Funding - Environment
This page is updated regularly with new funding opportunities
Co-op Local Community Fund
Supporting projects that provide access to opportunities and resources to help people thrive.
The Co-op’s Local Community Fund is now open for applications, offering groups a chance to secure a share of the £5 million pot.
The fund supports projects that help people and communities thrive, with a particular focus on improving access to food, supporting mental wellbeing, creating opportunities for young people, promoting community cohesion, and building sustainable futures.
Applications must be submitted by midnight on 6 July 2025.
Seed Sourcing Grant
Grants for Seed Stands and Orchards in England
The Government has launched the new Seed Sourcing Grant (SSG) to boost domestic tree seed production, as the demand for UK grown trees continues to grow. The SSG is a competitive grant to provide support to enhance the quality, quantity, and diversity of tree seed sources in England.
The Government has renewed commitment to net zero targets, and?the SSG will help to ensure the availability of planting stock to meet these targets. The grant also aims to improve the diversity of England’s seed supply, by increasing the range of species available.
The SSG is open to any UK-based public, private, or third sector organisation that can demonstrate how the grant will be used to enhance the quality, quantity, and diversity of English seed stands and seed orchards. Individual private landowners may also apply for eligible activities on their own land.
Deadline: 11:55pm Tuesday 19 August 2025. Agreements are likely to be issued in September/October 2025. All items must be received and work completed by 27 March 2028.
Trees Outside Woodland Fund
Tree Council accepting applications for Trees Outside Woodland Fund
Tree Council, in partnership with the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, is offering grants of between £10,000 and £40,000 for local authorities and registered charities with an annual turnover of £100,000 across England to establish trees and enhance green spaces outside of Woodlands.
The Trees Outside Woodland Fund will support well-planned planting projects using a range of tree types and planting methods to support the Government’s Environmental Improvement Plan goal to increase England’s overall tree canopy from 14.5% to 16.5% of the total land area. Eligible projects include hedgerows, orchards, agroforestry, Miyawaki plantings, and standard trees (including urban street trees).
The deadline to submit an expression of interest is 31 October 2025 or until all funding is full allocated.
Branching Out Fund
Grants of between £250 and £2,500 are available per application
The Tree Council is pleased to reopen their Branching Out small grants fund to support a new season of community tree planting. Over the past 20 years, they have supported community groups, volunteer Tree Wardens and many others to plant hundreds of thousands of trees across the UK, thanks to generous Tree Partners and other supporters.
Deadline for applications: Midnight, 14 November 2025
Material Focus Electricals Recycling Fund
Aims to expand existing methods or trial new creative and practical ones for recycling small household electricals
Material Focus, an independent not-for-profit organisation whose mission is to stop electricals from being hoarded and thrown away, is once again offering grants to communities across the UK to reuse and recycle small household electricals. A total of £750,000 is available to support two types of projects:
- Growing existing services – grants of up to £100,000 for projects that grow existing collection methods for small electricals.
- Innovating new methods – grants of up to £50,000 to come up with new approaches to repair, reuse and/or recycle electricals, for example, collection points at large offices/campuses, drop-offs at post offices, major supermarkets, large shopping centres, retail parks, collection of waste electricals using the return journey/spare capacity during collection/delivery of parcels, or projects that support tackling the growing concerns around digital inclusion.
A range of registered organisations can apply, including charities, local authorities, waste partnerships, private waste contractors, other private companies, and compliance schemes. Material Focus will provide successful applicants with project management support.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis
Womble Bond Dickinson Foundation Community Grants
The Womble Bond Dickinson Foundation is committed to giving back to local communities
The Womble Bond Dickinson Foundation is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation established by Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP in April 2017. Their charitable objectives are broad and open to changing. The Foundation is focusing on the following themes for their 2024/25 cycle: Climate action and environmental protection, LGBTQ+ inclusion, supporting inclusion of individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds, Increasing women’s opportunities in life and work, Disability and neurodiversity inclusion, and Mental health and wellbeing support.
They accept applications from registered charities across the UK, although will generally prioritise projects operating within their local communities. The maximum one-off grant size is £5,000.
Applications accepted at any time
