Funding opportunities

The Matthew Good Foundation has launched a new fund for small charities and social enterprises. Every three months, five organisations are offered a share of a £10,000 pot. The fund is open to new projects with innovative ideas as well as established charities whose average income is less than £50,000 per year.

This fund has been established to accelerate carbon reduction efforts across the King’s Cross Estate and the surrounding community, supporting the estate’s ESG priority areas. This fund is dedicated to empowering local projects that can demonstrate a tangible carbon reduction benefit, contributing to a cleaner, more sustainable King’s Cross. Organisations or residents that will deliver a local project that can demonstrate a carbon reduction benefit to the King’s Cross area are eligible to apply for the Fund, including; community groups, public sector organisations. You can apply to the fund by filling in the application form which will be reviewed once a quarter.  

This grant offers one-off, small grants (up to £3,000) to registered charities with an annual income below £200,000. This funding opportunity re-opens on Monday 3 November at 10am

“I’ve got an idea” is a micro fund for individuals (or small groups or organisations) who have a novel technical idea that they want to try out that will have a social or environmental benefit. It will cover a variety of different costs and there is no set deadline. 

The government offers a range of grant schemes to support the wider use of electric and hybrid vehicles via the Office of Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV).

Multiple schemes to support funding for energy advice, boilers and other appliances. Broad criteria for customers that can access.

This fund is designed to nurture a diverse range of projects rooted in our vibrant local communities. Whether you’re passionate about generating renewable energy, connecting to heat networks, making energy efficient building improvements, or championing low-carbon transportation solutions – the fund could help get your project off the ground. A range of funding options are available, from a starting grant of £500 to help you test your project idea, to more substantial funding up to £50,000.

Simple and flexible financing for charities and social enterprises. Focusing their investment on your organisation both to become more financially self-sufficient and to generate more social impact. 

Grants to fund registered charities or activities with clearly defined charitable purposes. The trusts work in many fields, including the environment, social inclusion, education, scientific research, the arts, and heritage.

Grants to fund community renewable energy and social enterprise projects. 
The Trust is committed to addressing a broad range of environmental challenges, including tackling climate change, promoting renewable energy, protecting biodiversity, and encouraging sustainable living practices. 

Grants for projects working to tackle climate change, poverty and rebalancing local economies, resources and resilience. 

Grants for projects aiming to make a difference to a local area with clear consideration given to the environmental and social impact of the project.

Grants for projects that address the issues of economic resilience and systems change in different ways. 

Finance for community energy (grants and social impact loans). 

Launched in collaboration with Octopus Energy and Midcounties Co-Operative, Community Energy Kickstart is here to help plug the funding gap for community energy projects. With £1.5m of funds available, this bridging loan is for projects across England, Scotland and Wales who are building and managing local renewable generation to benefit the local community while creating more cheap, green energy.

The Camden Climate Fund can provide up to 50% of costs to reduce the carbon used in our homes, businesses and community spaces. The advice is to apply ASAP. 

Triodos Bank UK has a long track record of financing community energy projects. They provide loans for project construction, operations and/or re-financing with facilities from £ 1 million up to £20 million. Triodos also helps community energy groups raise capital through Triodos Bank crowdfunding platform, they can raise amounts from £400,000 to £5m.

Ethex has a track record of successfully raising more than £70m for over 70 enterprises from a committed network of more than 15,000 people who want to use their money to create impact. Over £50m of the funding raised has been for community energy projects

The Severn Trent Community Fund is open to projects that focus on increasing community wellbeing, ideally which incorporate People, Places and Environment. 

The Community Environment Fund has been created to compensate communities that are demonstrably disrupted by the construction of Phase One of HS2 from London to the West Midlands. 

Capital revolving loan fund for RE projects (100kW – 5MW) (set up and overseen by BIS). Loans are available for development costs (feasibility), bridging loans (planning stage to construction) and short-term loans to cover construction.

Somerset has set up a new directory to support retrofit delivery. There includes various resources and links, including a useful page on funding.

Securing funding and planning for the future is vital. Community First Yorkshire can help you on your funding journey by finding the right funds to apply for, assisting you with the application and helping you become ‘funding ready’.

The Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, and the Combined Authority, are working with local authorities to offer grants of up to £50,000 to fund climate friendly schemes. Funding of between £5,000 and £50,000 is available for projects that prioritise (1) Local, clean, and flexible energy solutions; (2) Healthy, affordable and efficient buildings; (3) Walking, cycling and public transport; or (4) Green and climate-ready nature solutions.

The government’s “Find a grant” service allows you to search government grants. You can use it to access government grant funding, search and filter to find a grant that matches your needs, find out if you are eligible to apply for a grant and how to apply for a gra

Loans to charities, community groups and social enterprises (£50k – £2.5m) for capital projects.

Finance for community groups. Loans from £10k – £75k are available, but can increase to £150k.

Funding pots for community groups. 

Grants to fund support, education and research into fuel poverty of energy efficiency improvements to the local housing stock. 

Community foundations manage funds from individuals, businesses and other donors who want to support causes in their local area. They work with community foundations to inspire place-based philanthropy, bring communities together and fund vital work in neighbourhoods across the UK.

CAF offers a variety of banking, investment and loan solutions as well as grants for a variety of causes.