grants and funding
Green grants refer to funding for environmentally friendly projects. They are offered by governments, organisations, or private entities to promote sustainability and reduce your environmental impact.
Reducing your business's environmental impact involves reducing carbon emissions through renewable energy generation, reducing energy consumption, electrifying your fleet, and removing fossil fuels in your heating processes. It can also mean improving recycling rates, reducing waste and many more activities.
A grant is usually a one-off payment and provides funding that covers a percentage of the project's costs - usually, you or your business will have to meet some of the costs, too. Unlike a loan, a grant does not usually have to be repaid unless your business fails to comply with the scheme's specific eligibility requirements and conditions. You will need to check that you meet the eligibility criteria for a particular grant and consider what will be required to satisfy the funders' requirements.
Buying solar panels or storage batteries can benefit your pocket and the planet. To empower homeowners and businesses in the area to buy solar panels, North Norfolk District Council have partnered with MakeMyHouseGreen. There is a £500 discount for North Norfolk residents and businesses.
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The Government provides a range of funding programmes to support agricultural businesses and land owners. CSHT pays farmers and land managers to manage land in a way that protects, restores or enhances the environment and mitigates the effects of climate change.
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The grant provides small and medium-sized businesses money off the cost of installing electric vehicle (EV) charge points and supporting infrastructure for their staff and fleet vehicles. The grant covers 75% of the cost of the work, up to a maximum of £15,000.
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Through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, you could get a £7,500 grant to cover part of the cost of replacing fossil fuel heating systems with a heat pump or biomass boiler.
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We look for innovations that will abate significant amounts of CO2-eq per year and will typically make an initial investment between £500k and £3m – predominantly during Seed or Series A stages.
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Find sources of funding and support through green loans, grants and other incentives.
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Funding is available for projects that strengthen the food system and reduce food insecurity for people and communities. Find out who can apply, how to apply, and how much you can apply for.
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The Ramblers Path Accessibility Fund supports projects to make paths more accessible, particularly by removing barriers that prevent people with reduced mobility from getting outdoors. Applications are open and close on 14 March 2026.
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The Stanley Smith (UK) Horticultural Trust supports horticultural projects for public benefit, mostly in the UK, through grant funding. Grants are normally awarded twice a year, in April and September (following application deadlines of 15 February and 15 August). The maximum grant is £5,000, but some organisations only require modest sums, and applicants are welcome to apply for grants of less than £500.
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The fund aims to protect coastal habitats from the harmful effects of single-use plastic water bottles by supporting communities to purchase water refill fountains for busy or environmentally significant coastal areas. Grants of up to £2,500 per applicant are available towards the cost of a fountain.
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Offers funding to farmers and land managers in National Landscapes (previously known as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs)), National Parks and the Broads. It is not an agri-environment scheme..
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Ofgem has appointed Energy Saving Trust to distribute payments from companies that may have breached Ofgem rules. Registered charities, community interest companies, co-operative societies and community benefit societies can apply for funds to deliver energy-related projects that meet the scheme priorities and benefit people in England, Scotland and Wales. The Energy Saving Trust will administer the scheme until 2026.
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