Environment & Sustainability Programme

Round 1 of this grant programme is open for applications from Tuesday 18 June 2024, and is available for grants of up to £15,000 per year for up to two year projects.  This round closes on Tuesday 20 August 2024 at 10am.

The following themes apply for this programme, please select the theme that best fits your project:

T1 Supporting the community by supporting sustainable development

T2 Protecting and enhancing our natural environment

T3 Promoting Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Further information can be found on our Environment & Sustainability page where the online application form can also be found.

It is important that you please read through our Grant-Making Policy and Tips document before applying for this funding. Both these documents can be found at the end of our list of programmes on the Apply for funding page.

For more information about Heathrow Community Trust please visit our website.

Voter Registration Week is fast approaching (9 to 18 June) and Citizens UK, supported by the UK Democracy Fund, has set up a Voter Registration Champion Scheme through which we aim to mobilise a movement of civil society organisations, community groups and employers to make sure at-risk voters – many of them young people – can exercise their right to vote at the next General Election. Here’s a link to our website for information.

We’re asking every organisation that can, to do three simple things in Voter Registration Week (June 9 -18):

1. Get your people election-ready: Engage everyone you can in your organisation with our resources to help ensure they are registered to vote, have the right Voter ID, and are encouraged to turnout to vote
2. Spread the word: Encourage and enable other people and organisations in your networks to become Voter Registration Champions and participate in Voter Registration Week (June 9-18)
3. Measure the impact: Let us know how many people you can get election-ready to the best of your organisation’s ability – so we know what progress we are making towards our target of 300,000.

Here is a quick Voter Registration Champion form you can fill in which also includes a link to resources:

Become a Voter Registration Champion  For a template email click here Template – VRC Email to Members

Once we receive your form, you will get a VRC badge, be listed on our VRC website (if you want to) and have access to materials for our social media drive.

Accrediting as a Voter Registration Champion is quick and easy, and a great way to publicly celebrate the work you are doing to support democratic participation in your community and join a non-partisan movement seeking to make sure 300,000 at-risk voters can exercise their right to vote.

BME groups can access free 1-2-1 sessions as a part of the Voice 4 Change England  Catalyst Programme. The V4CE Catalyst Programme is designed to support BME VCSE groups in tackling racial inequalities and promoting race equity.  They deliver through their infrastructure and development support in several ways:

They can offer 3 free sessions per quarter per BME group to focus on the top 2 organisational development priorities.

If you would like to work on something that may support your organisation’s development and sustainability, please complete their Needs Assessment Form. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScufUTv0mUY5vpHQsh3z7LTeIi866DSi9Gu9TAt9b_cc9ea4w/viewform?usp=sharing

This would allow us to understand where your organisation at the moment is and also those top priorities. Once you complete the form, we will be in touch with you to arrange an initial meeting with you to discuss further what would be the best course of action to provide you with tailored support.

Imperial Health Charity’s  Compassionate Communities grants programme for 2024-25 will open for applications from Tuesday 4 June.  As with the previous round in 2023-24,  this call is aimed at organisations providing support and care activities that improve the health and wellbeing of northwest London residents waiting for, or struggling to access, health care services.

The programme has two focus areas:

• Prehabilitation – projects that provide ongoing physical and mental health support to residents who are wting to access healthcare services
• Peer support and community groups – projects that bring people together with shared healthcare and community experience to provide support and advice to others.

Types of projects we are looking to support, include:

• projects that help northwest London residents improve their understanding of health and the health care system, and how to navigate it
• projects that promote and educate on having healthy lifestyles, such as physical and mental health activities, and healthy diets.

Requests for funding must be for:

• a minimum of £5,000 and maximum of £50,000
• a minimum of 12 months and up to 24 months, to include set-up and evaluation periods
• projects that directly support and impact northwest London residents across any of our 8 boroughs
• projects that are new or that expand on current provision (they cannot just fund current provision)

The deadline for applications is 12 pm on Thursday 29 August.

Please visit our website (Funding Community Projects) for further information on Compassionate Communities including key dates, how to apply, taking the eligibility quiz, programme guidelines, and sample application form.