing applications.

Up to £1,000

  • Action Earth – www.actionearth.org.uk*
    Grants up to £50 are available to assist groups in carrying out environmental projects.
    Action Earth
    CSV Environment
    St. Peter's College
    College Road
    Saltley
    Birmingham
    B8 3TE
    Tel: 0121 328 7455
  • Awards for All - www.awardsforall.org.uk*
    Awards for All is a Lottery grants scheme aimed at local communities, that awards grants of between £300 and £10,000 in a simple and straightforward way. It funds projects that enable people to take part in art, sport, heritage and community activities, as well as projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community.
    Awards for All North West Regional Office
    Ground Floor
    Dallam Court
    Dallam Lane
    Warrington
    WA2 7LU
    Tel: 01925 626800
    Fax: 01925 234041
  • BIG Lottery Fund - www.biglotteryfund.org.uk*
    Big Lottery Fund is responsible for giving out half the money for good causes raised by the National Lottery. The Big Lottery Fund is committed to bringing real improvements to communities, and to the lives of people most in need and administers a range of grants programmes. Details of the programmes listed below as well as others run by BIG can be found on the website, or contact the Lottery Advice Line on 08454102030
  • Co-op Community Awards - www.co-operative.co.uk/en/communityfund*
    Funding up to £1,000 is open to projects that promote 'co-operative solutions in communities', past funding has included play equipment, fencing and sponsorship of events. The scheme usually purchases equipment or commissions work - cheques do not normally go to a group directly.
    Community Awards Administrator
    United Norwest Co-operatives Ltd
    Co-operative House
    Civic Centre
    Wythenshawe
    Manchester
    M22 5UN
  • Green Partnership Awards (GPA) - www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/grants/gpa
    Grant aid, in the region of £500, for local people carrying out practical projects to improve their local environment.
    Environmental Projects Team
    Lancashire County Council
    Environment Directorate
    Guild House
    Cross Street, Preston
    Lancashire
    PR1 8RD
    Tel: 01772 530650
    Fax: 01772 533423
    E-mail: projectsteam@env.lancscc.gov.uk
  • The Tree Council - Trees for Community Groups - www.treecouncil.org.uk *
    The Tree Council has two funding pots:
    The Community Trees Fund is open to projects where tree planting costs are between £100 and £700. Any applications where the £700 limit is exceeded will automatically be discounted, even if funds are available from another source to cover the excess.
    The Trees for Schools fund is open to projects where tree planting costs are between £100 and £700. Any applications where the £700 limit is exceeded will automatically be discounted, even if funds are available from another source to cover the excess.

Up to £10,000

  • Awards for All - www.awardsforall.org.uk*
    Awards for All is a Lottery grants scheme aimed at local communities, that awards grants of between £300 and £10,000 in a simple and straightforward way. It funds projects that enable people to take part in art, sport, heritage and community activities, as well as projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community.
    Awards for All North West Regional Office
    Ground Floor
    Dallam Court
    Dallam Lane
    Warrington
    WA2 7LU
    Tel: 01925 626800
    Fax: 01925 234041
  • BIG Lottery Fund – www.biglotteryfund.org.uk*
    Big Lottery Fund is responsible for giving out half the money for good causes raised by the National Lottery. The Big Lottery Fund is committed to bringing real improvements to communities, and to the lives of people most in need and administers a range of grants programmes, details of new programmes are being announced all the time.
    Details of the programmes listed below as well as others run by BIG can be found on the website, or contact the Lottery Advice Line on 08454102030
  • Community Champions - www.dfes.gov.uk/communitychampions/*
    The Community Champions Fund was set up by the DfES to help support and develop the work of local people who are involved in, or who want to be involved in, changing their communities for the better. The fund also aims to encourage older (50+) volunteers to get involved in helping their communities and to facilitate young people in their own forms of Community Action.
    Local Contact: Nigel Bacon, WLCVS Ltd. nigel@wlcvs.org
  • SITA Trust – Enhancing Communities - www.sitatrust.org.uk/apply/community*
    Enhancing Communities is the name of SITA Trust's funding programme for community improvement projects. Small Grants Scheme - fast-track funding programme for projects up to £10,000. The application form and guidance notes are available now

    The Barn
    Brinkmarsh Lane
    Falfield
    South Gloucestershire
    GL12 8PT
    Tel: (01454) 262910
    Email: sita.trust@sita.co.uk

Up to £30,000

  • BIG Lottery Fund - www.biglotteryfund.org.uk*
    Big Lottery Fund is responsible for giving out half the money for good causes raised by the National Lottery. The Big Lottery Fund is committed to bringing real improvements to communities, and to the lives of people most in need and administers a range of grants programmes, details of new programmes are being announced all the time.
    Details of the programmes listed below as well as others run by BIG can be found on the website, or contact the Lottery Advice Line on 08454102030
  • Reaching Communities - www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_reaching_communities.htm*
    Reaching Communities will fund projects that respond to needs identified by communities, and actively involve them. The programme will fund projects that help those most in need to undertake projects that contribute to the following:
    • people having better chances in life, including being able to get better access to training and development to improve their life skills
    • strong communities, with more active citizens, working together to tackle their problems
    • improved rural and urban environments, which communities are better able to access and enjoy
    • healthier and more active people and communities

Reaching Communities will give grants of more than £10,000 and up to £500,000, including a maximum of £50,000 for capital grants.

  • SITA Trust – Enriching Nature - www.sitatrust.org.uk/apply/nature*
    Enriching Nature is the name of SITA Trust's funding programme for wildlife projects.Small Fund: projects up to £25,000 - projects of this value should ideally meet national and regional priorities for species and habitats, but local priorities will also be considered.
    The Barn
    Brinkmarsh Lane
    Falfield
    South Gloucestershire
    GL12 8PT
    Tel: (01454) 262910
    Email: sita.trust@sita.co.uk
  • Lancashire Small Sites Reclamation Programme (LSSRP) - www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/grants/lssrp
    Grant funding up to £30,000 to provide environmental improvements on derelict, under used and neglected land.
    Environmental Projects Team
    Lancashire County Council
    Guild House, Cross Street
    Preston
    Lancashire
    PR1 8RD
    Tel: 01772 530650
    Fax: 01772 533423
    E-mail: projectsteam@env.lancscc.gov.uk
  • Lancashire Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund - www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/grants/aggregates
    The Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund uses revenue from the Aggregates Levy (a tax on extracting stone) to address the impacts of aggregate extraction on the environment and local communities.
    Environmental Projects Team
    Lancashire County Council
    Guild House, Cross Street
    Preston
    Lancashire
    PR1 8RD
    Tel: 01772 530650
    Fax: 01772 533423
    E-mail: projectsteam@env.lancscc.gov.uk
  • Lancashire Environment Fund - www.lancsenvfund.org.uk*
    The Lancashire Environmental Fund (LEF) is a not for profit funding organisation utilising the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme to support environmental projects within Lancashire. The Fund is financed by donations from SITA UK Ltd and Neales Waste Management Ltd together with a contribution from Lancashire County Council.
    Lancashire Environmental Fund
    The Barn
    Berkeley Drive
    Bamber Bridge
    Preston
    Lancashire
    PR5 6BY
    Tel: 01772 317249
    Fax: 01772 628849
    E-mail: lef@lancswt.cix.co.uk
  • Biffaward - www.biffa.co.uk* - Projects should be located within 5 miles of a Biffa waste management operation and registered as an environmental body with ENTRUST. Supports projects that improve community facilities.
    The Kiln
    Waterside, Mather Road
    Newark
    Nottinghamshire
    NG24 1WT
    Tel: 01636 670000
    E-mail: grants@rnsc.cix.co.uk

Up to £100,000

  • BIG Lottery Fund - www.biglotteryfund.org.uk*
    Big Lottery Fund is responsible for giving out half the money for good causes raised by the National Lottery. The Big Lottery Fund is committed to bringing real improvements to communities, and to the lives of people most in need and administers a range of grants programmes, details of new programmes are being announced all the time.
    Details of the programmes listed below as well as others run by BIG can be found on the website, or contact the Lottery Advice Line on 08454102030
  • Reaching Communities - www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_reaching_communities.htm*
     Reaching Communities will fund projects that respond to needs identified by communities, and actively involve them. The programme will fund projects that help those most in need to undertake projects that contribute to the following:
    • people having better chances in life, including being able to get better access to training and development to improve their life skills
    • strong communities, with more active citizens, working together to tackle their problems
    • improved rural and urban environments, which communities are better able to access and enjoy
    • healthier and more active people and communities

Reaching Communities will give grants of more than £10,000 and up to £500,000, including a maximum of £50,000 for capital grants.

  • SITA Trust – Enhancing Communities - www.sitatrust.org.uk/apply/community*
    Enhancing Communities is the name of SITA Trust's funding programme for community improvement projects.
    Large Grants Scheme - for projects between £10,001 and £50,000. Application forms and guidance notes are available now.
    The Barn
    Brinkmarsh Lane
    Falfield
    South Gloucestershire
    GL12 8PT
    Tel: (01454) 262910
    Email: sita.trust@sita.co.uk
  • Heritage Lottery Fund - www.hlf.org.uk*
    The Heritage Lottery Fund funds the entire spread of heritage – including buildings, museums, natural heritage and the heritage of cultural traditions and language.
    HLF assists groups and organisations of all sizes with projects that:
    encourage more people to be involved in and make decisions about their heritage
    conserve and enhance the UK's diverse heritage
    ensure that everyone can learn about, have access to and enjoy their heritage.
    HLF has a range of grant programmes on offer, relating to park regeneration, local heritage and building conservation
    For further information, please contact:
    North West Office
    9th Floor
    82 King Street
    Manchester, M2 4WQ
    Tel: 0161 831 0850

Over £100,000

  • Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund (ASLF) - www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/aggregates/*
    This fund operates nationally to provide funding to tackle a wide range of problems in areas affected by the extraction of aggregates and supports projects that deliver landscape, community and recreational benefits in these areas.
    Countryside Agency
    John Dower House
    Crescent Place
    Cheltenham
    Gloucestershire
    GL50 3RA
    Tel: ALSF Team 0117 9102900
  • BIG Lottery Fund - www.biglotteryfund.org.uk*
    Big Lottery Fund is responsible for giving out half the money for good causes raised by the National Lottery. The Big Lottery Fund is committed to bringing real improvements to communities, and to the lives of people most in need and administers a range of grants programmes, details of new programmes are being announced all the time.
    Details of the programmes listed below as well as others run by BIG can be found on the website, or contact the Lottery Advice Line on 08454102030
  • Reaching Communities - www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_reaching_communities.htm*
    Reaching Communities will fund projects that respond to needs identified by communities, and actively involve them. The programme will fund projects that help those most in need to undertake projects that contribute to the following:
    • people having better chances in life, including being able to get better access to training and development to improve their life skills
    • strong communities, with more active citizens, working together to tackle their problems
    • improved rural and urban environments, which communities are better able to access and enjoy
    • healthier and more active people and communities

Reaching Communities will give grants of more than £10,000 and up to £500,000, including a maximum of £50,000 for capital grants.

  • SITA Trust – Enriching Nature - www.sitatrust.org.uk/apply/nature*
    Enriching Nature is the name of SITA Trust's funding programme for wildlife projects.
    Large Fund: projects up to £175,000 - projects of this value must meet national priorities for species and habitats.
    The Barn
    Brinkmarsh Lane
    Falfield
    South Gloucestershire
    GL12 8PT
    Tel: (01454) 262910
    Email: sita.trust@sita.co.uk

Not Specified

  • BBC Children in Need - www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/index.shtml*
    Funding for non-profit groups with a constitution, including voluntary organisations, self-help groups and charities may apply for funding to support projects which directly help children aged 18 or under. Projects should relate to poverty and deprivation; illness, distress, abuse, neglect and disability; behavioural/psychological problems.
    BBC Children in Need Appeal
    PO Box 76
    London
    W3 6FS
  • Comic Relief - www.comicrelief.com*
    Comic Relief operates a range of grant programmes that provide funding for projects that benefit people with disabilities or young people. This funding scheme has strict guidelines attached to it an is unlikely to be suitable for most environmental projects. There may, however, be some community environmental improvement schemes that may fulfil the criteria and receive support.
    Comic Relief UK
    5th Floor
    89 Albert Embankment
    London
    SE1 7TP
    Tel: 020 78205555
    E-mail: red@comicrelief.org.uk
  • Woodland Grant Scheme - www.defra.gov.uk/erdp/schemes/wgs/default.htm*
    The English Woodland Grant Scheme (EWGS) is the Forestry Commission's suite of grants designed to develop the co-ordinated delivery of public benefits from England's woodlands. 
    The aims of the EWGS are:
    to sustain and increase the public benefits given by existing woodlands
    to help create new woodlands to deliver additional public benefit.
    The scheme has a range of funds available to help manage and regenerate existing woodlands as well as create new ones.
    EWGS Advice Line Tel No: 01223 346004

* - External link

 
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