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Wandsworth Borough Council

Greener Wandsworth Microgrants

Wandsworth Council's climate microgrants of £100 to £500 for individuals, community and faith groups, schools and non-profits living or working in the borough to run green events, activities and initiatives. Around six grants are awarded every other month for community projects (schools have a separate pot assessed termly), and projects must be completed within six months. Priority goes to applicants not funded before and to projects with wider community benefit.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
£100 – £500
Deadline
36 days left
27 November
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Anyone living or working in the London Borough of Wandsworth: individuals, schools, community groups, faith groups and non-profit organisations
  • Schools apply on the same form but through a separate pot with termly deadlines
  • If you already have a funded project you must finish it (and return photos and the feedback form) before applying again, and priority goes to applicants not funded before
  • Work with vulnerable adults or unaccompanied under-18s needs DBS checks and someone with safeguarding training
  • You must have permission for the location before applying (the council can help with council-owned land)
  • Events must be free to attendees and the applicant must receive no financial gain

What it funds

Events, activities and initiatives that help more residents engage in sustainable behaviours, adapt to the changing climate and learn about climate action, including projects that:

  • Help people and nature adapt and build resilience to our changing climate, including extreme weather hazards such as flooding, heatwaves, drought and storms
  • Improve or encourage biodiversity and local natural conservation
  • Green and improve community spaces
  • Engage and teach the wider community about the environment
  • Encourage sustainable and environmentally minded behaviour and skills such as repair, upcycling and reducing waste

example projects include planting or re-wilding a community space, a repair or re-use initiative, a sustainable street festival, a nature trail, or an art and photography session celebrating the local environment. Projects showing wider community benefit are especially welcome.

What it will not fund

  • Projects without relevant permissions, DBS checks and proper safeguarding
  • Projects that have already taken place (retrospective applications)
  • Initiatives that do not align with climate and sustainability themes
  • Purchases of new items when second-hand, rented, or upcycled options are available
  • Projects on your own private land that is not accessible to the community (for example, your garden)
  • Projects where a more suitable Council fund is available (for example, physical improvements on council-owned housing estates should apply for a Small Improvement Budget grant)
  • The same project from the same organisation more than twice across a year

How to apply

  1. Check your idea fits one or more of the green themes and get any permissions needed for the location
  2. Optionally email the Climate Change team to discuss your idea or get help with the form
  3. Complete the online application form (project description, delivery team, location, permission, start date, benefits, amount between £100 and £500 and how it will be spent, bank details), uploading a photo of a handwritten signature to confirm your bank details
  4. Submit by the round deadline; a council panel assesses applications every other month (schools termly)
  5. If successful the council contacts you with next steps and releases funds shortly after notification

you can request to submit a spoken video application instead, or ask for support via email; those without email can call 020 8871 6000 and ask for a callback from the Climate Change and Sustainability Team. Wandsworth Care Alliance can also help with written applications. Community deadlines: 27 Nov 2026, 29 Jan 2027, 26 Mar 2027, 28 May 2027; school deadlines: 27 Nov 2026, 12 Feb 2027, 28 May 2027.

Have ready

  • Bank details of the recipient (name on account, sort code, account number) and address
  • Photo of a handwritten signature to confirm bank details
  • Evidence of permission to use the project location (emailed to the team before the next deadline, where permission was needed)

after the grant you must provide before-and-after photos or video and complete a simple monitoring form.

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