Biffa Award Main Grants (Recreation)
Funds outdoor recreation projects and community leisure facilities. Community groups and charities can apply.
Confirm amounts, deadlines, and eligibility on the funder site.
- Amount
- £10,000 – £75,000
- Scope
- All Northern Ireland
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Match
- 10% third-party contribution required
Criteria and guidance
Capital grants of £10,000–£75,000 are available for constituted not-for-profits in Northern Ireland for outdoor recreation and community leisure projects such as playparks, skateparks, trails, outdoor gyms, and clubhouse works serving the wider community. The site must be within five miles of a Biffa operation (or 10 miles of an active Biffa landfill) and within 10 miles of any licensed landfill.
Total project costs must not exceed £200,000, and a 10% third-party contribution is required. Applicants must check the postcode checker and apply via the Biffa Award website.
Applications are rolling, and the board meets quarterly.
What is funded
Capital grants of £10,000–£75,000 for constituted not-for-profits in England and Northern Ireland for outdoor recreation and community leisure: playparks, skateparks, trails, outdoor gyms and clubhouse works that serve the wider community (not sport members only). The site must be within five miles of a Biffa operation (or 10 miles of an active Biffa landfill) and within 10 miles of any licensed landfill.
Total project cost max £200,000; 10% third-party contribution required. Check the postcode checker and apply at biffa-award.org.
Rolling; board meets quarterly.
Confirm amounts, deadlines, and eligibility on the official page before you apply.
Apply on the funder siteListings are scraped from funder websites and can be incomplete or out of date. Last indexed 27 Aug 2026. Amounts are in pounds sterling (£).