Green Projects

In addition to our commitment to supporting education, care for older people and social enterprise, SMV has a tradition of supporting a broad range of local causes that benefit Greater Bristol. The fund is administered by the Charity Sub-Committee. The members of this committee meet four times a year, typically in January, April, July and October, to consider applications for funding. Grants awarded are usually between £500 and £5,000.

These areas are given priority

These areas are given priority:

Bentley’s Advancing Life Chances Small Grants Programme provides grants up to £500 to support charitable organisations working with vulnerable, disadvantaged or under-represented communities.

Application deadline: 7 October 2024, and quarterly thereafter

The programmes areas of focus are:

Access: Remove the barriers and improve access to services, education and employability.

Empowerment: Development of the life skills that enable people to be more self-confident, successful and thrive in life.

Grants for Good is funded by the John Good Group and is designed to direct funding only to small and growing local charities, voluntary groups or social enterprises that are making a big impact on communities, people or the environment. To be eligible, applicants must: Be a local community group, charity, voluntary group or social enterprise that has a positive impact on communities, people or the environment. The programme is unrestricted, and money can be used to cover any of the organisation’s costs, including running costs.

The UK's National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) has £20 million in funding for community-led projects to inspire more people to take climate action.

The funding is being made available through the Climate Action Fund - Our Shared Future, to support projects that reach more people by either:

Themes of the Fund - grants available up to £4000 (applicants must be based in Manchester).

See list of deadlines and decision dates.

Nobody knows what's best for our communities better than the communities themselves. We listen to their ideas and help where we can. Applications must meet at least one of the fund’s core themes. We’re happy to discuss whether your project fits our themes before application.