# £8 million available for community projects from Climate Action Fund

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/07/22/8-million-available-for-community-projects-from-climate-action-fund/
- Published: 2022-07-22T11:00:34+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The National Lottery Community Fund’s Climate Action Fund is making up to £8 million
available to community projects across the UK that are focusing on the link between
nature and climate.**

Groups can apply now for National Lottery funding of up to £1.5 million over two
to five years to support place-based and UK-wide partnerships that use nature to
encourage more community-led climate action and help communities tackle climate 
change. 

The [National Lottery Community Fund](https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/) expects
most projects to be funded between £300,000 and £500,000, but development grants
of £50,000 to £150,000 over 12 to 18 months are also available for those communities
wanting to develop initial ideas.

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Nick Gardner, Head of Climate Action at the National Lottery Community Fund commented:

> “We know communities have a big role to play when it comes to the climate emergency,
> and we’re excited to again be accepting applications to the Climate Action Fund
> to support climate action.
>  
> “We’re looking to provide National Lottery funding to projects across the UK that
> explore deeper connections with nature, change behaviours and bring nature back
> into the places we live and work, helping communities to reduce or adapt to the
> impacts of climate change.”

Successful applicants will join the 48 projects currently part of the ten-year £
100mn [Climate Action Fund](https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/climate-action-fund-programme),
with grantees working together to share their learning.

The National Lottery Community Fund will assess applications on a rolling basis 
and will review the thematic focus of nature and climate towards the end of the 
year.

Since 2017, The National Lottery Community Fund has awarded more than £410 million
through over 7,000 grants which involve environmental action, including action on
waste and consumption, energy, transport, food and the natural environment.