Round Three: Opens on 30 September 2026 to 21 October 2026.
The Green Community Grants scheme is a funding programme established in 2025 by the Wildlife Trusts with funding from the People’s Postcode Lottery and Postcode Green Trust.
The Postcode Green Trust operates its own society lottery and receives all of its funding from the players of People’s Postcode Lottery.
Objectives of Fund
The funding is for organisations whose main aims and objectives fit with one of the following Fund’s themes:
- Contributing to nature recovery and responding to the climate emergency.
- Improving nature-rich spaces and access to them.
The grants can be used for a wider range of sustainable activities, including recycling, litter picking, beach cleans or sustainable transport.
One-year flexible grants of up to £25,000 are available.
The funding must be spent within one year.
Who Can Apply
Not-for-profit groups based in England, Scotland and Wales can apply.
To be eligible, applicants must:
- Have an annual income between £10,000 and £1 million in the most recent financial year.
- Have been operating for a minimum of 12 months and have signed annual accounts at the time of submitting their application.
- Be able to show that no more than 50% of the members serving as Trustees, Directors, or Committee members are related.
- Have a UK bank account in the organisation’s name with two unrelated signatories.
- Have all relevant policies in place at the time of application including a Safeguarding / Vulnerable Adult Policy.
As funding is generally oversubscribed, priority will be given to organisations:
- With an income of £250,000 or below.
- That work in communities located in the top 15% of the Index of Multiple Deprivation
- Whose main activities are focused on supporting marginalised groups. This could include, but is not limited to, disabled people, communities experiencing racial inequity, and LGBT+ people.
- Organisations whose objects or purpose within its governing document relate to habitat or species restoration/protection.
Groups can apply for no more than 25% of their annual income listed on their most recent set of signed accounts.
How To Apply
Applications for 2026 will be accepted in the following windows:
- Round One: 25 March 2026 to 22 April 2026 – now closed
- Round Two: 24 June 2026 to 15 July 2026.
- Round Three: 30 September 2026 to 21 October 2026.