20 June 2024
Funding Opportunities
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Rewilding Britain
Rewilding Britain, a charity that works to restore nature, has announced that the next funding round of the Rewilding Innovation Fund is now open for applications. The fund provides up to £15,000 to support innovative rewilding projects across Britain.
The Rewilding Innovation Fund will support organisations that are part of Rewilding Britain’s Rewilding Network (applicants may join at the point of application) and that are working to apply the principles of rewilding to benefit nature, climate and people. This includes, but is not limited to, community, private and public landowners and managers of rewilding areas on the land and sea.
Applicants are encouraged to take an innovative approach to land and marine rewilding, which will help develop learning and evidence for others within the Rewilding Network.
Projects must be at least 40 hectares in size, and can be either land-based or marine. Marine based projects can be any size.
So far the Fund has supported 35 rewilding initiatives. Successful applications have included a carbon capture project, a seagrass restoration study, a tree seeding experiment, the development of a rewilding strategy, a feasibility study and a community consultation.
The closing date for applications is the 30th August 2024.
The Alec Dickinson Trust
The Alec Dickson Trust supports volunteering or community service projects in the UK that are organised and run by young people aged 30 and younger.
Grants of up to £500 are available to individuals or small groups of young people in the UK to help them put their ideas into action and run projects that benefit the lives of others.
The funding is for UK based projects that:
- Support and encourage youth volunteering, particularly those that involve lots of volunteers and encourage young people to stay engaged as volunteers in the long term.
- Have a positive impact on disadvantaged communities and individuals. Projects should identify a specific need and how to clearly address this need. There is particular interest in projects that will have a deep and meaningful effect on those it reaches, as well as projects that are as long-lasting and sustainable as possible.
- Are innovative and try to do things differently. This could be addressing a real need for the community or doing something that has not been done before.
Applicants will need to provide a referee who know them in in a professional capacity, but who is not part of the volunteer project.
Applications are reviewed on a quarterly basis (January, April, July and October).
The deadline for the current round of applications is 1 July 2024 (10pm).
One Stop Shop Charitable funding – One Stop Community Partnership Programme
We are extremely proud to be part of the local communities we serve, and that’s why we are even more excited to welcome applications for the One Stop Community Partnership programme.
Local Community Groups are able to apply for funding to support the group and to develop a new or ongoing project in partnership with their local store. Successful applicants will receive an initial grant of up to £1,000, and begin a partnership with their local One Stop store.
This programme is designed to support community groups or organisations operating within two miles of a One Stop store and which are;
• Tackling food poverty
• Supporting the vulnerable
• Supporting the elderly
• Supporting low-income families
• Supporting local sports teams
• Improving the local environment
• Reducing Waste in the community
Taking a partnership approach
The programme provides partnership as well as financial assistance. Alongside a grant of up to £1,000, and the opportunity to create a long-term tailored programme of support for successful applicants with their local One Stop Store Team. Grant recipients then work in partnership with the One Stop Store Team at their local shop to deliver support to the community.
The tailored support from the store teams will help community causes to increase or improve their service by assisting in areas such as but not limited to; volunteering support, fundraising and awareness-raising.
Apply today
To be eligible to apply, your organisation or project location address must be within two miles of a One Stop store. Before you start your application, please use the below Store Locator to check the distance from your local store and whether funding is currently available there.
If your local store is one of our Working With stores you will need to speak to the store manager directly to request support for your community group.