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Community / educational funding opportunities

Changing Coasts East Riding Schools Support Fund

As part of the CCER project, East Riding of Yorkshire council has established this fund to support schools to deliver coastal learning activities such as field visits, workshops and assemblies, as well as purchase equipment to facilitate this.

The fund will be open to applications until 18th December 2026. Guidance notes and the online grant application form can be found on East Riding of Yorkshire Council's Online Grant Application Portal. 

For further information on the Changing Coasts East Riding Schools Support Fund and/or to discuss your project idea prior to submission, please contact the Project Team for the Fund at coastal.management@eastriding.gov.uk

King Charles III Charitable Fund – Small Grants

The scheme provides small grants to support independent UK registered non-for-profit organisations for grassroots, community-based projects that fall within its core funding themes.

The next application window, will open 17 to 31 October to eligible organisations working across the education and heritage and conservation funding themes.

Grants of up to £3,000 are available per year for three years. The total cost of the project should not exceed £50,000. An online application form and guidance notes are available on the KCCF website.

British Gas Energy Trust 

The British Gas Energy Trust, an independent charity funded by British Gas, was set up to support individuals and families who are struggling to pay their bills, regardless of energy provider.

The Trust currently offers two funds to British Gas customers living in England, Scotland or Wales:

• Individuals and Families Fund
• British Gas Energy Support Fund

Both are intended to tackle fuel poverty by clearing the energy debts of struggling households and respond to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. It should be noted that the Trust does not award cash payments, rather it will credit the householder’s energy account.

Applicants must have received money advice/guidance within the last six month. British Gas Energy Trust is interested in funding applications where the applicant can show a sustainable position moving forward. 

Please note the Trust may close the application portal with little or no notice once the funds have been expended. Applications are currently taking four to six weeks to be processed.

Full guidelines and the application form can be found on the British Gas Energy Trust Website.

Home Instead Charities

Home Instead offer funding to support local community events that enhance and enrich the lives of people over the age of 55 to combat loneliness and sometimes isolation ensuring they stay fit, active, healthy and connected and contributing to their local communities.

There are two levels of funding:

• Grants of up to £500 for small grass roots organisations.
• Grants of up to £1,500 for small local registered charities. Larger grants can be considered for exceptional projects.

Applications will be accepted from 1 October until 31 October and will be processed and awarded in November 2025.

Applicants should complete the online form on the Home Instead Charities website. 

Kellogg's Breakfast Club Grants

Kellogg’s, in partnership with Forever Manchester, is awarding grants of £1,000 to school Breakfast Clubs, to help them provide breakfast to those children who need it most.

Grants of £1,000 per breakfast club are available. Eligible breakfast clubs must be based in a school in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland and aimed at pupils between reception class and year 13. Applications are currently being accepted from secondary schools. 

A limited number of grants are available with priority being given to schools that either:

• Have 35% and above of children eligible for pupil premium funding (for England) and eligible for free school meals (Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales); or
• Are based in an area which is classified as falling in the 10% of most deprived areas according to the Index of Multiple Deprivation (30% for secondary school applications).

Applications must be submitted using the online form available on the Forever Manchester website.

Local environment funding opportunities

Grassroots Grant Programme

Groundwork's Grassroots Grants provides unrestricted funding of up to £2,000 for small, local organisations in England who are making a positive difference in their communities.

Funding can be used for core organisational costs that support the important work organisations deliver in their communities. The funding offered is unrestricted and therefore flexible. It can be used where it is most needed.

Unrestricted grants of between £500 and £2,000 can be accessed by organisations whose income is under £25,000 in the last financial year. 

Priority will be shown to organisations which meet the following criteria:

• Funding for communities that rank as being within the top 15% on the English Indices of Deprivation
• Organisations that work with and support communities classed as marginalised or vulnerable

Deadline: Applications close at 12:00pm on Tuesday 14th October 2025

Guidance notes and an online application form are available from the Groundwork website. 

Our Local Nature Grants

The Linnean Society is offering grants for community organisations linked with young people to deliver projects and activities that engage young people with local nature and natural spaces and improve their understanding of local biodiversity.

Community groups and other organisations working directly with children and young people aged 16 and under can apply for funding for a variety of activities.

The maximum award amount is £1,000. However, groups are encouraged to apply for significantly lower amounts. 

The deadline for applications is 25 October 2025 (midnight). Proposed projects are expected to commence in January 2026 and be completed by the end of June 2026.

For the online application and guidance notes, please see Our Local Nature Grant Scheme | The Linnean Society

Naturesave Trust

The funding aims to support projects which specifically address the needs set out in the Trust's latest funding window and fall under the broad objective of promoting and implementing sustainable development.

The theme for the current (October to November 2025) funding round is biodiversity.

Grants of up to £5,000 are available.

Applications are accepted from a range of UK based organisations, including charities, social enterprises, community interest companies (CICs), voluntary organisations, small grassroots community groups and businesses.

The deadline for applications is 27 November 2025 (12 noon). Further information, the guidelines and the online application form can be found on the Naturesave Trust website.

National Lottery Awards for All England – Environment

Grants are available for voluntary and community organisations, schools and local authorities in England to carry out community-led projects that improve the environment and help people connect with and enjoy nature where they live.

The funding is for projects that meet one or both of these aims: Help people connect with and care for nature in their area; Make a positive difference to the environment.

All projects must benefit the local community and involve local people from the start.

Grants of between £300 and £20,000 for up to two years are available.

The deadline for applications is 17 December 2025.

Guidance notes and the online application form are available on the NLCF website.