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Funding

Climate change is not a challenge we can face alone. Our residents and businesses are vital in helping us to become a more environmentally friendly borough.

Energy funding options

Find out more about energy funding options from:

  • Energy Saving Trust: Grants and loans 
  • Centre for Sustainable Energy: Funding your project - help for community groups with finding sources of funding for sustainable energy projects
  • Grants Online: Energy, environment and transport 
  • Community Energy England: Funding opportunities
  • Funding for Community Energy Groups | Thrive Renewables 

Water funding options

You can get funding through:

  • Thames Water: Investing in our Communities - apply for charitable support with projects

Businesses funding options

If you're looking for funding for businesses, check out:

  • Green Business Boost with Elmbridge Borough Council
  • Find a Grant: GOV.UK

Nature and biodiversity funding options

Sources of funding for nature and biodiversity include:

  • Biffa Award: Rebuilding Biodiversity
  • Local Authority Treescapes Fund: GOV.UK 
  • Tree Production Capital Grant: GOV.UK
  • Tree Production Innovation Fund: GOV.UK
  • Urban Tree Challenge Fund: GOV.UK 
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Tree planting funding options

The following grants, schemes and funds can help with funding for tree planting: 

  • HS2 Woodland Fund: GOV.UK
  • Woodland Creation Planning Grant: GOV.UK
  • Woodland Carbon Guarantee scheme: GOV.UK
  • Woodland Trust
  • Woodland Trust: Free Trees for Schools and Communities
  • The Tree Council: Branching Out Fund

Communities and charities funding options

If you are a community group or charity looking for funding, take a look at: 

  • Elmbridge Community Climate Action Fund (ECCAF)
  • Your Fund Surrey: Surrey County Council
  • American Express: Community Giving Mission 
  • BizGive 
  • Heritage Protection Commissions and Capacity Building | Historic England 
  • The National Lottery Community Fund 
  • Lush Charity Pot Funding
  • Oak Foundation 
  • The Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts
  • Transmission Net Zero Fund - SP Energy Networks 
  • The Dulverton Trust 

Homes funding options

Find out about funding for homes through:

  • GrantScape SUEZ Communities Fund

Funding opportunities

When we work together as one community against climate change, we can take small but important steps to put the planet first and as a community leader, we are here to support our residents with ideas, suggestions and collaboration.

You can find information on funding opportunities from a range of organisations. We have provided some examples below that may help you on your journey.

This list is monitored and updated frequently. If you have any suggestions or comments, please email climatechange@elmbridge.gov.uk.

More funding opportunities

The ‘Find a grant’ platform also contains a comprehensive list of grants spanning various fields and interests.

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