Climate change funding

If you are looking for ways to get funding for your community climate action project, there are many different funding streams are available.

Here are some resources that you might find useful.


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The Community Grants Fund aims to support local projects that help to build resilient, healthy, and safe neighbourhoods, as well as initiatives which will help reduce the borough’s impact on the climate and wider environment by promoting greener choices.

Find out more about the Community Grants Fund.

The Community Energy Fund (CEF) is a £10m grant scheme for urban and rural communities to develop energy services to benefit their local area.

The funding will help to kickstart clean energy projects including small-scale wind farms and rooftop solar partnerships, as well as battery storage, rural heat networks, electric vehicle charging points. 

Find out more about the Midlands Net Zero Hub – community energy fund

Every year, Grow Wild supports young people, communities, individuals and organisations through our grant programmes.

If you're part of a group with ambitions to transform an urban space, with ideas to help connect local people with nature, their £2000 community grants could be for you.

Find out more about Kew Go Wild funding opportunities.

The Climate Action Fund is the National Lottery's commitment to help communities tackle climate change by supporting communities to be environmentally sustainable.

The Climate Action Fund – Our Shared Future aims to involve more people in climate action and inspire bold and exciting change.

Find out more about the National Lottery 'Our Shared Future' Climate Action Fund.

The Severn Trent Community Fund is supporting local charities and community groups with £2million a year.

Funding is available for brand new projects that have genuine community need and a real impact on improving community wellbeing, such as looking after our natural environment, rivers and water.

Find out more about the Severn Trent Community Fund.

Find a Grant is a service that allows you to search government grants.

You can use the service 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
  • find out how to apply for a grant

Find out more about the Find a Grant service.