There are five Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) either wholly or partly within Devon. Most of these offer grant schemes to support projects that bring social, environmental and/or economic benefits to their area, depending on the availability of funding. … Continue reading
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.
Shared Prosperity Fund
District and Borough Councils in Devon are investing their allocations from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) in local projects. The Shared Prosperity Fund has a total budget of £2.6billion which the government has allocated to local authorities to support … Continue reading
Innovate UK: Funding for Research & Development
Innovate UK regularly publishes opportunities for businesses and other organisations to apply for grants and loans for research and development. Current and upcoming opportunities include: Innovation Loans Future Economy Competition UK registered businesses can apply for loans for innovative projects … Continue reading
Naturesave Trust: River & Shoreline Pollution
The Naturesave Trust supports environmental projects across the UK and is currently offering small grants to organisations that are working to tackle pollution in rivers and along coastlines. Charities, voluntary organisations and businesses can apply to the Naturesave Trust (note … Continue reading
Devon County Council: Locality Budgets
Devon County Council continues to run its popular Locality Budgets scheme, with funding available for projects that benefit local communities in Devon. Each County Councillor in Devon has an allocation of £5,000 for the year April 2023 to March 2024 … Continue reading
Rewilding Innovation Fund
Rewilding Britain is offering 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 … Continue reading
Learning through Landscapes: Nature Grants
Schools in England can apply for support from the Learning through Landscapes programme. The Local School Nature grants are intended to help schools offer outdoor learning activities for their pupils. All schools – infant, primary and secondary – can apply … Continue reading
Wild about Devon: Community Wildlife Grant Scheme 2023
The Community Wildlife Grant Scheme supports communities to develop projects and activities that seek to make a real difference for wildlife in Devon. This could include restoring neglected habitats such as grassland or woodland, creating new wildlife areas such as … Continue reading
National Lottery Community Fund: Energy & Climate
The National Lottery Community Fund has launched a new Energy & Climate fund as part of its Climate Action Fund. The fund aims to: encourage communities to use energy in an environmentally friendly way bring communities together so that they … Continue reading
Magic Little Grants 2023
Small not-for-profit organisations will be able to apply for a grant of £500 when this year’s Magic Little Grants open for applications on 1 March 2023. The grants are for organisations in their first year of operation or with an … Continue reading