Summary

The Rapid Response Fund welcomes applications for work that will help your organisation, collaboration or initiative seize an unexpected opportunity or react to an unexpected crisis that is external to your organisation, allowing you to secure a significant environmental ‘win’ that would not otherwise be possible.

The specific event or situation to which your organisation is responding must not have been possible to anticipate, and it must be the case that action needs to happen quickly in order to be effective.

They give preference to work on themes that are less funded, in particular a) trade and finance, b) consumption and waste, c) toxics and pollution, d) transport and e) fresh water.

This is not a pooled fund, instead it is made up of a group of interested funders who are open to receiving applications that have been screened and then recommended by a group of reviewers.

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Geographical areas funded: UK

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant

Type of cost:

Revenue

Fund award sizes

Maximum:

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Notes on award amounts:

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Who can apply

Work can be anywhere in the world, but the applicant organisation must be UK-based.

When to apply

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

How to apply

Apply online. Applications are reviewed by a small advisory group of funders. Those that meet the criteria set out in the application guidelines are shared with all participating funders.

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Exclusions

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Activites funded: Citizenship & community involvement Environment Justice, equality & law

Beneficiaries funded: Local communities Voluntary sector organisations

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