The National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) has announced that its £30 million 'Climate Action Fund - Our Shared Values' will close for applications on 17 December 2025.
NLCF is supporting communities across the UK to be environmentally sustainable with grants from £500,000 upwards. It is expected that most grants will be between £1 million and £1.5 million over three to five years. Consideration will also be given to larger or longer-term projects.
The funding is for formal partnership working across sectors and including community representation. This could include but is not limited to organisations in the community and voluntary sector, the public sector, the environment sector, or with expertise such as story-telling, learning and impact. Please note single organisations may not apply.
NLCF wants to hear from more partnerships that are led by or include non-climate or environment focused organisations. They should be aiming to reach people who are new to climate action.
To be eligible, partnership projects need to reach more people by either:
- Influencing communities at a regional, national or UK level, for example by linking larger campaigns or projects that will inspire people to take action on climate issues, or helping communities to influence the people that make policies that affect them.
- Linking climate action to the everyday lives and interests of local communities and using people's day-to-day activities to inspire them to do things differently and work towards lasting impact.
There is particular interest in projects that:
- Involve people, places and communities experiencing poverty, discrimination and disadvantage.
- Use unexpected themes or interest to engage communities and inspire them to take climate action.
The grants can be used for a wide range of expenses.
There is a two stage application process. NLCF reports there is a high demand for this fund and only the strongest applications will progress to the second stage
Stage one applications will be accepted until 17 December 2025 when the Fund closes.
Climate Action Fund - Our Shared Future | The National Lottery Community Fund
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