APPLY BY 2 FEBRUARY 2026 GWR is inviting bids for up to £25,000 from its Customer and Community Improvement Fund. The fund is designed to support small and medium rail-related projects that can be completed over the course of the 2026/27 financial year. As well as being rail related, projects should have a customer and […]
Environment, energy & transport
With a focus on the low carbon economy, the funds featured in this section cover energy efficiency, renewables, resource management, biodiversity and nature conservation.
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Naturesave Trust
The Naturesave Trust has announced that its current theme for grant applications is ‘marine conservation’. Grants of up to £5,000 are available for work to protect and restore marine environments, including: Applications can be submitted by any organisation: the preference is to fund charities, social enterprises and grassroots community organisations. Your organisation and/or project must […]
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Groundwork Grassroots Grants
Small, local organisations that are making a positive difference in their communities can apply for between £500 and £2,000 in unrestricted funding from Groundwork Grassroots Grants. These are flexible grants and can therefore be used where they are most needed, including for core organisational costs. The aim is to support groups that provide vital services […]
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GBE Supply Chain Fund: Offshore Wind and Networks
Capital grants are on offer for manufacturers producing components for the offshore wind and electricity networks supply chain. The Great British Energy (GBE) Supply Chain Fund is a new programme with a total budget of £300m to address constraints in the supply chain for the offshore wind sector. Manufacturing businesses can apply for funding to […]
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The Giving Machine: Community Grants
Small charities can apply for a £250 grant to support their work. There are eight unrestricted grants available each quarter. Any not-for-profit organisation with a turnover of less than £1m can apply, including: You just need to explain what your organisation does, how you would spend £250 and how it would make a difference to […]
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Horizon Europe
Horizon Europe is the EU research and innovation programme: UK organisations can apply for funding to participate in the programme, based on an EU/UK agreement which makes the UK an ‘associate country’ to Horizon Europe. The new Horizon Europe work programme for 2026/27 has now been published setting out the priorities for the final two […]
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Rewilding Innovation Fund
Rewilding Britain provides grants of up to £15,000 to help remove barriers to rewilding projects within Britain. The Rewilding Innovation Fund will support rewilding projects on land and at sea, at a scale of more than 40 hectares, that adhere to Rewilding Britain’s rewilding principles. The fund aims to support works that could potentially unlock […]
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Path Accessibility Fund
The Ramblers Path Accessibility Fund supports projects to make paths more accessible, particularly focusing on removing the barriers that prevent those with reduced mobility getting outdoors. The funding can be used for projects on Public Rights of Way (PROW). The fund welcomes applications for: The average grant is £2,500 but larger grants will be considered […]
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Sea-Changers Coastal Fountain Fund 2026
Community organisations in coastal locations can apply for a grant towards the cost of purchasing a drinking-water fountain. The grants are being made available by Sea-Changers in order to reduce the use of non-reusable plastic drinks bottles which have a negative impact on UK coastal and marine environments. The grants are for water fountain bottle […]
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NextEnergy Solar Impact Fund
Not-for-profit organisations in South West England can apply for funding from the NextEnergy Solar Impact Fund. The funding is intended for activities that will have positive social, economic and/or environmental impacts on the area. There is a particular focus on education, training and skills. The programme objectives are: Registered charities, CICs, charitable trusts, academic institutions, […]