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27th August 2021National Lottery Community Fund – Together for Our Planet
Description
Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations in the United Kingdom for small-scale projects to take action on climate change.
Current Status: Future
Maximum value: £ 10,000
Objectives of Fund
The Together for Our Planet funding programme aims to support the nurturing and development of local ideas, contributing to a legacy of ongoing climate action projects in hundreds of communities across the UK.
Value Notes
The fund has a total value of £2.5 million.
Grants of £1,000 to £10,000 are available.
It is expected that approximately 400 to 500 awards will be made through this programme.
Who Can Apply
Applications will be accepted from the following organisation types:
- Constituted group or club.
- Voluntary or community organisation.
- Registered charity.
- Charitable incorporated organisation (CIO/SCIO).
- Community interest company (CIC).
- Not-for-profit company.
- School, college, university (providing the project benefits and involves the wider local communities).
- Statutory body (including town, parish and community council).
- Community benefit society.
Organisations must have at least two people on their board or committee who are not related.
Projects will need to meet at least two of the following criteria:
- Support the development of longer-term climate action within communities (that is, taking place after the COP26 event in November).
- Encourage communities to plan for the climate emergency – to consider what climate action could mean to them and why it matters.
- Celebrate the importance of community-led climate action and encourage more people to get involved.
- Build resilience in communities that are hardest hit by climate change.
- Provide jobs, skills or training opportunities for communities which support climate action.
When assessing applications, priority will be given to:
- People and communities hit hardest by climate change.
- People and communities who are starting to think about taking climate action.
- Groups who have not received funding National Lottery Community Fund support before.
- Groups who do not have a current award with the National Lottery Community Fund.
- Smaller organisations with an annual turnover of under £100,000.
How To Apply
The programme will open to applications on 1 September 2021. The deadline for applications is 18 November 2021 (5pm).
It is expected that most of the funding awarded will be to support activities taking place after the COP26 conference (which runs from 1 to 12 November 2021).
Contact National Lottery Community Fund for further information.