Community Matters Fund

Apply now for our Community Matters Fund

This summer our Community Matters Fund is supporting charities and community groups providing green spaces that improve wellbeing and biodiversity.

The £250,000 fund is looking to support projects in public areas that boost accessibility to nature and enhance wildlife.

We’re supporting green spaces because access to them is important for both individuals and communities.

They can have a positive impact on mental wellbeing, reducing stress and anxiety. Eco benefits are also clear, with spaces boosting biodiversity, protecting threatened habitats and helping mitigate climate change.

Also, they can strengthen connections and create opportunities to host events which can bring people together.

The Community Matters Fund, run in partnership with Localgiving, offers grants:

• Up to £5,000 if you are a registered charity or non‑profit organisation
• Up to £2,000 if you are an unregistered community group

Projects supporting underserved or vulnerable groups to overcome barriers to benefiting from natural settings are particularly encouraged to apply to the fund.

Your organisation must be based in the Midlands, South West England or South Wales.

What the fund can support

We will support projects that help:

• Create or develop parks, gardens, open spaces, raised flowerbeds and living walls in public areas.
• improve green space accessibility by creating paths, ramps and seating.
• Boost biodiversity by planting trees, hedges and wildflowers, or provide bee hives and bird or bat boxes.

How to apply

Applications open at midday on Tuesday 9 June and close at 5pm on Friday 26 June. You can apply here.