# Small Eco Awards

From The National Lottery Community Fund. 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: Open: rolling, apply any time, no deadline.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: £300 to £20,000 GBP
- Who can apply: Community groups, NGOs, Social enterprises and Government bodies
- Where: Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales: United Kingdom
- Rounds: Rolling: apply any time
- 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/tnlcf-small-eco-awards/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/funding-programmes/small-eco-awards

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Grants of £300 to £20,000 for community-led environmental projects in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, such as helping people care for nature or improving the local environment. Open to applications.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Small Eco Awards, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “You can apply using our online form”

Source: https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/funding-programmes/small-eco-awards/how-to-apply, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/tnlcf-small-eco-awards/#access

**Small Eco Awards, amount:** £300 to £20,000 GBP

> “Amount: £300 to £20,000”

Source: https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/funding-programmes/small-eco-awards, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/tnlcf-small-eco-awards/#amount

**Small Eco Awards, where:** Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales: United Kingdom

> “This funding is for projects based in one of the following countries: Northern Ireland Scotland Wales”

Source: https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/funding-programmes/small-eco-awards, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/tnlcf-small-eco-awards/#geography

**Small Eco Awards, who can apply:** Community groups, NGOs, Social enterprises and Government bodies

> “constituted voluntary or community organisation constituted group or club registered charity charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) not-for-profit company community interest company (CIC) schools, if the project helps the local community, not just the school sports groups, if the project is open to the wider community statutory body”

Source: https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/funding-programmes/small-eco-awards/who-can-apply, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/tnlcf-small-eco-awards/#applicant_types

**Small Eco Awards, rounds:** Rolling: apply any time

> “Submit your application at least 12 weeks before you need the funding.”

Source: https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/funding-programmes/small-eco-awards/how-to-apply, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/tnlcf-small-eco-awards/#window

**Small Eco Awards, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/tnlcf-small-eco-awards/#co_finance_required

## The call

### Open applications

Call page: https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/funding-programmes/small-eco-awards

**Small Eco Awards, Open applications, status:** Open

> “Programme status: Open to applications”

Source: https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/funding-programmes/small-eco-awards, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/tnlcf-small-eco-awards/#call-open-applications-status

**Small Eco Awards, Open applications, deadline:** None: apply any time
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/tnlcf-small-eco-awards/#call-open-applications-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Small Eco Awards, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/tnlcf-small-eco-awards/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Small Eco Awards”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/tnlcf-small-eco-awards/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

Report a problem: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Problem+with+Small+Eco+Awards&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Ftnlcf-small-eco-awards%2F%0A%0AWhat+is+wrong+%28deadline%2C+amount%2C+eligibility%2C+link%E2%80%A6%29%3F%0A%0A%0AWhere+did+you+see+the+correct+information%3F+A+link+to+the+funder%E2%80%99s+own+page+helps+most.%0A&labels=listing-problem
Funders can correct their listing: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Funder+correction%3A+Small+Eco+Awards&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Ftnlcf-small-eco-awards%2F%0A%0AYour+name%2C+role+and+organisation%3A%0A%0AWhat+should+change%2C+and+the+page+on+your+website+that+says+so%3A%0A%0AWe+change+a+listing+only+after+confirming+it+on+your+own+website.+Listings+can%E2%80%99t+be+bought.%0A&labels=funder-correction