Climate Change - Community Directory

National funding

Through a network of skilled advisers, ACRE coordinates a nationwide information and advice service for village halls. Advisers are based in every rural county of England and combine their specialist knowledge of running community buildings with local knowledge.

National funding

Supports the repair, restoration, protection and improvement of churches, cathedrals and other places of Christian worship where changes support wider community use and enable greater impact.

National funding

Projects under the Rebuilding Biodiversity theme support a variety of living things, including all species of plants and animals and the natural systems/habitats that support them. Ideally projects will have a strong element of public access or inclusion such as volunteer involvement.

National funding

Projects under the Community Buildings theme include those which improve buildings at the heart of their communities – such as village halls, community centres and church halls. They can include building refurbishments and internal works to kitchens, toilets, roofs, flooring, window, doors and heating systems.

National funding

List of grants for small community projects

National funding

A spreadsheet to help you assess and access new central government (and some other) funds that will be channelled mostly via local authorities. This will help you know what is out there and argue for your inclusion in local authority bids for these funds.

National funding

The £150 million Community Ownership Fund is for communities across the United Kingdom. It has been set up to help communities take ownership of assets at risk of closure. It will run for 4 years until 2024/25.Voluntary and community organisations can bid for match funding. Funding may support the purchase and/or renovation costs of community assets.

National funding

Grants are available from £250 to £5,000. Grant applications are welcome from groups or organisations that can demonstrate a clear community benefit in their constitution or governing document. Grants for The advancement of agriculture and of environmental protection and the relief of financial hardship

National funding

The focus of the project must be to undertake physical works that lead to the provision, conservation, restoration or enhancement of a natural habitat or the maintenance or recovery of a species in its natural habitat. Must in 10 miles of an eligible FCC landfill site.

National funding

Charitable foundation grant funding available for religious organisations and UK church projects, building, construction and repairs.

National funding

The National Churches Trust accepts applications for listed and unlisted churches, chapels and meeting houses, as long as they are open for regular public worship (i.e. more than six services a year) and are located within England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. The building must have been built as a place of worship, and be more than 30 years old.

National funding

Funds projects run by charities and community groups that meet local community needs by providing a range of social, economic and environmental benefits

National funding

The fund makes grants available to encourage and enable community groups to carry out conservation activities. The applications are considered and administered by TCV Chestnut Fund Committee. The maximum grant will be £350.

National funding

Suitable for voluntary or community organisations with a funding size of £10,001 or more, for up to five years.

National funding

This fund places a special emphasis on wildlife and biodiversity, and is a great opportunity for planting projects that are planned with care and thought as to how our animal and insect friends might best benefit, or are situated in a location where animals are cared for, such as rescue centres or city farms, as long as they have charitable status. Grants can supports schools, community groups and Tree Warden Networks to plant trees, hedges and orchards.

Local funding

Councillors will consider grant applications for sports; culture and heritage; environment and sustainability; social welfare; and community activities.

Local funding

If you run a small group or charity in Bassetlaw and would benefit from start up funding and/or funding for a specific project.

Local funding

The Community Fund is for small scale projects that benefit the Council’s Housing customers and the communities they live within. It is designed to benefit as many projects as possible in areas across the Borough with Council Housing properties. Up to £1,000 per project is available.

Local funding

Councillors' Divisional Fund gives every County Councillor £5,000 to spend on projects, people and organisations in their areas. The fund is designed to allow Members to offer financial support to organisations, charities and community groups within their division that actively support the community.

Local funding

Communities affected by the operation of East Midlands airport can apply for grants of up to £2,000 for projects that have a long-lasting community, social or environmental benefit.

Local funding

Your local councillors decide on whether grants are approved and how much is given. Each councillor has £1,500 to award during this year

Local funding

This grant scheme has been set up to support community organisations and voluntary groups, including social enterprises, based in Rainworth, Blidworth and in the south Mansfield ward of Lindhurst. It has been made available by Lindhurst Wind Farm Ltd. and is operated by RWE Renewables Ltd.

Local funding

Newark and Sherwood Community Grant Scheme aims to support District based constituted groups, charities and not-for profit organisations with projects or initiatives that align to the Council’s Community Plan objectives.

Local funding

Grant funding is awarded to successful applicants following a grant application from the community group themselves. The community fund offering grants of between £2,500 and £10,000 will re-open in 2023.

Local funding

This page provides details of all our available funding programmes across Nottinghamshire.

Local funding

The Council has a Community Support Scheme which enables each Councillor to put forward proposals for expenditure on small projects in their ward or community. Each Councillor currently has a budget of £1,000 each year to spend.

Local funding

If you're a not-for-profit organisation in Nottinghamshire (excluding the city of Nottingham) with an idea to help others think differently about waste, you can apply for a grant of up to £1000. The Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Fund offers funding to groups, schools and charities who are committed to helping Nottinghamshire to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

Local funding

Grants if approved will be paid between £100 and a maximum of £750.

Local Funding

Local Funding

Apply for three sizes of grants from £2,000 to £200,000.

Local funding

The Mansfield Community Grant Fund will support community-based activity with grants of up to £15,000 for community groups across the district of Mansfield.

Local funding

The Scheme invites applications from groups within Nottinghamshire in need of financial assistance to help with their objectives. The panel consider applications for assistance in a number of different categories including those that benefit the environment.

Support

Energy4All helps the communities raise funds through public share and bond offers, brings the technical expertise to build projects to time and budget and then manages their continued operation.

Support

Family Action has launched Food On Our Doorstep (FOOD) clubs to provide good quality food at a low cost, while also reducing food waste. It costs just £1 a year for a family to become a member.

Support

Can provide a more detail to help groups understand more about the process, timescales, technical considerations, consents/legal requirements and possible constraints of making a connection to the network in a particular area.

Support

MEA recognises that our communities offer the potential for sustained action on fuel poverty, climate change and wider sustainability. Provide Carbon Literacy training for your community in a full day interactive session Run a Climate Change Communications Service

Support

If you’re a charity or community group you can create an account on our platform to be informed about free donations of surplus food available near you.

Support

The RCAN team work in partnership with colleagues at district and borough councils, Notts County Council and other public and voluntary bodies. This enables the development of sustainable services, facilities and amenities for the benefit of rural residents and businesses.

Support

Sharenergy is here to help grow the community energy sector in the UK.

Support

The Big Solar Co-op is a not-for-profit, carbon-first and volunteer-led organisation. They are solarising commercial and community buildings all over the UK.

Support

Trading standards have responsibility for a number of laws that help to protect the environment including tackling greenwashing.

Support

Support, advice and networking for voluntary and community groups.

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The network brings together groups and organisations from local authorities, the NHS, the voluntary and community sector, and other stakeholders such as universities, food producers and businesses to support new and existing food initiatives to help build community resilience.

Support

Work with community energy groups, charities and local organisations to share and learn from examples of best practice, provide energy efficiency advice and advise on the most efficient way communities can reduce their carbon emissions.

Support

Residents can drop off their leftover paint, providing they are registered to use Nottinghamshire County Council’s Recycling Centres, and recycling centre staff will prevent good quality, reusable paint from going to disposal. The paint is then redistributed to individuals, charities and community groups for free, to help brighten homes and community spaces.

Support

Support voluntary and community groups and help people volunteer.

Information

This is a CSE initiative to share the resources we've found most useful to support communities taking action on energy.

Information

This is a free directory of sustainability minded organisations in the Nottinghamshire area – food, transport, housing, energy, activism.

Information

Information about the types of renewable energy available.

Information

Impact is a digital visualisation tool that helps you understand your community’s carbon footprint. It works for parishes, wards and local authority areas.

Information

There are various services across Nottinghamshire, such as Food Banks, FOOD Clubs, Community Supermarkets, Social Eating groups and the Council’s School Meals Service, which provides free school meals to over 22,000 children and young people

Information

Tips on how to get involved in sustainable food growing.

Information

Veolia Nottinghamshire works with communities across Nottinghamshire to raise awareness about waste and recycling in the County.

Information

Get involved with local schemes and initiatives, and access support locally to help fight climate change.

Information

Provides a monthly communities newsletter, an ‘Ask Me A Climate Question’ service and provides a directory of local community climate action groups in Nottinghamshire.

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