Up to £75,000 for Community & Environmental Projects – Biffa Award

The Biffa Award Main Grants Scheme provides grants to not-for-profit organisations and charities improving community spaces or protecting the natural environment near qualifying landfill sites. Funding is available across four themes: Community Buildings, Recreation, Cultural Facilities and Nature Recovery.

Here’s what you can expect:

• £10,000–£75,000 in grant funding

• Maximum total project cost of £200,000 including VAT

• Funding for improvements to community buildings

• Creation or improvement of recreational facilities and play spaces

• Improvements to cultural facilities

• Projects restoring habitats and supporting nature recovery

• Funding must generally be used for eligible site-based improvements rather than general organisational running costs

• Projects must demonstrate a benefit to the wider community.

Who can apply?

• Fully constituted charities

• Not-for-profit organisations with no share capital

• Projects must be located sufficiently close to both a qualifying Biffa operation and a licensed landfill site

• Organisations must use Biffa Award's postcode checker to confirm location eligibility

• Local authorities, councils, schools, colleges, hospitals, hospices, nurseries, food banks, residential care facilities and several other organisation types are excluded.

There's also an important funding condition: successful applicants normally need a Third Party Contribution equal to 10% of the grant requested. For example, a £75,000 Biffa Award would require a £7,500 contribution.

Deadline: Rolling – Expressions of Interest can be submitted at any time.