Funding

Fat Beehive Foundation. Grants up to £2500 for websites and digital products to small UK charities focused on environmental protection or climate change mitigation. Deadline 27th September.

People’s Postcode Trust. Between £500 and £25k to support projects in several areas including supporting marginalised groups and tackling inequality, improving biodiversity and responding to the climate emergency, improving green spaces and increasing access to the outdoors. Next round between 24th September and 1st October.

Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust. Grants between £1,000 and £5,000. Will consider applications that focus on tackling food security, including providing nutritious meals, food education, cooking skills, eliminating food waste. Next deadline 30st September.

Rewilding Challenge Fund Rewilding Challenge Fund is a £100,000 funding opportunity awarded by Rewilding Britain to one large-scale rewilding project every year, which shows the maximum potential to work with others to scale up rewilding on land and/or at sea. Next deadline 11th October.

Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for Adults. The Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund provides grants between £500 and £30,000. It aims to support community-based initiatives that promote and develop good mental health and wellbeing and/or mitigate and protect against the impact of distress and mental health. Deadline 24th October.

The Naturesave Trust. Supports environmental projects across the UK with focus on small projects for charities, social enterprises and grassroots community Grants up to £5,000. Next Deadline end of October.

Local School Nature Grants – Learning Through Landscapes Small grants for outdoor learning in schools. Includes funding for outdoor equipment plus training for staff. The grant fund has two elements – £500 of outdoor equipment chosen from a catalogue of over 100 items, and an outdoor learning training course for your staff. Next deadline 8 November 2024.

The SUEZ Communities Fund. Supports community and environmental improvement projects through the Landfill Communities Fund and Scottish Landfill Communities Fund, distributing funds contributed by SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK. Next deadline 20th November 2024.

Nature Scot Nature Restoration Fund. Has two streams, Helping Nature, for grants of £25,000 to £250,000 and Transforming Nature for grants of £250,000 upwards, including development projects. Next Deadline 28th November

The Matthew Good Foundation – Grants for Good Fund. The Fund will share £15,000 between five shortlisted projects from small charities, non-profit groups and social entrepreneurs who are passionate about making a difference for people, their communities, and the environment. Next deadline is 15th December.

Benefact Group – Movement for Good Awards. Nominate a charity to be entered into a £1000 draw. In December, 120 charities will receive a £1,000 grant, spread across 12 days. Deadline to be included for current draw: 19th December 2024.

Volunteering Matters – Action Earth. 132 grants of up to £250 to support environmental projects that help urban communities to respond to our nature and climate crises. Activities should emphasise local nature enrichment and biodiversity improvements. Projects must be complete before 31st January 2025.

Cycling UK – Cycle Access Fund. The fund supports those least likely to have access to a bike and provides capital grants to organisations through four different funding strands: Individual Bike Ownership, Shared Use, Recycle, Repair. It allows a wide range of organisations to apply and provides a variety. of opportunities for individuals to benefit from the fund. There is no  limit to the number of strands organisations can apply to. Deadline March 2025 or when all funds allocated.

A E B Charitable Trust. Grants between £1,000 and £10,000. Priorities include wildlife, ecology and nature. Next Deadline 30th November

The Mushroom Trust. Provides donations up to £5,000 or more for projects protecting and enhancing green spaces in and around Edinburgh, Scotland and beyond. In particular they wish to support projects that enhance the public’s enjoyment and appreciation of green spaces including the horticultural and aesthetic enhancement of green spaces. Deadline 31st March

Aviva Community Fund. The Aviva Community Fund supports projects that are fighting climate change and building stronger, more resilient communities across the UK and are investing in Climate Action and Financial Wellbeing. Ongoing.

Community Learning Exchange, Scottish Community Alliance. Small pots of funding up to £1000 to build levels of mutual support across the Community Sector through peer to peer learning- the best way to test and develop new ideas is to learn from people already on the journey  themselves! Ongoing.

The HDH Wills 1965 Charitable Trust. Small Grants of £1-2k to charities which focus on the conservation of wildlife and the environment. Ongoing.

Plants For A Future. Awards between £500 and £2,500 to help new food forest projects get started. Ongoing.

Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. Grants from £30,000 for organisation’s core or project costs, including staff salaries and overheads. Aimed at organisations improving our natural world, secure a fairer future, and strengthen the bonds in communities in the UK. Ongoing.

Network Rail Community Tree Planting Fund. Grants from £2,500 to over £15,000 for community groups, charities and other organisations to support tree-planting projects. Ongoing.

National Lottery programmes: Several funds available for Scotland or UK-wide, such as Awards for All Scotland, Young Start, Scottish Land Fund and more. Focus and amount will depend on the specific fund, but can range from £300 to £100,000. Various ongoing.

The Cruach Trust. The Cruach Trust is a small Scottish charity, which likes to make a difference with its donations. The Trust provides financial support for the natural environment including gardens, and for community and music-related organisations throughout the United Kingdom. Ongoing.

Electric Vehicle Chargepoint and Infrastructure Grant for Landlords. The Uk Government has available funding to install electric vehicle chargepoints as a landlord, social housing provider or property factor. Ongoing.

Plugged-in communities grant fund. The plugged-in communities grant fund can cover 100% of costs, up to £75,000, to replace a community transport vehicle with a zero-emission alternative, to support community trips and services. Round 3 is still open for applications, however all funding has now been offered and any new eligible applications will be added to the waitlist.