Grants available
Stratford District Council initiatives
Stratford-on-Avon District Council currently offer a wide range of funding initiatives that aim to make local communities more resilient to climate change. These schemes are available to local councils, charities, community groups and more. Please find more details about each below. Links to the relevant web pages have also been included:
Climate Resilient Stratford on Avon District
Funding Available: £10,000
Deadline: 26th March 2026
SDC are looking for 10 organisations to engage in their new Climate Resilient programme. Successful applications will be provided with a Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan and will receive £10,000 in grant funding to begin the implementation of the Action Plan.
The following organisations are eligible to apply for the scheme:
- Town and Parish Councils.
- Formally constituted community and charity groups, including sports clubs.
- Independent businesses.
To find out more about the new scheme, please follow the above link or contact climate.emergency@stratford-dc.gov.uk.
Community Climate and Nature Fund
Funding Available: up to £10,000
Deadline: 13th April 2026
The Community Climate and Nature Fund is currently open for applications from local councils, charities and community groups, and aims to support a wide range of climate change initiatives. Past adaptation projects have included rainwater harvesting, sports pitch resurfacing, flood alleviation schemes, and so much more. To find out more, please follow the above link or contact climate.emergency@stratford-dc.gov.uk.
Free Trees for Town and Parish Councils
Funding Available: up to £20,000
Deadline: Rolling fund
SDC are continuing to offer the Free Trees for Town and Parish Councils scheme throughout 2026! If you are a local council in Stratford District you can apply for funding for UK native species to be planted on your land. Applications of all sizes will be considered, and SDC have £50,000 available to fund these projects. If you would like to find out more about the scheme, please send any enquiries to climate.emergency@stratford-dc.gov.uk.
Wilder Communities Project
Funding Available: up to ()
Deadline: Rolling fund
SDC and WDC are both working with the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust on The Wilder Communities Project. The project aims to enable local councils, charities and community groups to plant trees, hedges and wildflowers on publicly accessible land across South Warwickshire. To find out more information about the project, please contact the project officer at the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust: Olivia.Williams@wkwt.org.uk.
Severn Trent Community Fund
Funding Available: between £2,000 and £50,000
Deadline: Rolling fund
The Severn Trent Community Fund aims to support charities and community groups with over £2 million of funding per year. Almost all schemes would be eligible – please see this page for more information.
The CSW Communities Fund
Funding Available: up to £3,000
Deadline: Rolling fund
The Coventry, Solihull & Warwickshire Communities Fund is a scheme run by the Heart of England Community Foundation. They offer grants for projects that meet one of the following aims:
• Promote health & wellbeing
• Tackling disadvantage
• Support local solutions to meet local needs
• Promote community cohesion
• Develop sustainable & supporting communities
The Nineveh Charitable Trust
Funding Available: up to £20,000
Deadline: Rolling fund
The Nineveh Charitable Trust supports a broad range of UK-based projects and activities of benefit to the General Public, with an emphasis on promoting better understanding of the countryside.
See the link below for some examples of projects previously funded by the scheme:
Grants awarded – Nineveh Charitable Trust
The Eddie Stobart Sustainability Fund
Funding Available: Unspecified
Deadline: Rolling fund
The Stobart Sustainability Fund is open to community groups, educational facilities and small businesses with project ideas that aim to benefit their local environment. Fill in their short expression of interest form. Applicants are invited to specify the amount of funding their wish to apply for when they fill in the EOI form.
FCC Community Action Fund
Funding Available: £10,000 – £100,000
Deadline: 20th May 2026
The FCC Community Action Fund is available to local councils, charities and community groups who are looking to make improvements to their owned assets, such as village halls, nature reserves, and other publicly accessible spaces. Their full eligibility criteria can be found here.
Applicants must be located within 10 miles of an FCC landfill site, which you can check by clicking here. Most locations nearby to Alcester and Leamington Spa are within the radius of a site.