Grant funds to go further, faster
We like to experiment, trial, learn, and when we land on a success, we scale. Grant funds are one way we do this, and we've given over £3.3 million of grant funding so far. We join the dots between start-ups and community groups who need funding to trial new innovations or scale successes, and businesses looking to fund innovation and community activity. It’s how we grew our first Community Fridge to a network of over 450 across the UK, redistributing 1.4 tonnes surplus food per month.
Have a browse at some of our grant funds below and get in touch if you’re looking to fund new innovations or scale impact within communities.
Innovation Grant Funds
Investing in innovation is a high-risk business. It stands to reason: if something hasn’t been done before, there’s a pretty good chance it won’t work. But if we’re going to make the breakthroughs required to create an economy and society that’s fit for the future, then we need funders willing to invest in new ideas, and we need to get better at finding and supporting new products and services that are making it easier for people to make environmental choices.
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Eat It Up Fund
Hubbub has launched a £200,000 fund to support innovative ideas to tackle food waste. Supported by Starbucks, we’re offering grants of up to £40,000.
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Circular Future Fund
Does waste make your head spin? The Circular Future Fund with John Lewis invested £1m in innovative circular solutions. Discover how menstrual cups, sustainable children’s shoes, polyester recycling, and mending hubs are reshaping industries.
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Bring It Back Fund
Hubbub and Starbucks created the £1.4 million Bring It Back Fund to increase take-up and remove barriers for reusable packaging in the food and drink sector in the UK.
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Time After Time Fund
Hubbub and Virgin Media O2 are proud to announce a new round of Time After Time funding, providing £500,000 for innovative solutions that help to close the digital divide while reducing electronic-waste.
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Waitrose & Partners Plan Plastic: The Million Pound Challenge
A £1 million grant fund for innovative projects that are tackling plastic pollution. From fungus that eats plastic to solutions from the ocean, see what's been achieved so far.
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Community Grant Funds
Community grant funds allow us to scale what we know works and to enable communities to reach and engage a broader audience in environmental action to bring about a wide spectrum of positive outcomes currently through nature, growing and food-based projects.
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Community Nature Fund
The Community Nature Fund is offering up to £5,000 to nature projects who are reaching beyond the 'green bubble' and connecting people to nature. The fund is supported by the Bentley Foundation.
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#InTheLoop grant fund
Hubbub is launching a new #InTheLoop grant fund for two new projects with funding of £12,500 each to boost the opportunity to recycle on-the-go using the #InTheLoop toolkit. The fund is supported by Natural Source Waters Association.
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The Nature Hubs Fund
Hubbub is offering 50 groups up to £6,000 of funding to develop green space initiatives and increase access to nature, in partnership with Starbucks. Groups will be partnered with a local Starbucks store, who will support projects in a number of ways.
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The Greener Communities Fund
Access to green spaces is important for our mental health and wellbeing, yet 1 in 5 people are in areas deprived of green space. The £1.2m Green Communities grant fund is creating better access to nature in healthcare settings.
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Community Food Hubs Grant
How do you go from a community fridge to a food hub? Groups are running cooking, growing courses, community meals and so much more with support from Hubbub grant funding.
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Everything we do should be accessible, transparent and collaborative and our grant giving is no different.
We’re signed up to IVAR’s Flexible Funding commitments. That means wefund in an open and trusting way, to make life easier for people who apply for and receive our grants
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