# HS2 Community and Environment Fund

From HS2 Ltd, run by Groundwork UK. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, from the check on 3 November 2026: No open or announced call found on the funder’s page.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Not found on the pages we read
- Who can apply: Community groups, NGOs and Social enterprises
- Where: Communities along the HS2 London to West Midlands route: United Kingdom
- Rounds: Not found on the pages we read
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Run by: Groundwork UK (https://www.groundwork.org.uk/)
- Restoration approach (our classification): Community conservation and Urban nature
- Last checked: 3 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/hs2-community-environment-fund/
- Funder’s programme page: https://hs2funds.org.uk/home/community-environment-fund/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Grants for community and environment projects, including nature conservation and biodiversity enhancement, in communities disrupted by HS2 construction between London and the West Midlands.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**HS2 Community and Environment Fund, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Take the eligibility quiz This short quiz will check that your project meets the basic requirements to be eligible for funding. If your project meets the criteria you will be then given a link to the application form.”

Source: https://hs2funds.org.uk/home/community-environment-fund/, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hs2-community-environment-fund/#access

**HS2 Community and Environment Fund, amount:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hs2-community-environment-fund/#amount

**HS2 Community and Environment Fund, where:** Communities along the HS2 London to West Midlands route: United Kingdom

> “to add benefit to communities along the route that are demonstrably disrupted by the construction of HS2 from London to West Midlands”

Source: https://hs2funds.org.uk/home/community-environment-fund/, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hs2-community-environment-fund/#geography

**HS2 Community and Environment Fund, who can apply:** Community groups, NGOs and Social enterprises

> “including resident's associations, constituted community groups, Community Interest Companies (limited by guarantee only), social enterprises, community businesses and registered charities.”

Source: https://hs2funds.org.uk/home/community-environment-fund/, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hs2-community-environment-fund/#applicant_types

**HS2 Community and Environment Fund, rounds:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hs2-community-environment-fund/#window

**HS2 Community and Environment Fund, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hs2-community-environment-fund/#co_finance_required

**HS2 Community and Environment Fund, run by:** Groundwork UK

> “Always contact Groundwork UK directly if you have any questions about the Fund”

Source: https://hs2funds.org.uk/home/community-environment-fund/, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hs2-community-environment-fund/#administered_by

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**HS2 Community and Environment Fund, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hs2-community-environment-fund/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “HS2 Community and Environment Fund”, checked 3 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/hs2-community-environment-fund/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

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