Funding and Grants for Climate Action
Looking for funding to support your climate or community project? Here are some opportunities that are open now, plus guidance and support organisations that can help.
Closing Soon
- If we are aware of any funding opportunities that are closing within the next month they will be listed here.
For the latest updates:
Sign up to:
- Wealden Funding Database by contacting: communitygrants@wealden.gov.uk
- East Sussex County Council Funding News – monthly email updates from East Sussex County Council
Open Funding Opportunities
- Naturesave Trust - Funding up to £5,000 is available for small projects by charities, social enterprises and grassroots community organisations based in the UK. The October to November funding window theme is biodiversity. Naturesave is looking for ideas which expand and protect nature and local habitats. Please note they are no longer accepting applications from government-funded organisations and schools.
- Application deadline: 12 noon on 27th November 2025.
- Grow Wild Community Programme
- Youth Grant is currently open for people aged 16–25 who live in the UK.
- £500 grants to bring nature to life.
- Applications open: December 2025 (for 2026 projects)
Local Guidance and Support Organisations
Looking for advice, inspiration, or extra help? These organisations can support your climate and community action:
- Wealden's Food Partnership – building local food security
- South East Climate Alliance – practical resources to cut your climate impact
- Friends of the Earth (local action group) – one of the UK’s largest environmental networks
- Energy Saving Trust – from quick wins (understanding energy bills) to bigger changes (solar panels, boiler replacement).
Take Action: Toolkits and Calculators
The Growing Community Toolkit is a free resource for community groups and volunteers in Sussex. It’s created by community volunteers to provide the accurate and practical information you need to set up and run a community group or community garden. You’ll find everything from getting insurance to growing carrots!
The Toolkit is aimed at groups working outdoors, in public spaces and community gardens and is supported by live events and workshops.
The guidance takes a hall committee through the benefits of obtaining a survey, explains different types of surveys and how to go about engaging a surveyor. The section for surveyors will be useful for hall committees to share when commissioning their surveyor. There is also a comprehensive chapter on energy surveys.
A Community Carbon Calculator, Impact is a free, open-source, online tool providing small communities with easy-to-understand data about where most carbon emissions come from in their local area.
