Climate Action Fund - Your Application Form

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Thank you for your interest in the Climate Action Fund
Introduction
This funding aims to help communities across the UK tackle climate change. We’re looking for projects where communities will work together to reduce the impact of climate change and share what they learn with each other.

Eligibility checker

(Step 1 of 1)

Before you start your application, you should read our programme requirements and eligibility criteria before you answer the following questions.
If your project will be delivered in more than one country (England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland) you will need to show how communities have shaped your idea.
If your answer is yes, check the box above to confirm. We’ll ask to see evidence of this in your form. If your answer is no, we’re sorry, this funding programme is not right for you.*
Your partnership might be already established or it could be one that you’re looking to develop. We want to invest in organisations that share goals and values and have a joint understanding of the bigger picture.

If your answer is yes, check the box above to confirm. We’ll ask to see evidence of this in your form. If your answer is no, we’re sorry, this funding programme is not right for you.*
We want the projects we fund to consider the bigger picture as well as the community and the individuals involved in the project.

If your answer is yes, check the box above to confirm. We’ll ask to see evidence of this in your form. If your answer is no, we’re sorry, this funding programme is not right for you.*
This includes showing the climate impact of your work.

If your answer is yes, check the box above to confirm. We’ll ask to see evidence of this in your form. If your answer is no, we’re sorry, this funding programme is not right for you.*
We want the projects we fund to work with local, regional and national initiatives.

If your answer is yes, check the box above to confirm. We’ll ask to see evidence of this in your form. If your answer is no, we’re sorry, this funding programme is not right for you.*
If your answer is yes, check the box above to confirm. We’ll ask to see evidence of this in your form. If your answer is no, we’re sorry, this funding programme is not right for you.*
We want the projects we fund to be inclusive and address barriers to participation.

If your answer is yes, check the box above to confirm. We’ll ask to see evidence of this in your form. If your answer is no, we’re sorry, this funding programme is not right for you.*
Great! You're eligible to apply for this funding

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The items marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory, and you can only submit this application form if you fill them in. 
If you need help with the form
If you have questions about the information we ask for in this form, or difficulty submitting it, you can email us at climateactionfund@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk

You can also phone us on 0345 4102 030 - lines are open Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm. Ask for the Climate Action Fund team.
What will happen after we receive your form
We may contact you to ask some further questions about your organisation and your project, and what you hope to do with this funding. We’ll use all the information you provide to make a decision about funding your idea.
We’ll aim to tell you if you’ve made it through to the next stage within two months of the closing date for applications.
Saving a copy of your application form for your records
Before you submit the application form you’ll get the chance to review and edit your answers. You can save a copy of the application you send to us. 

We recommend you save a copy of your finished application, in case you need to discuss it with us later.

The items marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory, and you can only submit this expression of interest form if you fill them in. 
Application form

Before you start, you’ll need this information handy for each of the following sections:
Part one - your project details – you'll need to tell us:

We’ve written a lot about what we’re looking to fund (and what we are not). You should consider this in your answers.

Use this form to tell us:

1) What’s your proposed project idea? 

You should tell us:
  • about your project
  • how your project meets our priorities
  • what you’re hoping to change – in the short and long term
  • how you know it’s needed 
  • how the community has been involved in shaping your idea
  • why is this the right time for your project
  • about the things that will increase the chance of your project being successful for example, you have support from your Local Authority or there’s increasing support from your community.
2) How will your partnership work?

You should tell us:
  • about your organisation
  • what experience or learning has led you to apply
  •  about the organisations and groups you’re currently working with (or those you hope to work with)
  • why your proposed partnership is best placed to deliver this work
  • how the partners will work together to deliver this project
  • how you will share learning among your partners and with other groups, projects and communities.
3) How does your project help communities to take climate action?

 You should tell us:
  • how your project inspires people to take climate action
  • how your project will positively impact communities – in the short and long term
  • how you will address barriers to participation for underrepresented people and communities – for example, those experiencing ethnic or racial inequity, discrimination or inequality, disabled people, LGBTQ+ people, and people who are seeking asylum or who are refugees
Part two - information about the people this funding will support
Part three - your organisation details
Part four - main contact details - including date of birth and home address
Part one - Your project details

Project name (Step 1 of 6) 

 

What is the name of your project? 
The project name should be simple and to the point. *

Part one - Your project details

Project location (Step 2 of 6)



What is the postcode of where your project will take place?
If your project will take place across different locations, please use the postcode of the building or address where most of the project will take place. You must provide the full postcode.

If you do not know the postcode, you can use the Royal Mail Postcode Finder to try and find it.*
Tell us all the locations the project will run in
In your own words, tell us all the locations that you’ll be running the project in. For example, ‘Belfast’ or 'London, Kent and Surrey’.*
Part one - Your project details

Project amount (Step 3 of 6)


How much money do you want from us?
You can ask for a maximum of £1.5 million for up to five years. If you’re only asking us for part of the money to run your project, you only need to tell us the amount you need from us.
Do not use symbols or commas. So, for example write £10,000 like this: 10000.00*

Project duration (Step 4 of 6)

How long do you need the money for?
We can fund projects for up to 5 years. If your project is not an exact number of years, please round up to the nearest year. For example, for an 18-month project, choose 2 years.*

Project dates (Step 5 of 6)

We’ll make decisions on a rolling basis. We would expect projects we fund under this programme to start within six months of you receiving a decision.
What date will your project start on?
Please use the calendar in the answer field to select a date, or enter the date as dd/mm/yyyy*
What date will your project end on?
Your project should be between 2 and 5 years long. If your project is still in development, we may be able to offer a grant that lasts for 12 to 18 months.
Please use the calendar in the answer field to select a date, or enter the date as dd/mm/yyyy.*
Part one - Your project details

Project Idea (Step 6 of 6)

What’s your proposed project idea?
You should tell us:
  • about your project
  • how your project meets our priorities
  • what you’re hoping to change – in the short and long term
  • how you know it’s needed 
  • how the community has been involved in shaping your idea
  • why is this the right time for your project
  • about the things that will increase the chance of your project being successful for example, you have support from your Local Authority or there’s increasing support from your community.
You can write up to 1,000 words for this section, but do not worry if you use fewer.*
How will your partnership work?
You should tell us:
  • about your organisation
  • what experience or learning has led you to apply
  • about the organisations and groups you’re currently working with (or those you hope to work with)
  • why your proposed partnership is best placed to deliver this work
  • how the partners will work together to deliver this project
  • how you will share learning among your partners and with other groups, projects and communities.
You can write up to 1,000 words for this section, but do not worry if you use fewer.*
How does your project help communities to take climate action?
You should tell us:
  • how your project inspires people to take climate action
  • how your project will positively impact communities – in the short and long term
  • how you will address barriers to participation for underrepresented people and communities – for example, those experiencing ethnic or racial inequity, discrimination or inequality, disabled people, LGBTQ+ people, and people who are seeking asylum or who are refugees.
You can write up to 1,000 words for this section, but do not worry if you use fewer.*
Part two – Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) monitoring information

What is Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)? (Step 1 of 22)
You may have heard of ‘EDI’ before as meaning ‘equality, diversity and inclusion’. We believe ‘equity’ is better.

We know people have different starting points and we want to tailor our funding to avoid any ‘disparity’ - that is, any lack of fairness.

‘Equality’ is about treating people in the same way. But ‘equity’ is about fairness. If we treat everyone in the same way, funding programmes will not reach people in an equal or fair way.

‘Diversity’ is about including various aspects of the differences between people. These differences include:
  • race and ethnicity
  • faith
  • sexual orientation
  • disability
  • age
  • gender.
‘Inclusion’ is about helping people feel valued. It’s also about making sure they can take part in decision-making processes.
Why we're asking these questions
We want to get better at equity, diversity and inclusion.

Our aim is to help create an open culture, where all opinions are considered. This includes the opinions of the communities we’re trying to reach. This will make our communities and our society stronger.

We need to find out who you’re trying to help, and who’s making the decisions, so we can understand who our funding reaches. It’ll help us to shape our funding to be fairer.

Some of the questions are about the people that lead your organisation or group. If it is difficult to answer these questions, we’ll give you the chance to opt out of answering them.
How we'll use your information
The information in this section is only to find out if we’re reaching all the people we’re trying to. We will not use your answers to decide if we award you a grant.

We may use these answers in information we publish about grants awarded, including on other websites like 360 Giving GrantNav.
Part two - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) monitoring information

Who benefits from your project (Step 2 of 22)
The information you give us in this section will not influence our funding decision. We'll also use it to tell people about the impact of our funding and who it's reaching.
Is your project aimed at a specific group of people or is it open to everyone?
If at least 75% of the people you support share characteristics, then your project is for a specific group.

Your specific group may share one or more characteristics. For example, if 80% of the people you work with are female refugees, this means you support a specific group of people. In this example, they share two characteristics - women and refugees.

We know this can only be an estimate. It’d be too difficult to work out exactly, especially if this is a new project

Part two - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) monitoring information

Benefitting specific groups (Step 3 of 22)

Who is your project for?
If 75% or more of the people supported or benefitting from your project come from one specific group, tell us who they are.
If you select an option, we will ask you to tell us more about that group.
Part two - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) monitoring information

Communities experiencing ethnic or racial inequity (Step 4 of 22)

Which community is your project for?
Select one category, if possible*
Part two - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) monitoring information

Faith communities (Step 5 of 22)


Which faith community is your project for?
Select one category, if possible*
Part two - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) monitoring information

People who emigrate (Step 6 of 22)

Which group of people who emigrate is your project for?
Select one category, if possible*
Part two - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) monitoring information

Disabled people (Step 7 of 22)

Which group of disabled people is your project for?
Select one category, if possible*
Part two - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) monitoring information

Younger people (Step 8 of 22)

Which age group is your project for?
Select one category, if possible*
Part two - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) monitoring information

LGBTQ+ people (Step 9 of 22)

Which LGBTQ+ community is your project for?
Select one category, if possible*
Part two - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) monitoring information

Specific groups that are not included already (Step 10 of 22)

Which specific group (that you have not included already) is your project for?
Examples include: men and boys, care experienced young people, carers, people recovering from alcohol addiction, sex workers, people whose first language is not English or Welsh, people who have problems reading.
Part two - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) monitoring information

Welsh Community (Step 11 of 22)

How many of the people that will benefit from your project speak Welsh?
Select one category, if possible*
Part two - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) monitoring information

Northern Ireland community (Step 12 of 22)

Which community is your project for?
Select one category, if possible*
Part two - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) monitoring information

Any other groups (Step 13 of 22)

What additional EDI information would you like to include about the people your project supports? (Optional)
You told us that your project will benefit:
  • other Black/African/Caribbean background
  • other mixed/multiple ethnic groups
  • other Asian background
  • other ethnic background
  • other faiths and beliefs
  • other people who emigrate
  • other type of disability or impairment
  • LGBTQ+ people described in another way

Tell us more about who they are
Part two - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) monitoring information

Leadership of the organisation (Step 14 of 22)

We’d like to understand more about your leadership team. These questions are optional but they do help us understand more about the organisations that apply for funding. They’ll also help us develop our future processes and strategy.

The information you give us in this section will not influence our funding decision.

Do most of your leadership team self-identify as belonging to a specific group of people?
Tell us what specific group they belong to if at least: 
  • 75% of your board of trustees or management committee share one or more characteristics
  • and 50% or more of senior staff share one or more characteristics
Does the leadership of your organisation self-identify in any specific group?*
If you select an option, we will ask you to tell us more about that group.
Part two - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) monitoring information

Communities experiencing ethnic or racial inequity (Step 15 of 22)

Which community is your leadership team part of?
Select one category, if possible*
Part two - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) monitoring information

Faith communities (Step 16 of 22)

Which faith community is your leadership team part of?
Select one category, if possible*
Part two - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) monitoring information

People who emigrate(Step 17 of 22)

Which group of people who emigrate is your leadership team part of?
Select one category, if possible*
Part two - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) monitoring information

Disabled people (Step 18 of 22)

Which group of disabled people is your leadership team part of?
Select one category, if possible*
Part two - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) monitoring information

Younger people (Step 19 of 22)

Which age group is your leadership team part of?
Select one category, if possible*
Part two - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) monitoring information

LGBTQ+ people (Step 20 of 22)

Which LGBTQ+ community is your leadership team part of?
Select one category, if possible*
Part two - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) monitoring information

Specific groups that are not included already (Step 21 of 22)

Which specific group (that you have not included already) is your leadership team part of?
Examples include: men and boys, care experienced young people, carers, people recovering from alcohol addiction, sex workers, people whose first language is not English or Welsh, people who have problems reading.
Part two - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) monitoring information

Any other leadership groups (Step 22 of 22)

What additional EDI information would you like to include about your leadership team? (Optional)
You told us that your leadership team self-identify as:
  • other Black/African/Caribbean background
  • other mixed/multiple ethnic groups
  • other Asian background
  • other ethnic background
  • other faiths and beliefs
  • other people who emigrate
  • other type of disability or impairment
  • LGBTQ+ people described in another way
Tell us more about who they are.
Part three - Your organisation details

Organisation details (Step 1 of 3)

What is the full legal name of your organisation?
This must be as shown on your governing document. Your governing document could be called one of several things, depending on the type of organisation you're applying on behalf of. It may be called a constitution, trust deed, memorandum and articles of association, or something completely different.
You might find it on a registration website - for example, Companies House or a Charities Register.*
Does your organisation use a different name in your day-to-day work?
This is how you might be known if you're not just known by your legal name (the legal name is on your governing document or registration website).*

What is the main or registered address of your organisation?
Please enter the full address, including house name or number and postcode below.




When was your organisation set up?
This is the date your organisation took on its current legal status. It should be on your governing document. If you do not know the exact date or month, please give us an approximate date.

Please use the calendar in the answer field to select a date, or enter the date as dd/mm/yyyy*


Part Three - Your organisation details

Organisation type (Step 2 of 3)


Part Three - Your organisation details

Registration Numbers (Step 3 of 3)

If you’re a registered charity and/or a registered company, and you have any reference or registrations numbers, tell us what they are: 

If you do not have any reference or registration numbers, move on to the next question. 


Part four - contact details

Main Contact details (Step 1 of 1)
Please give us the contact details of a person we can get in touch with if we have any questions. The main contact is usually the person filling in the form, so it's probably you. 

The main contact needs to be from the organisation applying, but they don’t need to hold a particular position.

This person has to live in the UK.

First name

We need their legal name to check their identity. This can't be a nickname—or a short version of their name. If you don't give us this, it could delay your application.*

Date of birth

We need their date of birth to help us check who they are. If it's entered incorrectly, it could delay your application. 

Use the calendar in the answer field to select a date, or enter the date as dd/mm/yyyy





Home address

We need their home address to help us confirm who they are and to complete some of our assessment checks, so please check you’ve entered it correctly. If it’s not correct, this could delay your application.





Previous home address






Your declaration



We know the vast majority of the many thousands who seek and use our funding are genuine. However, we sometimes receive fraudulent applications and so we have a duty to carry out checks on individuals at organisations which apply for grants. The personal information we have collected from you will therefore be shared with fraud prevention agencies who will use it to prevent fraud and money-laundering and to verify your identity. If fraud is detected, you could be refused certain services, finance or employment.

Further details of how your information will be used by us and these fraud prevention agencies, your data protection rights and how to contact us, can be found in our full Data Protection and Privacy Notice which is published on our website.

Contact us to request a hard copy by telephoning our advice line on 0345 410 2030, or by writing to Customer Services, The National Lottery Community Fund, 2 St James’ Gate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4BE.
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Reducing your environmental impact

Visit our website for tips about how your organisation can reduce its environmental impact. For more general information, you can also visit our Climate Action Hub.
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