Grants we have made

Grants list

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This section lists all grants we have made since 2013. The categories from 2013 to 2018 were Arts, Environment and Welfare. This changed in 2018 when Welfare was replaced with Social Action. There are also separate categories for grants to the Museums and Galleries Fund and to the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) Fund.

Please note that the Visit Website button under each grant listed is a link to the listed grant-holder's website.

UK Green Building Council

Towards the "Increasing Nature-Based Solutions in Urban Areas: for climate resilience and net gains" programme

Category
Environment
Year awarded
2020
Grant size
£65,000
Duration
2 years
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Who Cares? Scotland

Towards core costs, in particular in support of their policy and participation work strengthening the voices of children, young people and adults with experience of the care system

Category
Social Action
Year awarded
2020
Grant size
£118,656
Duration
3 years
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Alexander Whitley Dance Company

Towards the salaries of the Producer and Artistic Director to lead the dance company in breaking new choreographic territory through research and using the creative possibilities of digital technology

Category
Arts
Year awarded
2019
Grant size
£101,400
Duration
3 years
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Ancient Tree Forum

Towards the salary of a new CEO to develop their work specialising in the conservation of ancient and veteran trees and their habitats

Category
Environment
Year awarded
2019
Grant size
£90000
Duration
3 years
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Ashden

Towards the salary of a Development Officer for their Liveable Cities programme, which aims to support cities in reducing carbon emissions while increasing social justice



Category
Environment
Year awarded
2019
Grant size
£101,474
Duration
2 years
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Bright Blue

Towards core costs, specifically their work around environmental protection and conservation

Category
Environment
Year awarded
2019
Grant size
£55,000
Duration
1 year
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Buglife

Towards the salaries of Country Managers in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to drive forward their conservation of invertebrates

Category
Environment
Year awarded
2019
Grant size
£118,619
Duration
3 years
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Caplor Horizons

Towards the costs of 'The Commitment' project which aims to influence and enable political leaders to accelerate action on biodiversity loss and climate change

Category
Environment
Year awarded
2019
Grant size
£30,000
Duration
1 year
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Changing Faces

Towards the costs of a Campaigners' training programme to give 30 people with diverse physical differences the skills to make social change on the issues that matter to them

Category
Social Action
Year awarded
2019
Grant size
£90,000
Duration
3 years
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