BDAC would appreciate hearing from any site that has successfully received funding from an outside agency.
One such site is Chester Road who recently obtained funding for a summerhouse to be shared by the 6 plotholders. The funding having come from Birmingham Airport Community Trust.
Here is a list of other possible sources, originally supplied by Birmingham Open Spaces Forum (BOSF)
The Edward and Dorothy Cadbury Trust Funding is available for charitable organisations in the West Midlands working in the areas of social welfare, music, nature, education and training combined with the Quaker values of simplicity, equality, justice, peace and care of the environment.
Grants are available of between £1,000 and £5,000.
Applications can be submitted at any time. Click here for more info!
Severn Trent Community Fund
Voluntary or community organisations in the Severn Trent Water region (West Midlands are eligible) can apply to the £10 million Severn Trent Community Fund for funding to increase community wellbeing.
This includes support for projects that help people to lead a healthier life and gain new skills; help to create better places to live in and use; and projects that will help look after the natural environment, give people greater access to that environment or help look after water.
Applications can be submitted at any time. Click here for more info!
The Matthew Good Foundation – Grants for Good (UK)
The Matthew Good Foundation’s Grants for Good aims to support small charities, not-for-profit groups and social entrepreneurs who are passionate about making a difference to people, their community or the environment.
The Fund will share £15,000 between five shortlisted projects every three months, which will be voted for by John Good Group employees.
The project that receives the most votes willreceive a grant of £5,000, second place £3,500, third place £2,500 with fourth and fifth place both receiving £2,000. As well as established projects and charities, the Foundation wants to hear from people with innovative ideas that need some funding to get their projects up and running. The closing date for applications is 15th March 2026.
Biffa Award Main Grants Scheme look to award grants to projects that provide or improve biodiversity, nature recovery, community spaces, and places for outdoor recreation.
The type of activities could be to improve community buildings; site-based projects to protect and enhance a species or habitat; improving an open space such as a park, play area or woodland that needs transforming to benefit local people of all ages.
Between £10,000 and £75,000 is available for projects of less than
£200,000. Ten percent of the award needs to be third party sourced.
Applications can be submitted at any time.
Alpkit Foundation trustees review applications every two months, offering small grants (£50-£500) to individuals, community groups, and organisations. They fund projects that encourage outdoor activity, support environmental initiatives, promotewellbeing, and enhance outdoor education.
Applications can be submitted at any time. Click here for more info!
The Birmingham and Black Country Communities Fund has now reopened!
The fund has grants up to £3,000. Applications must meet one of the following aims:
• Promote health and wellbeing
• Tackling disadvantage
• Support local solutions to meet local needs
• Promote community cohesion
• Develop sustainable and supporting communities
Applications can be submitted at any time. Click here for more info!
Forestry Commission – Tree Health Pilot Scheme (West Midlands individuals or groups are eligible).
The Scheme is testing ways to slow the spread of pests and diseases affecting trees – including: larch, spruce, sweet chestnut, oak, and ash affected by various diseases.
The grants cover activities such as woodland management and tree maintenance.
Applications can be submitted at any time. Click here for more info!
The Harry Payne Fund
Area: 25 mile radius of Birmingham City Centre. Grants of up to £2,000. The fund aims to:
• Help those who are disadvantaged
• Helping smaller causes where modest donations can make a difference
Please read the Fund Factsheet and the Essential Information before applying.
The Bernard Sunley Foundation aims to raise the quality of life, particularly for young, disadvantaged and older people. Under the Community Funding strand the Foundation gives grants towards the building or refurbishment of scout huts, community centres, youth clubs, outdoor activity centres, farm and outdoor learning centres, sports centres and pavilions, playinfields and playgrounds.
The Foundation also fund the purchase of new minibuses that assist those most in need in their local communities.
Applications can be submitted at any time. Click here for more info!
The National Lottery has two regular community grant schemes:
• Awards for All: Offers grants between £300 and £20,000 for up to 2 years.
• Reaching Communities: Offer grants from £20,001 for up to 5 years.
Both programmes fund projects or organisations that will do at least one of these things:
• bring people together to build strong relationships in and across communities.
• improve the places and spaces that matter to communities.
• help more people to reach their potential, by supporting them at the earliest possible stage.
Applications can be submitted at any time.
Edgbaston & Northfield NNS Fund for Younger Adults: This fund aims to support projects to help local community groups to deliver projects for vulnerable people aged 18 – 49 with long term disabilities, in the Edgbaston & Northfield area.
Grants are available up to £10,000.
Applications can be submitted at any time. Click here for more info!