Grant funds from waste management companies FCC Environment and Severn Waste Services for the provision, maintenance or improvement of community facilities.
Funding
There are several rounds of this funding throughout the year. The current round of funding opened on Wednesday 4 June 2025 and will close on Wednesday 20 August 2025.
The Community Action Fund operates two funding streams, the FCC Community Action Fund and the Severn Waste Services Community Action Fund.
The FCC Community Action Fund
The FCC Community Action Fund provides grants of between £2,000 and £100,000 to not-for-profit organisations for amenity projects eligible under Object D and Object DA of the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF).
Only applications for projects sited within 10 miles of an eligible FCC Environment waste facility can be accepted; you can check if you are located near an eligible site by clicking on Apply and completing the pre-application eligibility check.
The Severn Waste Services Community Action Fund
The Severn Waste Services Community Action Fund provides grants of between £2,000 and £20,000 to not-for-profit organisations for amenity projects eligible under Object D and Object DA of the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF).
Only applications for projects sited in Herefordshire or Worcestershire, within 10 miles of the eligible Severn Waste Services waste facilities can be accepted. You can check if you are located near an eligible site by clicking on Apply and completing the pre-application eligibility check.
Who can apply?
We can only accept applications from the following types or organisations:
- Registered Charity which operates a community facility
- A Church or Parochial Church Council
- A Parish or Town Council or a Management Committee or User Association acting on behalf of a Parish or Town Council
- A Local Authority
- A CASC Registered Sports Club
The FCC Community Action Fund is oversubscribed and we limit the types projects we will fund and what we will pay for. To help you plan your application please download and read the relevant Guide for Applicants or click on Apply and follow the pre-application eligibility check.
Application rounds
The scheduled funding rounds for the FCC Community Action Fund are as follows:
- 2025-1 Round – opens 4 December 2024 and closes at 5.00pm on 19 February 2025
- 2025-2 Round – opens 26 February 2025 and closes at 5.00pm on 14 May 2025
- 2025-3 Round – opens 4 June 2025 and closes at 5.00pm on 20 August 2025
- 2025-4 Round – opens 3 September 2025 and closes at 5.00pm on 10 November 2025
The Board makes funding decisions quarterly, approximately 16 weeks after the round closes.
For more detailed information about what we can and cannot fund, and what you will need to provide if you want to apply please download the Guide for Applicants.