Hub Funding Finder February 2023
Hello & welcome to the Hub’s second funding finder! Listed below you can find funds for various climate action projects throughout the Highlands & Northern Isles of Scotland.
Don’t forget to check out our own funding offering on our website here, or you can browse our funding news page for alternative funding finders here
British Ecological Society – Outreach Grants | 15th March 2023
Grants are available to promote and engage the public with the science of ecology. They will
support projects that:
· increase public understanding of, and engagement with, ecology
· stimulate discussion about ecology and its implications for society
· inspire and enthuse people of all ages about the science of ecology, especially those not previously interested
· develop skills in communicating the science of ecology
Up to £2,000
More info: https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/funding/outreach-grants/
Transport Scotland – Active Travel Funding | Ongoing
Several open funds from partners of Transport Scotland such as Sustrans, Cycling Scotland, The Energy Saving Trust etc.
More info: https://www.transport.gov.scot/active-travel/active-travel-funding-opportunities
Steel Charitable Trust | 20th April 2023
Grants from £10,000 to £25,000 are available to registered charities in the UK working in the areas of arts and heritage, education, environment, health, or social and economic disadvantage.
More info: https://steelcharitabletrust.org.uk/grants/rolling-grants-programme/new-grant-making-policy/
UnLtd – Awards for Social Entrepreneurs | 31st March 2023
Funding of up to £18,000 and specialist support are available for UK social entrepreneurs to help them develop as social leaders, and to start up or grow their idea for a social venture.
More info: https://www.unltd.org.uk/awards
Circular Economy Investment Fund | Ongoing
Funding up to £1,000,000 for businesses and third sector organisations to undertake projects that aim to improve the scale, range and depth of resource efficiency work and reduce carbon output in Scotland.
More info: https://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/circular-economy/investment-fund
Social Enterprise Net Zero Transition Fund | Ongoing
Loans from £10,000 to £1.5 million, with a typical fixed interest rate of 3% and are available to social enterprises and the wider third sector in Scotland to support their transition to carbon net zero.
More info: https://www.socialinvestmentscotland.com/learning-hub/social-enterprise-net-zero-transition-fund/
Tesco Community Grants | Ongoing
Grants up to £1,500 are available to non-profit making, constituted groups and organisations for local good causes that focus on supporting children and families in the UK.
More info: https://tescocommunitygrants.org.uk/
Scotmid Co-operative – Community Connect Initiative | 2nd March 2023
Grants up to £15,000 are available to charities and community groups for projects and initiatives that will benefit communities close to Scotmid stores around Scotland.
More info: https://www.scotmid.coop/how-does-community-connect-work-for-community-groups/
CARES – Net Zero Community Buildings Fund | Ongoing
Grants up to £80,000 are available for community groups in Scotland to decarbonise community buildings.
More info: https://localenergy.scot/funding/lets-do-net-zero-community-buildingsfund/?utm_campaign=2142765_CARES_Newsletter_May2022_FUNDING_CB&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Ene rgy%20Saving%20Trust%20Scot&dm_i=2PT0,19XD9,8C42VD,4YVZK,1
Esmee Fairbarn Foundation | Ongoing
Grants from £30,000 are available to organisations doing legally charitable work in the UK that focuses on the Foundation's funding priorities of improving the natural world, securing a fairer future, and strengthening the bonds in communities.
More info: https://esmeefairbairn.org.uk/
National Lottery Community Fund – Community-led Activity | Ongoing
Grants of between £10,001 and £150,000 for up to three years are available to voluntary and community organisations in Scotland for projects in local communities that bring real improvement to the places where people live and to the wellbeing of those most in need.
More info: https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/grants-for-community-led-activity
Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust – Sustainable Future Programme | 28th March 2023
Grants are available to enable organisations in the UK to develop and promote sustainable, low-carbon alternatives to the current consumerist and growth-based paradigm.
More info: http://www.jrct.org.uk/funding-priorities#sthash.ubisAC8e.dpbs
Sea-Changers Grant Programme | 31st March 2023
Grants up to £2,500 are available to UK-based marine conservation charities and not-for-profit organisations for projects that address specific marine conservation areas.
More info: https://www.sea-changers.org.uk/
American Express – Community Giving Programme | Ongoing
Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations to help empower more diverse and inclusive workforces and communities, build inclusive economic growth and financial literacy, and advance climate innovation and action.
More info: https://about.americanexpress.com/corporate-sustainability/how-to-apply-for-a-grant/default.aspx
Aviva Community Fund – Crowdfunding Required | Ongoing
Grants up to £50,000 are available for not-for-profit organisations in the UK who can raise their initial funding through a crowdfunding campaign for projects that address Aviva’s current themes of climate champions and financial empowerment.
More info: https://www.aviva.co.uk/services/more-from-aviva/aviva-community-fund/
The National Lottery Community Fund – Climate Action Fund | Ongoing
Grants of up to £1.5 million over two to five years are available for community-led partnerships in the UK to make changes in their community that they believe will have the biggest impact on climate change.
More info: https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/climate-action-fund-programme
John Ellerman Foundation | Ongoing
Grants from £10,000 are available for charities in the UK whose work in the Foundation's priority areas of arts, environment or social action has impact across the whole of the UK.
More info: https://ellerman.org.uk/apply-for-funding
Rhododendron Trust | Ongoing
Grants between £500 and £1,500 are available to small UK registered charities for social welfare and humanitarian projects in the UK (and the developing world). Cultural and wildlife projects can also be funded.
More info: https://www.rhododendron-trust.org.uk/contacting-the-trust
The Chestnut Fund | Ongoing
Grants up to £350 are available to encourage and enable independent community conservation groups that are part of the The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) Community Network to carry out conservation activities.
More info: https://www.tcv.org.uk/communities/join-community-network/the-chestnut-fund
The Mushroom Trust | 31st March 2023
Grants of between £500 and £10,000 are available for organisations in Scotland to support the creation, maintenance and improvement of urban green spaces
More info: https://mushroomtrust.com/projects/
Paths for All – Smarter Choices, Smarter Places | Ongoing
Match-funded grants up to £50,000 are available to public, third and community sector organisations for projects that encourage people to change their everyday travel behaviours to cut Scotland's carbon emissions, improve air quality and tackle health inequalities.
More info: https://www.pathsforall.org.uk/active-travel/smarter-choices-smarter-places-1/open-fund
Sustain UK | 10th February 2023
New Food for the Planet grants to support communities to take local action or run campaigns to make food in their area better for people and planet. Apply for up to £5K by 10 February.
Co-op Foundation – Carbon Innovation Fund | Ongoing
Grants of £75,000 to £200,000 are available to organisations working to reduce reliance on soy-based animal or fish feed and/or synthetic fertilisers.
More info: https://www.coopfoundation.org.uk/how-we-fund/carbon-innovation-fund/
Scottish Education and Action For Development (SEAD) Fund | Ongoing
SEAD provides small grants for individuals or groups for positive action, and campaigning. Grants are typically £100 - £250.
They are particularly interested in applications that focus campaign activity on the following areas: women’s rights, young people and their global rights, climate justice, inequality, poverty and health justice.
More info: https://sead.org.uk/
Local Energy Scotland – Community Heat Development Programme | Ongoing
The programme can support a range of ideas from local communities, which may include communal heating systems where homes share a source of heat, as well as initiatives that utilise community action to make it easier to install individual heating systems. For examples of the types of projects that can be supported, see the Local Energy Scotland website.
More info: https://localenergy.scot/funding/community-heat-development-programme/
SRDP – Agri-Environment Climate Scheme | 24th March 2023
The Agri-Environment Climate Scheme promotes land management practices which protect and enhance Scotland’s magnificent natural heritage, improve water quality, manage flood risk and mitigate and adapt to climate change. It will also help to improve public access and preserve historic sites.
More info: https://www.ruralpayments.org/publicsite/futures/topics/all-schemes/agri-environment-climate-scheme/