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Grants of Up to £10,000 Available to Community Projects Tackling Climate Change (UK)

Ahead of the COP26 Climate Change Conference (COP26), in Glasgow this November a new fund has been launched to support communities and schools across the UK take action on climate change.

Grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 are available to support community projects covering areas such as:

  • food
  • transport
  • energy
  • waste and consumption
  • the natural environment.

The funding is being made available through the National Lottery Community Fund’s Together for Our Planet Fund.

Organisations that can apply include:

  • constituted group or club
  • voluntary or community organisation
  • registered charity
  • charitable incorporated organisation (CIO/SCIO)
  • community interest company (CIC)
  • not-for-profit company
  • school, college, university (as long as the project benefits and involves the wider local communities)
  • statutory body (including town, parish and community council)
  • community benefit society

The closing date for applications is 5pm on the 18th November 2021.

The National Lottery Community Fund expects to make 400 – 500 grants.

Potential applicants are invited to attend a webinar.  To sign up please use the links below.

  1. Tuesday 7 September, 11am
  2. Tuesday 21 September, 11am

The online application form is available on the National Lottery Community Fund website (link below)

6th September 2021