Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector Grants

Value of grant

Small grants available of up to £5,000 per year.

Large grants of up to £10,000 per year.

(The funding period is three years, and the application needs to outline how the funding will be spent over the three year funding period. There are two one-year extensions that are optional for both the council and the grantee).

About the grant

The council has the ambitious targets of achieving net-zero emissions in its operations by 2030 and supporting the whole borough to become net-zero by 2038.

The Council’s Climate Action Plan outlines measures that will be taken to achieve those targets, and commits the council to tackle the wider ecological emergency, as well as to help the borough become more resilient to the impacts of climate change. The council cannot tackle climate change alone, and this effort will require community-wide cooperation and buy-in.

Project awards are available to maintain an existing project, expand an existing project or develop a new project.

Your project must clearly demonstrate how it supports one or more priorities of the Climate Action Plan as set out for the grant:

• Supporting energy efficiency and emissions reduction
• Increasing generation and access of renewable energy
• Using natural systems to enhance biodiversity and reduce the impacts of climate change
• Reducing waste and driving forward a circular economy
• Encouraging sustainable diets, preventing food waste and creating resilient food systems
• Promoting active travel and reducing emissions from transport
• Developing our local "green economy"
• Increasing Kingston's resilience to the impacts of climate change.

Green Grants will aim to support a variety of projects across different priorities. The council reserves the right for this to be reflected when considering grant applications.

The council reserves the right to withdraw or reclaim part or whole of the grant awarded in event of the organisation failing to carry out the work for which the grant was awarded.

Organisations can submit one or more applications.

Any questions should be directed to climate@kingston.gov.uk.

Download the full guidance (PDF, 136KB). If you need an accessible version of this PDF, contact strategy@kingston.gov.uk.

These grants have now been awarded. 

Contacting the council for further information

The project team will continue to update this guide with frequently asked questions. If you have any questions, or would like any of this information in another format, contact: strategy@kingston.gov.uk or call our Contact Centre on 020 8547 5000.