Essex-specific Grants

Awards for All [ www.awardsforall.org.uk ]
Awards for All offer grants of between £300 and £10,000 for people to take part in art, sport, heritage and community activities, and projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community.

Heritage Lottery Fund East of England
[ www.hlf.org.uk/english/InYourArea/EastOfEngland ]
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) was set up by Parliament in 1994 to give grants to a wide range of projects involving the local, regional and national heritage of the United Kingdom. They distribute a share of the money raised by the National Lottery for Good Causes.

Essex Environment Trust
[ www.essexenvironmenttrust.org.uk ]
Essex Environment Trust is able to provide funding, received as contributions from landfill operators, through the Landfill Communities Fund, for environmental improvements and community projects within the county of Essex.

Essex Community Foundation
[ www.essexcommunityfoundation.org.uk ]
The ECF is an independent charitable trust, and one of 63 community foundations across the UK which are working to develop local philanthropy and resources to sustain communities.