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UnLtd

Community Climate Action Awards

UnLtd's Community Climate Action Awards give early-stage social entrepreneurs up to £8,000 plus one-to-one coaching, business support and peer learning to take practical action on climate change in their communities. The award goes to the individual founder, at the ideas stage or trading for under a year, whose venture helps people cut carbon in transport, home energy, sustainable food, or waste and consumption. UnLtd particularly wants founders with lived experience from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic communities, disabled founders and those in economically disadvantaged areas. The current round closes on 30 November 2026 at 10:00, or earlier if it reaches capacity.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Up to £8,000
Deadline
43 days left
30 November
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Individual social entrepreneurs aged 16 or over who are the founder or leader of the social venture, live in the UK and have the right to work in the UK, are seeking funding to create long-term social impact, and need both UnLtd's financial and non-financial support
  • This round is for early-stage founders: at the ideas stage or trading for less than one year
  • The venture must be clearly driven by a social purpose, show a clear need, mainly benefit people or places in the UK, do more than raise awareness, have potential to be financially sustainable, have been incorporated for less than 4 years (if at all) and have had turnover under £250,000 last year, and focus on transport, home energy, sustainable food or reducing waste and consumption
  • UnLtd is looking for founders with lived experience and deep roots in the communities they serve, including people from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic communities, disabled founders, and those working in areas of economic disadvantage

What it funds

Early-stage social ventures that help people cut their carbon emissions and improve wellbeing in one or more focus areas:

  • Transport
  • Home energy
  • Sustainable food
  • Reducing waste and consumption

alongside the money, award winners get one-to-one coaching, practical business support, and peer learning and networking to strengthen leadership, build sustainable business models, show impact and connect with partners, funders and commissioners.

What it will not fund

  • Applications primarily to fund formal or academic qualifications
  • Applications primarily to fund overseas travel
  • Applications primarily to pay others to deliver the work on your behalf
  • Ventures involving political or religious campaigning
  • Ventures involving activities that are against the law or public policy, or could cause harm or division between communities
  • Ventures that only raise awareness of a social issue
  • Ventures incorporated for 4 years or more, or with last year's turnover of £250,000 or more
  • Founders who have been trading for more than a year (later-stage opportunities are due to open in 2027)

How to apply

  1. Check your eligibility using UnLtd's online eligibility checker
  2. If eligible, you receive an emailed link to the application portal; complete and submit the application before 10:00 on 30 November 2026
  3. Support Managers assess eligible applications on social impact, inclusion and financial sustainability, then discuss them in peer review
  4. The strongest applicants are invited to a panel meeting with UnLtd staff and past award winners (about 30-35 minutes, including a five-minute presentation)
  5. Recommended applications go to UnLtd's Awards Committee for final approval

the round closes early if it reaches capacity (53% full on 9 October 2026), so apply early. Information sessions run on 21 October 2026, and one-to-one sessions are available for help with the process or adjustments.

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