Small grant fund

The CAG Somerset small grants fund will reopen on 1st June 2026. 

The fund will close for applications on 21st June 2026 and applicants will find out the panel decisions by 26th June 2026. 

This fund is for CAG Somerset grassroots member groups who are passionate about reuse, repair, waste reduction, sharing, surplus food, composting, tackling climate change and encouraging sustainable behaviour change within communities. CAG Somerset is offering £300 (per group) in funding to support you in making a difference in your local community and develop your group’s projects. 

Focus area  

The aim of this fund is to empower groups dedicated to increasing reuse, repair, waste reduction, sharing, surplus food, composting and encouraging sustainable behaviour change in Somerset communities. The fund can be used to expand or support your engagement work. Whether you’re just starting or looking to expand your efforts, we’re here to support you.    

Examples of what we can fund are:   

• activities, meetings and events    

• training (for groups of 3 or more people only)    

• capital costs including, but not limited to, resources and equipment   

We can’t fund:   

• core costs beyond staff salary for direct contact time, such as management costs, admin or planning 

• training for an individual only   

• activities which generate profit that is not reinvested in the group or a charitable cause   

• activities which have already happened  

• Connector member activities 

Criteria  

The activities, services or resources the funding will provide/support should be:   

• to support the aim of reuse, repair, reduction, sharing, surplus food and composting   

• not for profit   

• for the benefit a group of people, not an individual or solely an individual’s close relatives  

Eligibility   

The fund is open to all CAG Somerset grassroots members that meet our focus area. All applicants must be:   

• a constituted group, not an individual   

• a CAG Somerset Grassroots network member  (this fund is not open to our Connector members)  

• working on reuse, repair, reduction, sharing, surplus food and composting (or relevant activity being funded)   

• based in or providing activities in Somerset   Unitary area  

Note: Previous funding rounds have been heavily oversubscribed and we are sadly unable to award grants to all who apply. We will prioritise groups that have not been funded in the past and those where we feel the fund will have the greatest impact.