FundingLensSector funding guide
Funding for community businesses, village halls, parish councils, and coastal enterprises creating local jobs and services.
1 funding discovery records · 2 scheme preparation profiles. Recorded categories and status are starting points; confirm current rules with each funder.
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These source-linked records are recorded as open or rolling, without a recorded deadline in the past; inclusion does not confirm availability or eligibility.
DEFRA & Local Authorities · Recorded open
UK grant funding opportunity provided by DEFRA & Local Authorities.
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Check my organisation’s fit →Plan ahead
Use these stored scheme profiles to prepare questions, documents and project costs. Typical ranges and applicant descriptions are catalogue context, not a verified offer. An earlier round does not guarantee another round or an opening date.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs & Local Authorities
Recorded as open — confirm with funder
Stored programme profile
Planning prompts to confirm against the current guidance:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs & Local Authorities
Recorded as open — confirm with funder
Stored programme profile
Planning prompts to confirm against the current guidance:
These are planning prompts. Specific deadlines, award amounts, eligible costs and future rounds must be confirmed in the current official competition documents.
Relevant funders include Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF), ACRE Village Halls Grant, Plunkett UK, Fisheries & Seafood Scheme (FaSS). Appearance here does not establish an open competition.
GOV.UK Find a Grant · UKRI funding opportunities · Rural Payments Agency · National Lottery Community Fund
Create your profile to follow relevant opportunities and prepare your evidence. Future rounds and notification timing depend on published scheme information and your account settings.