Postcode Trust - Prepare Early for Success in the Autumn

The People's Postcode Trust aims to make the UK a better place for both people and nature. The Trust wants to make a real difference to small organisations and community groups through grants ranging from £500- £10,000. Applications for projects in England open on Monday 11 October. Funding is available for 3-month projects running from January to March 2011, ranging from £500 up to £10,000.

The Trust acts within six fields of operation:

• Poverty Prevention
• Advancement of Health (not research)
• Community Development
• Public Sports
• Human Rights
• Environmental Protection

As the fifth charity partner of the Lottery, the People's Postcode Trust distributes funds to small organisations, community groups and registered charities. If you are a registered charity, you can apply for up to £10,000. If you do not have a registered charity number, you can apply for up to £2,000.

For more information, please click here.

Community Wildlife Fund Opens

Community Wildlife will fund projects that bring local people together to discover, enjoy or protect the wildlife in their local area. The programme will fund between £300 and £10,000 for projects that improve rural or urban environments for people to enjoy, for example by:

• Protecting wildlife habitats
• Creating a nature trail, woodland walk or wildlife garden for people to enjoy
• Improving natural community spaces, such as rivers, ponds and woodlands.
• Getting people more active and healthier, for example by:
• Exploring parks, rivers and the countryside to look for rare or endangered species
• Encouraging people to take up gardening or go on nature walks
• Providing opportunities for children to learn about nature through play.

The programme will have three rounds:
21 July
22 Septmeber
24 November

For more details click here.