# TCV Chestnut Fund

From The Conservation Volunteers. 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 2 November 2026: No open or announced call found on the funder’s page.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Up to £500 GBP (Support grant for tools, equipment and training)
- Who can apply: Community groups
- Where: Not found on the pages we read
- Rounds: Not found on the pages we read
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Community conservation
- Last checked: 2 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/tcv-chestnut-fund/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.tcv.org.uk/communities/chestnut-fund/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Small grants of last resort for grassroots community groups in the TCV Community Network doing practical conservation volunteering; start-up grants cover running costs and support grants cover tools, equipment and training.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**TCV Chestnut Fund, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “If you are already a Community Network Member you can apply through the Community Network Portal.”

Source: https://www.tcv.org.uk/communities/chestnut-fund/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/tcv-chestnut-fund/#access

**TCV Chestnut Fund, amount:** Up to £500 GBP (Support grant for tools, equipment and training). Support grant for tools, equipment and training.

> “Support grants These are for groups who have little or no money for tools, equipment and training. This grant is available to all groups, regardless of how long they have been constituted. The maximum grant will be £500.”

Source: https://www.tcv.org.uk/communities/chestnut-fund/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/tcv-chestnut-fund/#amount

**TCV Chestnut Fund, where:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/tcv-chestnut-fund/#geography

**TCV Chestnut Fund, who can apply:** Community groups

> “The TCV Chestnut Fund grant scheme has been designed to support grassroots community groups and initiatives wanting to deliver practical volunteering that improves the natural physical environment”

Source: https://www.tcv.org.uk/communities/chestnut-fund/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/tcv-chestnut-fund/#applicant_types

**TCV Chestnut Fund, rounds:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/tcv-chestnut-fund/#window

**TCV Chestnut Fund, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/tcv-chestnut-fund/#co_finance_required

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**TCV Chestnut Fund, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/tcv-chestnut-fund/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “TCV Chestnut Fund”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/tcv-chestnut-fund/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

Report a problem: mailto:contact@naturefunding.org?subject=Problem%20with%20TCV%20Chestnut%20Fund&body=Listing%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Ftcv-chestnut-fund%2F%0A%0AWhat%20is%20wrong%20(deadline%2C%20amount%2C%20eligibility%2C%20link%E2%80%A6)%3F%0A%0A%0AWhere%20did%20you%20see%20the%20correct%20information%3F%20A%20link%20to%20the%20funder%E2%80%99s%20own%20page%20helps%20most.%0A
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