How to apply

Learn about this funding at an event

Bridgend on 18 September, 10:30am to 1:30pm
Cardiff on 22 September, 10:30am to 1:30pm
Newtown on 30 September, 10:30am to 1:30pm
Bangor on 2 October, 10:30am to 1:30pm
Wrexham on 8 October, 10:30am to 1:30pm
online on 9 October, 2pm to 4pm or 15 October, 11am to 1pm

Contact us to chat about your idea

You can:

email meithrinnatur@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk, or
call 0300 123 0735 (open from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday)

We’ll put you in contact with a funding officer in your area within 5 days of contacting us.

We’ll ask you:

how you’ve worked with children and caregivers before. And how you’ll involve them in the project design, delivery and evaluation.
what organisations you’ll work with
what experience you have working in partnerships
how you know your project is needed, including any gaps in local services that your work will fill
what experience you have working with nature and the environment
where your project will take place
about the activities you’ll run
how you’ll use a development grant

The application process

You must apply for development funding first. Only partnerships that receive this funding will be able to apply later for project delivery funding.

Stage 1: project development

Partnerships can ask for up to £25,000 of development funding. This can help you cover things like:

staff time
engagement sessions with children and their caregivers
running partnership meetings

There will be support available to develop your project.

If you’re suitable to apply, we’ll send you a form to tell us more about your idea. You’ll need to submit this form by 12pm, 1 December 2025.

See the questions in the development grant form.

We’ll let you know if you’re getting development funding by March 2026.

Stage 2: project delivery

After you’ve developed your project, you’ll be able to apply for up to £2 million in funding to deliver it. You can only apply for this if you’ve had development funding.

We can fund projects that will run for up to 6 years. We can fund part of your project or all of your project.

We’ll send you a more detailed application form to apply.

See the questions in the application form.

You’ll need to submit this form by 31 July 2026.

We’ll let you know if you’re getting this funding by Autumn 2026.

If you need communication support

If it's difficult or impossible for you to apply online, please let us know. We can offer other ways to apply, such as forms that works offline.

What you’ll need to apply

We’ll ask for:

the legal name of your organisation
its address
the type of organisation it is
any registration numbers (for example, charity or company numbers)

Please check these details carefully. Incorrect information will delay your application.

Information about your organisation’s finances

We’ll ask for:

a copy of your most recent accounts
a copy of your draft accounts, if your accounts are older than 10 months
a copy of your 12 month projections, if your organisation is less than 15 months old
your accounting end date
your total income for the year

Information about your team

You’ll need to tell us about 2 people in your organisation. One should be the main contact who we can talk to about the project. The other should be a senior person who’s legally responsible for the funding.

We’ll ask you for their:

names
contact details
home addresses
dates of birth

They must:

have separate email addresses
live in the UK
not be related

What we mean by related

We consider people to be related if they:

are married or in a civil partnership
are in a long-term relationship or live together
are related by blood or through a partner
live at the same address

We’ll check the information you give us

As an organisation that gives out public funds, we’ll check the information you give us. Learn more about the checks.

Agreeing to our terms and conditions

You must read and agree to our terms and conditions before submitting your application.

How we use your personal data

To find out how we use and store your personal data, read our privacy notice.

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