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Alec Dickson Trust

Aims/priorities: The funding is aimed at individuals and groups of young people who are able to demonstrate that, through volunteering or community service, they can enhance the lives of others, particularly those most marginalised by society.

Who can apply? Applications are accepted from UK-based volunteering or community service projects, organised and run by young people (under 30 years).

Grant amount: Up to £500 are available.

Energy Redress Scheme - Carbon Emissions Reduction and Innovation Funds

Aims/priorities: The Carbon Emissions Reduction Fund (CERF) supports initiatives principally aimed at reducing the climate change impact associated with energy use, which relate to Ofgem’s regulated areas of energy generation, distribution, supply and use.

The funding is for projects that demonstrate measurable and lasting reductions in the carbon intensity of energy use and accelerate the transition to net zero. Projects must also have a realistic prospect of delivering broadly replicable benefits to existing and future energy consumers.

Energy Redress Scheme - Just Transition Fund

Aims/priorities: The fund, provided by Ofgem Energy Redress Scheme and piloted under the scheme’s Carbon Emissions Reductions priority, aims to build the capacity of the community energy sector and deliver impactful renewable energy projects. It seeks to demonstrate how a just transition to net zero can benefit everyone.

The funding is intended to enable greater community ownership and social benefit from the historic growth in renewable energy over the next few years as the UK transitions to net zero.

Bupa Foundation Green Community Grants

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended for registered charities, not-for-profit organisations, schools, local authorities and social housing providers for practical projects which help with both people and planet health.

Who can apply? Applications will be accepted from non-fee paying schools, registered charities, not-for-profit organisations, local authorities and social housing providers.

W.G. Edwards Charitable Foundation

Aims/priorities: The funding is for UK-registered charities which promote a proactive approach to the physical and mental well-being of people who are over 65 years of age.

The charity's work should fall into one of the following categories:

Clarion Futures Digital Grants

Aims/priorities: The funding is for organisations seeking to deliver innovative, well-designed projects that primarily support Clarion residents and the wider community to address digital exclusion.

The funding is for projects and activities that focus on:

IOP Public Engagement Grant Scheme

Aims/priorities: The Institute of Physics provides funding for projects across the UK and Ireland that improve people’s relationship with physics in their family or community groups.

The funding is for projects that support the aims of the Limit Less campaign by reaching one or more of the target groups that are currently underrepresented in the physics community. IOP is specifically trying to reach families with young people under the age of 16 that identify with one or more of the following groups:

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