Funding
Stratford District Council initiatives
Stratford-on-Avon District Council currently offer a wide range of funding initiatives, available to local councils, charities, community groups and more. Please find more details about each below:
Community Climate and Nature Fund
Free Trees for Town and Parish Councils
The Wilder Communities Project
The National Lottery
The National Lottery have a couple of funds currently open to applications. The National Lottery Awards for All England – Environment is available to all community and voluntary groups, local councils, charities and schools. The scheme looks to fund projects that help people connect with and care for nature in their area, and that make a positive difference to the environment. You can apply for between £300 and £20,000, and the application window is open until 17th December 2025.
For much larger projects, and those that involve partnership work between multiple organisations, the Climate Action Fund – Our Shared Future is available to those that wish to apply for between £500,000 and £5,000,000 in order to achieve the following:
- Influence communities at a regional, national or UK level – by linking with bigger campaigns or projects that encourage people to take climate action, or by helping communities influence the decisions that affect them
- Connect climate action to everyday life – using people’s daily activities or interests to help them take action and create long-lasting change
The deadline for this fund is also 17th December 2025.
Grants for homes
You can get cleaner heating with an air source heat pump from £11,000, and then save £7,500 on installation with a Government grant. Find out if you could have a heat pump installed on the e-on website. E-on also created a tool where individuals can check their eligibility for a wide range of energy efficiency fund opportunities. This includes various government grants, as well as the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), and aim to make energy efficient improvements to your house and reduce energy costs. To find out more, please visit their website, linked here.
The Warm Homes Local Grant (WHLG) is currently being delivered by local authorities, and SDC are being aided by Act on Energy and E-on in delivering the scheme.
Act on Energy are also supporting local authorities in delivering the Home Upgrade Grant (HUG) which is the latest government-funded energy efficiency scheme available for people who don’t use mains gas to heat their home. The grant can pay for a range of energy efficiency measures including insulation and heating upgrades.
If you would like to find out more about eligibility criteria for either of these grants, or want general advice about energy efficiency and other grants, you can contact Act on Energy at: advice@actonenergy.org.uk
Funding for charities and community groups – Centre for Sustainable Energy
Branching Out Fund – The Tree Council
Workplace Charging Scheme for state-funded education institutions – GOV-UK Find a grant
The Movement Fund | Sport England
Big Energy Saving Loans – Big Issue
MACC Hub: Flexible Funding: Virtual Sandpit Sessions – MACC Hub
The Stobart Sustainability Fund – Stobart
Energy Resilience Fund – Power to Change
npower Business Solutions Foundation
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST | THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST
Rural Funding Digest – Rural Services Network
Idox CAVA portal