Community Climate and Nature Fund Round Four

In November 2023, Stratford-on-Avon District Council's Cabinet agreed to establish a Stratford-on-Avon Community Climate and Nature Fund (CCNF). The purpose of the CCNF was to enable the delivery of projects within the communities of Stratford-on-Avon District, which focus on climate change mitigation, adaptation and climate resilience, or enhancing local biodiversity.

Since then, we have distributed £250,000 of grant funding across 53 projects. To see a full list, and case studies of select projects, please visit the Community Climate and Nature Fund Rounds 1-3 page.

Are you a community group or Parish Council with an idea for a green project? Contact us now to discuss your project idea!

Round Four of the CCNF is now open! £200,000 has been made available to successful applicants, across four quarterly funding windows.

The following groups will be able to apply for grant funding through the CCNF:

• Town or Parish Councils
• Formally constituted charity and community groups
• Sports clubs

The CCNF will fund projects which meet one of the following criteria:

• Projects which result in a direct reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
• Projects which build resilience to the impacts of climate change.
• Projects which will result in research enabling access to more significant funding applications.
• Projects which will result in the enhancement of biodiversity.

How to apply:

Please send any enquiries about the CCNF to our email climate.emergency@stratford-dc.gov.uk and our team will guide you through the application process.

Round Four will be open until April 2027, and applications will be appraised once every three months. The provisional dates are as follows:

• 29th July 2026
• 14th October 2026
• 13th January 2027
• 7th April 2027

All applications will be considered at the nearest appraisal date following their submission. For your application to be considered at the next appraisal date (29th July 2026) please submit your application by 5pm on Monday 27th July.

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS:

• CCNF Application GUIDANCE DOCUMENT
• CCNF Project Type One Delegate Pack
• CCNF Project Type Two Delegate Pack
• CCNF Project Type Three Delegate Pack
• CCNF Project Type Four Delegate Pack
• CCNF Application Form

NOTE: Unfortunately, we cannot upload the application form to our website in an editable format such as a Word document. To convert the application form PDF file into a Word document: download the PDF, open the Word application, and then open the PDF file within Word. Alternatively, you can contact climate.emergency@stratford-dc.gov.uk and we will send an editable version of the application to you.