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Learning through Landscapes – Local School Nature Grants

The aim of this fund is to promote outdoor learning among young children by providing schools and early years providers with outdoor resources and training. Successful applicants will include children in their decision making, whilst incorporating local communities.

Grants provide an assortment of nature equipment up to the value of £500 and a two hour training session.

Note: the scheme does not provide cash grants.

Who Can Apply: The following are eligible to apply:

  • Nurseries and other early years providers.
  • Pre-schools.
  • Primary schools.
  • Secondary schools.

Priority will be given to applicants that include children in the decision-making process.

How To Apply:The next deadline for applications is 4 April 2025 for a decision by 2 May 2025.

Guidance and the application form are available on the Learning through Landscape website.

Contact lsng@ltl.org.uk for more information.

Communities Innovating Yorkshire Fund

Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations, public sector organisations, and businesses in York and North Yorkshire, Hull and East Riding, South Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire for projects, studies, activities, and collaborations that focus on an inclusive economy, creative industries, climate, and collecting community data.

Two levels of funding are available:

  • Seedcorn funds of up to £10,000 for small/pilot projects, to be inclusive of smaller, grassroots initiatives to enable organisations to develop/pilot their ideas.
  • Larger project funds of up to £50,000 for developing existing/more established ideas.

Eligible Expenditure: Projects must align with one of the following themes:

  • Collecting and utilising community data.
  • Good work and better business.
  • Culture and the creative industry.
  • Climate ready places.
  • Communities in their places.

There is a keen interest in projects working in the following areas:

  • Socially marginalised residents of the region such as, racial/ethnic or national minorities, women, residents of spatially isolated communities, those living in poverty and/or without adequate access to educational or vocational opportunities.
  • Demonstrator projects, research addressing evidence gaps, the piloting or study of new approaches (or of existing approaches in new places).

How To Apply

  • The deadline for applications is 23 March 2025 (23:59).
  • YPIP is hosting a general information webinar on 4 March 2025. Applicants must register for the session via email. ypip@leeds.ac.uk
  • Guidance notes and an application form are available from the YPERN website. CIY-Fund – Y-PERN
  • Applicants can submit an optional Expression of Interest form if they feel their project needs further development.

For more information or for any questions or queries, please contact ypip@leeds.ac.uk

Asda Foundation – Young Futures Fund

The funding is for community groups who are looking to deliver activities for teenagers and young people (13 years to 21 years), helping to improve mental health and wellbeing, and create positive life opportunities.

There is particular interest in groups that:

  • Provide specialist services for marginalised or vulnerable groups of young people.
  • Increase access and participation in activities that would otherwise not be available.
  • Address prevalent social issues in their community such as: knife crime, gangs, bullying, personal safety etc.
  • Challenge inequality through awareness, training and education.

The total funding pot is £500,000.

Grants of between £500 and £1,000 are available.

Funding must be used, and projects completed, by September 2025.

The Foundation strives for a holistic spread of applications across the UK, applications from the same area will be reviewed together and Asda Foundation will select the most impactful project/s who meet all the above.

Applications are encouraged from sports clubs, youth clubs, Explorer Scouts, Cadets & Rangers who are specifically carrying out projects/activities to engage and improve the wellbeing of marginalised and at-risk 13 to 21-year-olds.

How To Apply:The criteria and eligibility checker are available now on the Asda Foundation website.

Groups can check their eligibility before the fund opens at noon on 27 February 2025. If eligible, they will be able to access the link to submit an application as soon as the fund opens.

The application window opens on 27 February 2025 (noon) and closes on 13 March 2025 (noon).

HEY Smile's Community Development

HEY Smile’s Community Development Team is supported by East Riding of Yorkshire Council to help charities and community groups in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The service is completely free and includes practical help and support including: 

  • Anything to do with managing a group or charity whether it’s a start-up or an existing trust 
  • Managing finances, looking for grants and offering guidance with grant applications on their Beecan funding portal 
  • Recruiting and supporting volunteers  Helping you to find and undertake training 
  • Linking and networking to other likeminded organisations 

You can access the free support from the team by emailing  hello@heysmilefoundation.org 

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Success Stories

Organisation: Hey Smile Foundation

'Though we haven't benefited directly from this site financially, the site is a fantastic FREE resource for VCSE groups we work with across the East Riding to use and access. The personal alerts in particular are a great feature.'

Organisation: East Riding Astronomers

Amount funded: £2500

Funding organisation: National Lottery Fund

'On the 14th July 2021 the National Lottery Fund granted funding of £2,500 to East Riding Astronomers to establish a Home for Astronomer as part of the Local Connections Fund Round 2. The application by ERA had been to purchase and fit out a 20’ shipping container. Once completed the container was established as a hub for Club activities and in part has been responsible for the growth of the club from 10 members to over 30.'

Useful Links and Information

Application portal homepage - East Riding of Yorkshire Council (flexigrant.com):  the council’s corporate grant management system where you can register as a user and apply for grants. 

How to do it for East Yorkshire:  a range of online resources to provide organisations with a ‘one-stop shop’ for advice and guidance. 

Social Value Engine (SVE): an online tool which helps organisations measure their social value and translate it into a monetary figure. If your organisation is based in the East Riding of Yorkshire, please contact  localgrowth@eastriding.gov.uk  for more information. 

East Riding Intelligence Hub: provides you with facts and figures to support your funding application. 

Wind Farms: funds currently open

Burton Pidsea Wind Farm Small Grants (up to £1,000)

Goole Fields Wind Farm Community Fund - Under £10k

Goole Fields Wind Farm Community Fund - Over £10k

Goole Fields Wind Farm Community Fund Small Grants (up to £5000) – this fund replaces both the Quick Fix fund (originally up to £2,500) and the Cost-of-Living fund (originally up to £5,000) 

Lissett Wind Farm Community Fund - Under £10K (closing date 06/05/2025)

Lissett Wind Farm Community Fund - Over £10K (closing date 06/05/2025)

Routh Wind Farm Community Fund - Over £10k (closing date 09/04/2025)

Routh Wind Farm Community Fund - Under £10k (closing date 09/04/2025)

Routh Wind Farm Small Grants (up to £1,000)

Sancton Hill Wind Farm Small Grants (up to £600) 

Tedder Hill Wind Farm Community Fund - Under £10K (closing date 30/03/2025)

Tedder Hill Wind Farm Small Grants (up to £1,000)

Twin Rivers Wind Farm Small Grants (up to £2,000)

Withernwick Wind Farm Community Fund Under £10k (closing date 31/03/2025)

Withernwick Wind Farm Community Fund Over £10k (closing date 31/03/2025)

Withernwick Wind Farm Small Grants Fund - up to £1,500 (closing date 31/03/2025)  

Applications to all funds can be made online only within the Flexi-Grant system: Application portal homepage - East Riding of Yorkshire Council (flexigrant.com)

  If you have any queries, please contact the fund by email: ruralfunding@eastriding.gov.uk

Community Vision

ERVAS is now part of Community Vision

Promoting, Developing and Supporting Voluntary Activity within the Community.

Community Vision are an infrastructure support organisation and local development agency covering the whole of East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. They support and develop local voluntary sector groups and organisations across the area, with the focus of strengthening their delivery and building resilience within communities. Community Vision is also part of a wider network of infrastructure organisations across the UK through their membership of NAVCA. They strive to empower and support local organisations, and their support is not limited to members, but anyone that needs help.

Community Vision provide a wide range of support so whatever your needs, please feel free to contact them via their website https://communityvision.org.uk/ or by emailing office@communityvision.org.uk.


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The Social Activity Fund

Opportunity for Charities and Community Groups based in Bridlington or surrounding area.

The Bridlington Men In Sheds Charity has now closed and would like to leave a lasting legacy to other charities by providing small grants to VCS groups offering similar activities.

If you are a voluntary organisation that benefits predominantly men, that would benefit from social activities to combat loneliness, improve mental health, support through depression, reduce isolation in the Bridlington or surrounding area, you could be eligible for a grant of up to £1,000.

If you would like to know more about how you can be part of the legacy please contact ERVAS and speak to either Devan Witter or Judith Leech.

Application forms and guidelines are available by contacting  judith.leech@communityvision.org.uk, devan.witter@communityvision.org.uk or telephone 01482 871 077 or write to: The Social Activity Fund, Community VISION, Morley’s Cottage, Morley’s Yard, Walkergate, Beverley, HU17 9BY.