Applications closed on 29 September 2026.

Many funders run the same grant every year, so check the funder’s site for a new round. The details below are what the funder published when it was open.

Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation

London Luton Airport Greener Future Fund

Grants of up to £10,000 from London Luton Airport Operations Ltd, administered by Bedfordshire & Luton Community Foundation, for not-for-profit groups based and working within 5 miles of Luton Airport on biodiversity, environmental education and carbon reduction. Higher bids may be considered for exceptional one-off innovation projects with significant, lasting environmental impact. In 2025, 60% of applications to this fund were successful.

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You could get: Up to £10,000
Deadline: Closed; the deadline has passed
Effort: Moderate; full application with documents

Who can apply

Registered charities and other not-for-profit groups (community groups, sports groups, PTAs and similar) that are based and deliver activities within a 5-mile radius of London Luton Airport
Applicants must have a constitution or other governing document; a committee of at least three unrelated trustees or directors, with no one holding 'significant control'; good financial management and health without large free or unrestricted funds; a comprehensive safeguarding policy for work with children or adults at risk; a clear plan to work in partnership with others; and evidence of seeking funds from a range of sources and a strategy for when funding ends
Social enterprises and CICs have separate guidance
For consortium bids the lead organisation must be eligible, and BLCF asks to be contacted first

What it funds

Projects completed within one year that:

Increase biodiversity (re-wilding, tree, grass and hedgerow planting, vegetable gardens, habitat)
Raise environmental awareness (monitoring local species, raising awareness of air, soil and water pollution, waste reduction, behaviour change)
Reduce carbon ('Net Zero' and other carbon reduction initiatives that cut emissions and improve air quality)

Educational initiatives that build sustainability and legacy, and high-impact innovation projects, are particularly welcome.

Up to 15% of the grant can go on core costs such as rent and utilities.

What it will not fund

Groups outside a 5-mile radius of Luton Airport
Groups with 3 or more active BLCF grants
Groups that have provided low-quality monitoring on previous grants
Individuals
National organisations (unless there are clear local benefits)
Private limited companies (CICs limited by guarantee are eligible)
Profit-making organisations
Organisations or activities promoting political parties or religion (activities with wider public benefit can be funded)
Professional marketing or advertising (unless only to publicise the funded work to beneficiaries)
Professional fundraising
Retrospective costs
General appeals or sponsorship
Animal welfare, unless the project directly benefits people
Trips (except respite care) and fundraising events

How to apply

Read the fund's criteria document (optionally join a 'Meet the Funder' online session)
Submit the short online Expression of Interest, with your governing document, by 29 September 2026
The Grants Team contacts applicants to discuss; well-aligned projects are invited to make a full application, subject to funds
Submit the full application with budget, project plan and supporting documents
A community panel of local residents decides; the panel for this round meets in late December 2026

BLCF may close applications early if the fund is heavily subscribed. Funded projects must be finished within a year and report at interim and at the end (usually within two weeks of completion).

Have ready

Governing document (the only document needed at Expression of Interest stage)
Full budget breakdown and project plan (full application)
Most recent signed annual accounts and/or management accounts, audited or independently examined where required
Bank statement dated within 3 months, in the organisation's name and address, with at least 2 unrelated signatories
Equal opportunity policy
Safeguarding policy
List of trustees and directors with names, roles and any related parties or conflicts of interest