The inaugural Grimple's Green Grants was launched in August 2010 by The Green Insurance Company. They already encouraged green behaviour on our roads through their green insurance policies but Green Grants gave the opportunity to extend this into communities across the UK.

So, how do you get involved? They are looking for green projects across the United Kingdom that they can fund and support and they have up to £40,000 to give away to environmentally friendly projects like yours.

What is the funding for?
They are looking for projects with creativity and imagination. It can be anything from creating a community garden to reducing food miles by growing your own vegetables or a wildlife garden to encourage biodiversity.

How much money is available?

They are offering grants of up to £2,000 for small projects and organisations while alongside this they have a special one off grant of up to £10,000 available for one lucky project.

Who can apply?
Non-profit organisations

When to apply
See website for uptodate information

How to apply
You can enter Green Grants by filling in the easy to follow online application, which has helpful tips to assist you along the way.

You can save your application and come back to it later if you want and once you have submitted your form they will send you a confirmation email with a unique reference number. You can contact them with any problems or queries at any stage of the process and there is lots of information on the website to help you with your application.

Key words: green, environment, sustainability