There are a number of trusts and grants available that will support environmental education projects. If you are aware of other opportunities, please let us know.
| Funding Opportunity | Type |
| Tesco bags of help – grants of up to £4,000 for local community projects Grants of up to £2,000 are available. | Grant |
| Register your school for support from Groundwork to improve your outdoor learning offering Help to improve your grounds and support your staff to provide sessions for pupils around growing, outdoor play, and wildlife exploration. | Advice |
| Apply for financial assistance to put towards an Outward Bound course Financial assistance is available to all UK residents who are in the education system. | Financial Support |
| Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust Grants for disadvantaged young people to develop an existing interest and experience in adventurous outdoor activities. | |
| Aviva Community Fund Crowdfunding-based initiative for projects that boost the resilience of communities in the face of uncertainty – tackling inequality and improving environments to build more connected, more resilient communities. | Financial Support |
| Field Studies Council Provides support for the most disadvantaged learners to experience to high quality outdoor learning. | Financial Support |
| Earnest Cook Trust Grants are available to environmental education projects, outdoor learning and ‘learning from the land’. | Grant |
| British Ecological Society Grants are open to projects that promote and engage the public with the science of ecology. | Grant |
| National Lottery Community Fund Funding to help make a difference in your community. Grants from £300 – £10,000 to support what matters to people and communities. | Grant |
| B&Q Community Re-Use B&Q donates unsellable materials and products to local community groups to reduce waste and help the community. | Materials |
| Bank of Scotland For charities registered in Scotland seeking to address social exclusion or disadvantage. | Grant |
| The Barrack Charitable Trust For charities focused on the advancement of the arts, heritage and culture or the provision or organisation of recreational facilities. | Grant |
| The Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation Funds capital work, minibuses and education projects. | Grant |
| Biffa Award Gives grants to community projects (biodiversity, recreation, partnership and community buildings) near their landfill sites. | Grant |
| Cairngorms Travel Grant (Scotland only) Grants to support schools and voluntary groups making educational visits to the Cairngorms National Park. | Grant |
| Cashback for Communities Youth Work Fund Youth work activity programmes for young people aged 10-24 that support young people most at risk of being involved in antisocial behaviour, offending or re-offending into positive destinations. | Grant |
| Blue Spark Foundation Supports the education and development of children and young people by providing grants for educational, cultural, sporting and other projects. | Grant |
| DM Thomas Foundation for Young People The Foundation makes grants to charities and CICs that help improve the education of young people or that improve the health of young people. | Grant |
| Children in Need Makes grants to charities and other non-profit organisations that support and work with children and young people who are disadvantaged and face challenges in their lives. | Grant |
| Classical Association Funds school teachers, students, academics and organisations to provide wider access to teaching and learning about the classical world. | Grant |
| Coalfields Community Grants Programme (Wales) Supports projects in Welsh coalfield communities that create jobs, increase skills, improve health and wellbeing, broaden childcare provision or develop community facilities. Their Game on Gear Grant aims to get more young people (13-19) from Welsh Coalfield communities to play sport by funding sports kit. | Grant |
| Coalfields Community Grants Programme (England) Has a variety of programmes and funding opportunities focused on improving three key areas: health and wellbeing, employment and skills. | Grant |
| Community Matters Charitably giving scheme from John Lewis & Partners shops. Every 3 months each shop selects 3 community groups or charities to help. Customers use a token to vote for the organisation they’d like to support. | Grant |
| David and June Gordon Memorial Trust (Scotland only) Supports the arts, community and youth organisations in north-east Scotland. | Grant |
| Des Rubens and Bill Wallace Grant The John Muir Trust offers the Grant to give people the opportunity to seek out life-changing experiences in wild places of the world in ways which will benefit both the person and the wild places themselves. | Grant |
| Esmee Fairbairn Foundation Aims to improve the quality of life for people and communities in the UK by supporting organisations that word in the arts, with children and young people, the environment, food, and social change. | Grant |
| Ford Britain Trust Funds projects focused on education, environment, children, people with disabilities, youth activities and projects that provide clear benefits to the local communities close to Ford UK locations. | Grant |
| The Fore Makes unrestricted grants to help organisations transform – become more sustainable, more efficient, to grow substantially or to take a major step forward of some kind. | Grant |
| Scottish Forestry Community Fund (Scotland only) Supports groups and organisations that encourage people to use woods more. | Grant |
| Baillie Gifford Community Awards Programme (Scotland only) Supports grassroots community organisations across Scotland focused on children and families, elderly, education, environment, health, physically disabled, homelessness, women or grassroots sport. | Grant |
| Foundation Scotland Community Funds (Scotland only) Various funds focused on projects delivering community benefit. | Grant |
| Wesleyan Foundation (Scotland only) Supports organisations delivering educational projects enhancing learning, upskilling and developing career opportunities, and supporting people to move towards employment. Also funds outdoor projects (making changes to enable services to be delivered outside) and Personal Social Education. | Grant |
| Foyle Foundation The main fund supports charities registered and operating in the UK with a core remit of the arts or learning. Schools are eligible to apply. The Small Grants Scheme supports charities with a turnover of below £150,000. | Grant |
| Frederick Soddy School Award The Schools Awards support school and student fieldwork and expeditions with a strong element of human geography. | Grant |
| Garfield Weston Foundation Supports a broad range of charities across the UK that make a positive difference through arts, education, the environment or young people. | Grant |
| GH Roberts Community Trust Funds small community projects that support the advancement of education, community development, human rights, environmental protection, conflict resolution and reconciliation. | Grant |
| Greenpeace Scotland Bags of Help for Young People (Scotland only) Funds projects that provide access to new experiences and skills, often for those vulnerable young people who would not otherwise be able to take part in these activities. | Grant |
| Garfield Weston Foundation Supports a broad range of charities across the UK that make a positive difference through arts, education, the environment or young people. | Grant |
| Greggs Foundation Environmental Grant For projects aimed at improving the local environment e.g. turning a piece of wasteland into a garden or organising litter picking days. Projects must improve the physical environment in a way that also benefits the wider community. Schools are eligible to apply. | Grant |
| The Kings Fund GSK IMPACT Award Provides funding, training and development for charities doing excellent work to improve people’s health and wellbeing. | Grant |
| Healthy Hearts Grant For community projects across the UK that focus on heart health and promote healthier, happier longer lives. | Grant |
| The Hedley Foundation Funds projects that raise the aspirations of disadvantaged young people and youth projects focused on education, the arts, sport and adventurous activities. | Grant |
| The Henry Smith Charity – Holiday Grants Provides grants for recreational trips and holidays for groups of children aged 13 and under in the UK who have a disability or who are disadvantaged. | Grant |
| Hostelling Scotland Explorer Fund Gives young people in Scotland the opportunity to have a break away, discover Scotland and make life-long memories through funded residential trips. | Grant |
| IGAS Energy Community Fund Supports projects that make a difference to life in the mainly rural community with IGAS operates including children & young people, education & skills development, environmental & wildlife projects. Schools are welcome to apply. | Grant |
| Institute of Physics Schools Grant Scheme Funds projects, events and activities that promote a greater interest in physics and engineering in young people. | Grant |
| The Ironmongers Company Supports projects that provide opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people to fulfil their potential. | Grant |
| John Watson Trust (Scotland only) Awards grants for educational purposes to children and young people under the age of 21 who have a physical or learning disability or who are socially disadvantaged. | Grant |