DPD’s Eco Fund is their circular economy initiative to protect the environment and offers small grants for sustainability-related programmes.

This Summer, the government will launch a new £150m fund to enable community groups to buy local assets, such as pubs or cultural venues, and run them as community-owned businesses.

Scops Arts Trust offers small grants to help people understand, participate in and enjoy the performing arts.

Grants are available to support projects that promote the mental health and wellbeing of children and young adults.

This fund supports organisations whose main purpose is about helping young people (aged 14-25) in the most precarious positions, where making the transition to adult independence is most challenging.

The Cameron Grant Memorial Trust offers seed funding for projects showing innovation in mental health.

The £65,000 Active Richmond fund was launched to help local community organisations and small businesses offer activities which boost health and wellbeing in the borough.

It was created by Richmond Council to support local organisations to help build a suite of cultural, social and physical activities available via the programme.

Guidance for the fund has recently been updated and voluntary and community organisations and small businesses in Richmond upon Thames can now apply for Micro Grants of up to £1,000 and Main Grants of up £5,000 grants.  The grants should support Social Prescribing projects that enable people to become physically active to improve their health and wellbeing – it could be to become more active at home or outdoor activity, such as leisure or fitness classes or participating in arts and parks activities.

Applications can be submitted at any time and it is anticipated that the Council will respond to the applicants applying to Micro Grants within 6 weeks and Main Grants within 10 weeks.

Read the official press release here or for the full details and updated guidance, visit the Active Richmond webpage.

This is for new applications focused solely on helping support clubs and community groups respond to the immediate challenges of sports and physical activity return to play through the ongoing pandemic.