# Aviva adds extra £150K to Q4 Community Fund round for climate projects

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/09/27/aviva-adds-extra-150k-to-q4-community-fund-round-for-climate-projects/
- Published: 2021-09-27T09:39:30+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The final round of the Aviva Community Fund for 2021 is now open, with an extra
£150,000 available for projects leading the way on climate action.**

The quarterly [Aviva Community Fund](https://www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/climate)
sees it work with Crowdfunder to distribute £250,000 of funding from Aviva, supported
further by donations from the public. This quarter, in addition to the usual £250,000
it donates to community causes across the UK, it will be giving away an extra £150,000
to those leading the way on climate action, by matching each donation up to the 
value of £50.

This is to mark Aviva aiming to become a Net Zero company by 2040, and COP26 coming
up.

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It wants to support projects that are fighting climate change and building stronger,
more resilient communities across the UK, and is investing in three key areas:

 * **Building back better: **helping society to bounce back from the pandemic by
   addressing the health and wellbeing, and economic impacts on communities and 
   individuals
 * **Climate champions: **helping communities to prevent, prepare for and protect
   against the impacts of climate change
 * **Financial empowerment: **supporting financial inclusion and giving people the
   tools to become more financially resilient and independent

For a project to be eligible it will need to do at least one of the following:

 1. Help prevent or reduce the impacts of climate change
 2. Help prepare people and places for climate change impact, through education and
    recovery planning

Applications are open until **5 October.**

Aviva [made its Community Fund quarterly early last year](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/01/21/aviva-community-fund-2020-makes-250000-a-quarter-available-for-small-charity-projects/),
offering £250,000 to small charity and community interest group projects each time.

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   7 October 2021)
 * **[Free consultancy for two groups to better engage the public on climate change](https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/02/10/free-consultancy-for-two-groups-to-better-engage-the-public-on-climate-change/)**(
   10 February 2022)
 * **[Up to £10mn National Lottery funding available for community climate & energy projects](https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/03/03/up-to-10mn-national-lottery-funding-available-for-community-climate-energy-projects/)**(
   3 March 2023)