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National Lottery Heritage Grants is our funding programme for all types of heritage projects in the UK. Use this guidance to apply for grants from £250,000 to £10m. You must first submit an Expression of Interest and, if you are successful, we will invite you to apply. Your application will usually go through two phases: a development phase of up to two years, enabling you work on your project proposal, and a delivery phase of no more than five years. If you think a two phase application is not right for your project, please contact your local office to discuss. Overview Is this the right programme for you? Is your organisation looking to care for and sustain heritage in the UK? Will your heritage project run for no more than five years (excluding the development phase)? Do you require ...
This funding supports community groups in Wales that are taking action on climate change and aiming to live more sustainably, or helping them kick-start their ideas. To apply, your group must have received support from the Egin mentoring programme . The main aim of your project should be to help your community engage with climate change and take steps to live more sustainably. We aim to fund groups that consider the impact of their activities on nature and, where possible, limit any potentially damaging practices. We’re also interested in other benefits your project could bring. These might include: improving people’s wellbeing improving relationships between people and organisations improving biodiversity We want to fund organisations that are open to learning and plan to share what th...
Is this the right programme for you? Are you an organisation working with natural heritage in Wales? Do you need funding for planning or delivering a nature-based project? Does your project focus on improving wildlife and biodiversity in Wales in and around the network of protected sites? Do you require a grant of between £250,000 and £1million? If you answered yes to these questions, then the Nature Networks Fund is for you. Overview We’re delivering the Nature Networks Fund on behalf of the Welsh Government, in partnership with Natural Resources Wales. The aim of the Nature Networks Fund is to improve the resilience of Wales’ network of protected land, freshwater and marine sites. It is a key element of the delivery of the Welsh Government’s wider Nature Networks Programme, supporting...
We fund projects that work closely with people and communities in Wales. Your project should be accessible and respond to the issues that matter most to your community. By community, we mean people who share an identity, interest or experience – or people who live in the same area. In your application, you’ll need to show how your project: involves your community in its development, design and delivery builds on your community’s strengths, skills and experiences understands what’s already happening locally, and how your work fills a gap considers its environmental impact, for example, using shared transport like a minibus instead of separate car journeys Community missions Your project also needs to meet at least one of our missions. To help communities: come together help children and ...
Apply for funding to pursue an adventurous, ambitious curiosity-driven project in environmental research.
Page last updated: 17 September 2026 National Lottery Heritage Grants is our funding programme for all types of heritage projects in the UK. Use this guidance to apply for grants from £10,000 to £250,000. Overview Is this the right programme for you? Is your organisation looking to care for and sustain heritage in the UK? Will your heritage project run for no more than five years? Do you require a grant of between £10,000 and £250,000? Are you a not-for-profit organisation, a private owner of a heritage asset or a partnership? Does your project take into account our four investment principles? If you answered yes to these questions, then National Lottery Heritage Grants could be for you. Our investment principles Four investment principles guide all our grant decision making under our 1...
Apply for funding to work with US-based researchers on an environmental science application.
The climate and nature emergency affects us all, but local action can make a real difference. We fund community-led projects that improve the environment and help people connect with and enjoy nature where they live. We fund projects that meet one of the following priorities: help people connect with and care for nature in their area make a positive difference to the environment 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 You cannot apply if you already have an Awards for All grant. If you're looking for more general funding for community projects, go to the National Lottery Awards for All England page .
Apply for funding to respond quickly to transient, unexpected environmental research opportunities created by sporadic natural occurrences such as earthquakes, droughts, floods, or ephemeral events in ecosystems.
We want to fund projects that strengthen our food system and reduce food insecurity for people and communities. We want to support ways of producing enough healthy, affordable food without harming the planet. We will do this by supporting work that: works with nature to create resilient, sustainable and equitable food systems (this is called agroecology) addresses the root cause of long-term problems, not just the symptoms (this is called systems change) You must meet one or more of our aims Your project must work towards systems change in the way that: community organisations grow and produce food – using agroecological methods food gets distributed – aiming for equitable access to healthy, affordable food for all offers people and communities different food options – especially those ...
With this funding, we want to help strengthen communities and improve lives across England. Our funding is available to all communities. But our priority is the places, people and communities that need it most. When we say ‘community’, we mean people who live in the same area. Or people with similar interests or life experiences, even if they do not live in the same area. How much you can ask for You can apply for £20,001 or more, for projects lasting up to 5 years. We fund a range of projects and organisations varying in size and amount. For example, we gave: £55,000 over 5 years to a single organisation to deliver health and wellbeing support in their community, including advice on benefits and debt and dementia prevention services £55,000 over 5 years to a single organisation to deli...
This opportunity allows UK-based researchers and researchers in the State of São Paulo, Brazil to submit a collaborative application under existing NERC funding opportunities. This will go through a single review process.
Apply for funding to undertake research associated with an IODP3 expedition or SPARC project.
The climate and nature emergency affects us all. But local action can make a real difference. We want to fund projects that have environmental sustainability as their main aim. We’ll fund projects that meet at least one of our priorities: help people connect with and care for nature in their area help people connect with and care for nature in their area make a positive difference to the environment make a positive difference to the environment help people tackle pollution in their communities help people tackle pollution in their communities You can use our funding to: start a new activity or continue an existing one (if it meets our priorities) start a new activity or continue an existing one (if it meets our priorities) help your organisation or community (or both) adapt to new chall...
Apply for capital funding to renew, replace and enhance capabilities for environmental science. The funding opportunity is for existing facilities, laboratories and other national capabilities which are demonstrably available for use by the wider environmental science community.
Apply for proof-of-concept funding to develop and deploy innovative autonomous solutions for atmospheric science research or autonomous aerial systems for environmental science.
Apply for funding to improve our understanding of how ecosystem change affects resilience, security and prosperity as part of the NERC-Defra co-funded Resilient Economy and Security through Ecosystem Transitions programme.
Seeking an experienced partner to design, deliver and steward a multi-year community, convening and collaboration programme for Wellcome Accelerator Awardees, supporting connection, opportunity, collaboration and long-term career progression. Suppliers should view the RFP through the Oracle portal, where they should also submit any questions.
Apply for three years of NetworkPlus funding to build new capacity, strengthen community and enhance research to innovation capabilities focused on the circular economy in data and metrics, or textiles. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding.
You can only apply for this funding opportunity if we have invited you to do so following a successful outline application.
Apply for funding to pursue truly novel curiosity-driven environmental research that is at an early stage of development and has the potential to be transformative.
Apply for funding to increase our understanding, assessment, management, and governance of water across scales, from catchment to groundwater and from source to sea. Enable better decision-making for public authorities, water managers, and other stakeholders.
Apply for funding to increase our understanding of novel ecosystems, their socio-ecological dynamics and consequences, and future pathways and trajectories of change.
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