Environment & Climate Action

• Aviva Community Fund  

  Funding amount and term: up to £50,000.  
  Funding for: innovative ideas that benefit their community. 
  Who can apply: charities – see full criteria in web link above.  
  Funding priorities: financial wellbeing and climate action. 
  Any other information:  applicants need to create a fundraising page on Crowdfunder.  
  Deadline: ongoing.

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• Charities and Strategic Climate Action podcast

  Join the Third Sector team as they explore Girlguiding’s response to the environmental crisis.

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• Cleeve Common Trust

  Cleeve Common is the largest common in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

• Cotswold Dogs and Cats Home

  An independent charity, which covers the South Cotswolds region and is affiliated to the RSPCA.

• Dean Heritage Centre

  The museum now houses over 20,000 precious objects and documents relating to the heritage of the Forest of Dean.

• Enovert Community Trust   

  Funding amount and term: up to £50,000.  
  Funding for: community and environmental projects that enhance community sports and recreation facilities. 
  Who can apply: non-profit organisations, constituted organisations or groups within 10 miles of a landfill site operated by Enovert Management Limited or within 10 miles of a waste facility managed by the company. This includes Cheltenham (GL52 7RS), Cirencester (GL7 1YG), Gloucester (GL2 5FR) and Lydney (GL14 4EJ).  
  Funding priorities: it is important to demonstrate how your proposal will benefit your community. 
  Any other information: there are five key criteria for projects here. 
  Deadlines: 5 September 2025 and 5 December 2025.

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• Friends of Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common

  Aims to represent all the users and lovers of Leckhampton Hill, Daisy Bank Fields and Charlton Kings Common.

• Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust

  The Trust works towards introducing and inspiring more people about nature.

• Greening Tetbury

  Greening Tetbury is an environmental charity.

• Greenwood's Therapeutic Horticulture

  Our Mission Is To Teach Basic Life Skills To Disabled Children Through the Medium of Horticulture Therapy & Rural Activities.

• HDH Wills Charitable Foundation 

  Funding amount and term: small grants between £500 and £5,000 through the Martin Wills Wildlife Maintenance Trust. 
  Funding for: conservation and maintenance of the natural environment and its indigenous woodland flora and fauna.  
  Who can apply: general, environmental and wildlife charities. 
  Funding priorities: as above.  
  Any other information: see web link above. 
  Deadline: ongoing. 

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• Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal Trust

  The trust's vision is of a sustainable, fully navigable waterway, with towpaths.

• John Ellerman Foundation’s funding schemes

  Funding amount and term: between £30,000 and £150,000.
  Funding for: three strands – arts, environment and social action.
  Who can apply: UK-registered charities with an income between £100,000 and £10 million.
  Funding priorities: to make a difference, with as wide an impact as possible.
  Any other information: please check the web link above for detailed application guidelines.
  Deadline: ongoing.

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• Noah's Ark Rescue

  Finding new homes for domestic pets and providing an animal ambulance service for injured wildlife.

• Painswick Rococo Garden

  The Rococo Garden is a fascinating step back to a flamboyant and sensual period of English Garden Design.

• Sea-Changers Main Grants Programme

  Funding amount and term: up to £2,500 and small grants of £500 are also available.
  Funding for: projects and research that address the root causes of marine conservation threats and challenges in the UK.
  Who can apply: marine conservation charities and not-for-profit organisations, plus schools.
  Funding priorities: grassroots projects which galvanise community action and projects increasing the number of people taking action for marine conservation.
  Any other information: see web link.
  Annual deadlines: 30 September 2025 and 31 March 2026 (same dates every year). Small grant applications can be made at any time.

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• Severn Wye

  Severn Wye is a sustainability charity working across Wales and South West England.

• St James City Farm & Riding School

  Since 1998, St James City Farm has provided a taste of the countryside in the heart of the city of Gloucester.

• Stroud Town Council funding

   Grants are available for a range of community projects in the Stroud District, including for the arts and the environment. For more information and a list of deadlines, please check the link above. 

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• Stroud Valleys Project

  Originally founded in 1988 to protect the industrial heritage of Stroud and its five valleys, Stroud Valleys Project work with community groups and volunteers, helping, inspiring and training them to discover and nurture our local wildlife and green spaces.