In honour of The Great Big Green Week, 24 September – 2 October 2022, which calls on communities to take action on climate change and protecting nature, our featured funders this week are five grants for your environmental project:
The Linnean Society
Grant size: up to £1,000
Open to: individuals and organisations who are linked with a group of young people (under 16 years) within the UK. This includes, but is not limited to school staff, student groups, home education groups, community groups and small charities.
This grant scheme is purposefully broad and welcomes novel ideas designed to provide young people with an opportunity to take the lead on projects that involve their local nature and natural spaces, to aid young people in realising their influence, to have their voices heard, and see their ideas come to life. Some examples of possible proposals could be: running a school festival about nature; painting community murals showcasing biodiversity in the area; building a community garden; creating a nature walk; hiring a speaker to come and talk about local foraging.
Deadline: Tuesday 1 November 2022, midnight
Kent Community Foundation: Environmental Themed Fund
Grant size: typically £4,000
Open to: UK-based registered charities and not-for-profit organisations (including schools) with projects which encourage local community action to improve the spaces in which we live and educational work focusing on the impact of climate change on our local communities across Kent and Medway.
Deadline: Ongoing with quarterly deadlines. Next one Wednesday 30 November 2022
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The National Garden Scheme Community Garden Grants
Grant size: up to £5,000
Open to: constituted community and voluntary organisations, UK registered charities and Community Interest Groups with projects relating to an existing or proposed community garden or similar site.
Eligible costs could include, for example, site preparation (including hire of small mechanical tools such as rotavators), hand tools, plants, trees, shrubs, containers and seating.
Opens: Monday 17 October 2022
Deadline: Tuesday 31 January 2023, 12 noon
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The National Lottery Community Fund: Climate Action Fund
Grant size: up to £1.2 million over 2 to 5 years and development grants of £50,000 to £150,000 over 12 to 18 months.
Open to: community and voluntary organisations, charities, public sector and those working in partnerships with creative projects that focus on the link between nature and climate. The Fund has an interest in projects that can do at least one of the following:
- show how creating a deeper connection with nature will lead to changing people’s behaviours and greater care for the environment
- show how by bringing nature back into the places we live and work, we can help communities to reduce or adapt to the impacts of climate change
Deadline: Ongoing
Sea-Changers
Grant size: Small Grants up to £500 / Main Grants between £500 and £2,500 (all one-off)
Open to: UK-based charities and not-for-profit organisations (including schools) carrying out marine conservation related activities
Deadline: Small Grants are ongoing / Main Grants 31 March and 30 September each year
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These funds are not managed by Funding for All. Please click ‘Find out more’ and contact the funder directly for more information.
To get involved, take action on climate change and protect nature, and to find an event happening near you this weekend, visit The Great Big Green Week website.
