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Platinum Jubilee Village Halls Fund 2025-26

Capital grants are available for village halls in rural areas across England to enhance, upgrade, extend, improve, and construct halls so that, as a result, new activities can take place bringing communities together.

The Fund was established in 2022 as the Platinum Jubilee Village Halls Fund to mark the occasion of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee in May 2022.

The Main Grants Fund is provided by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) and administered by the charity Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE).

The funding aims to support the modernisation and improvement of village halls, so that they are fit for purpose and can provide activities which seek to achieve one or more of the following outcomes for their communities:

• Improved health and/or wellbeing and/or reduction in rural loneliness.
• Positive impact on the local environment, contributes towards net zero.
• Support for the local rural economy.
• Promotion of community cohesion.

Grants of between £7,500 and £75,000 are available. The grant will be 20% of the capital project costs including the VAT. Applicants must be able to identify where the 80% is being sourced from. The minimum project costs are £37,500. There is no upper limit but the maximum grant is £75,000. All invoices must be submitted, any other requirements met and grants drawn down by 31 March 2026.

Match funding of up to 80% is required. Projects cannot use funds from the Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) as part of their 80% contribution.

To be eligible, the village hall must:

• Be charity owned and managed by the community.
• Be located in a town or village with a population of 10,000 or less people.
• Have a freehold or leasehold in place. If a leasehold interest, there must be at least 21 years left to run on the lease.

How to apply: There is a two-stage application process. Organisations successful at Stage One will be invited to submit a Stage 2 application form and details of their local ACRE member.

Applicants are expected to work with their local ACRE member on their Stage 2 application. There is currently no set deadline for Stage 1 applications, though if oversubscribed, ACRE will close the applications. ACRE will process Stage 1 applications in the order of receipt.

All relevant documents, including fund criteria, faqs, preview of application questions and the online Stage 1 application form can be found on ACRE’s website.

For further information on how to obtain this grant locally, please contact the following:

Enquiries, Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE), The Quadrangle, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, OX20 1LH

Tel: 01285 653477 E-Mail: villagehallsfund@acre.org.uk

Community facilities, activities and the local environment

King Charles III Charitable Fund - Small Grants 

King Charles III Charitable Fund (KCCF) is the working name of The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation. Founded in 1979 to support the then Prince of Wales's charitable work, it aims to transform lives and build sustainable communities by funding a wide range of good causes within its core funding themes.

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.  Grants of up to £3,000 are available per year for three years. The total cost of the project should not exceed £50,000. Approximately 100 community-based organisations are awarded grants each year. 

Applications are currently open from 9am on the 6th August to 12 noon on the 20th August for the following themes:

• Environment - protecting and promoting the natural world through efforts including habitat restoration, species conservation, carbon savings and sequestration and circular economies;
• Countryside - investing in the economic and environmental future of the countryside. This includes grants to support sustainable and regenerative agriculture, nature friendly farming practices and a brighter future for those who live and work in rural communities.   

How to apply : Review the guidance notes, the ‘guidance for grantees‘ page and the eligibility criteria in full: Small grants - King Charles III Charitable Fund 

Complete the eligibility quiz and receive your unique application link: Eligibility quiz - King Charles III Charitable Fund 

Submit an application via the online application form 

For further information, please contact: contact@kccf.org.uk / 020 4551 9330

The Tree Council: 'Branching Out' fund

The Tree Council have re-opened their 'Branching Out' scheme to fund community tree planting next season. 

Grants of between £250 - £2,500 are available per application. Applicants who are eligible include community groups, schools, not-for-profits, residents' associations, Tree Warden Networks, charities and many more.

The deadline for applications is midnight on 14th November, 2025.

For more information, visit: Branching Out Fund - The Tree Council

National Lottery Awards for All England - Environment

The National Lottery Community Fund are supporting community-led projects that improve the environment and help people connect with and enjoy nature where they live.

You can use the funding to:

• start a new activity or continue an existing one;   
• help your organisation adapt to new challenges;   
• run one-off events that have a clear environmental benefit.

Eligible projects include:

• helping people connect with and care for nature in their area;   
• making a positive difference to the environment

Funding is suitable for voluntary, statutory or community organisations. Funding ranges from £300 - £20,000 for up to 2 years.

The application window is open from 25th June - 17th December 2025.

For more information, visit: National Lottery Awards for All England – Environment | The National Lottery Community Fund