The NeighbourGOOD Scheme is back for its second year, and we’d love your help in encouraging local organisations in your area to apply.

Run by Severn Trent, The NeighbourGOOD Scheme supports community-focused groups and initiatives that are making a real difference in their neighbourhoods.

This year, we’re proud to be awarding one winning project in each county across our region with £2,500 in funding, along with a team of Severn Trent volunteers to help bring their project to life.

Whether it’s improving green spaces, supporting wellbeing, or enhancing community resilience, we’re looking to support projects that will have a lasting, positive impact.

How you can help: Please share this opportunity with local organisations, charities, and community groups in your ward. Applications are open now, and full details - including eligibility and how to apply - can be found here.

If you or any local groups have questions, we’re happy to help - just get in touch at theneighbourgoodscheme@severntrent.co.uk.

Thank you for your continued support in helping us build stronger, greener, and more connected communities.

The NeighbourGOOD Team

E: theneighbourgoodscheme@severntrent.co.uk

The Derbyshire Environmental Trust (DET) is once again inviting applications to its funding scheme in 2025/26. This year the Trust has a minimum of £40,000 available for distribution to projects. The maximum award is £20,000 and the minimum £2,500.

As in the last few years consideration will be given to environmental impact / carbon reduction and energy efficiency; with a preference not to support projects reliant on fossil fuels where alternatives are an option, and to take note of the level of deprivation in the area of the project.

In addition, the Trust wishes to focus on community led projects which will improve environmental sustainability and the Trust is particularly seeking community led projects including schemes that address environmental sustainability, biodiversity, and green energy generation.

Other examples of the type of project that would be eligible include the provisions of the fund include the maintenance and repair of: children’s play areas, skate parks, Multi Use Games Areas, sports fields and other recreational facilities, nature reserves, footpaths/bridleways, community outdoor spaces and centres/village halls.

The closing date for applications is 6 October 2025.

For further information: Contact Sarah Walton at the Derbyshire Environmental Trust for an application pack: Tel. 01629 539182 or email: sarah.walton@derbyshire.gov.uk

From Monday 16 June this grant scheme is open via the website – https://www.thehealthlotteryfoundation.org.uk/

There is a two week window to apply!

The Health Lottery Foundation will – regardless of the volume of applications – stay open until 5pm on Friday 27 June.

This grant round is only for projects that support young people

The first open grant round focuses on projects that work with young people to improve health and wellbeing.

The scheme is giving out £500K in this round and anticipates that they will award between 20 and 30 grants. You cannot apply before the application window opens.

The Health Lottery Foundation plans to give out money across 2025 in three ways:

• Open grant application windows, where organisations can proactively apply.
• Closed grant application windows, where we research where there is a need.
• Grants awarded based on voting from the public.

During 2025 we estimate we will give out £2 – £3 million. https://www.thehealthlotteryfoundation.org.uk/about-us/

Charities, social enterprises, community groups, voluntary organisations, small grassroots groups and businesses who are working to connect their communities to nature can apply now for a grant of up to £5,000.

The funding is intended to encourage nature connection initiatives within the local community including:

• Community gardening
• Green gyms.
• Eco anxiety and mental health.
• Social prescribing.
• Arts and cultural activities.
• Access to nature.
• Nature mindfulness.
• Training a community with green skills.
• Conservation volunteering.
• Urban nature programmes.
• Community wildlife surveys

Applicants must be entirely based in the UK and have a website or social media presence.

The Big Bike Revival Programme will support organisations to deliver a summer programme of activity. The fund is to encourage people who do not currently cycle to consider either starting or returning to cycling. The funder is particularly interested in projects that include:

• people experiencing social, economic and health deprivation
• people from diverse backgrounds,
• people facing complex challenges.

The funding, which is made available by the Department for Transport, can be spent on anything that supports the delivery of events. This includes staffing, promotional costs, equipment, consumables and volunteer transport. The deadline for applications is the 14th July 2025.