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# Anglian Water opens £5.8m environmental grants fund
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/anglian-water-opens-environmental-grants-fund/
- Published: 2025-11-14T10:31:37.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T14:59:32.000Z
- Description: Charities, community groups, schools and environmental organisations in Suffolk and across the East of England can now apply for grants of up to £100,000 from Anglian Water's new Thriving Communities Fund.
- Author: Matt Stott
- Tags: News, Our Environment, Good News, Third Sector, Grants, Donations & Fundraising, #article, Anglian Water, #Import 2026-03-16 14:43

**Why it matters:** Grants are available for environmental projects, with £5.8m on offer over the next five years.

**The details:** Applications opened on Monday, 10th November, with the first round closing on Sunday, 1st February 2026\. [Anglian Water](https://www.ipswich.co.uk/tag/anglian-water/) is working with the Cambridgeshire Community Foundation to administer the fund.

- Larger applications over £50,000 follow a two-stage process, with initial expressions of interest due by 8th December 2025.
- Projects must primarily nurture, repair, protect or sustain the natural environment, including water systems and connected ecosystems.
- Applicants must demonstrate environmental and community benefits.

**The bigger picture:** The fund is part of a £62.8m package agreed with Ofwat earlier this year, which also includes investment in drainage, flooding and sewage spill reduction at high-risk sites.

**What they're saying:** Emma Staples, director of corporate affairs at Anglian Water, said: "The fund will be a fantastic boost for local people in the Anglian Water region who are working to improve the places they care about and create a positive lasting future legacy that protects and sustains the precious environment we all share here in the East of England."

**The bottom line:** Local groups have until 1st February 2026 to apply for grants of up to £100,000 to protect and restore the region's natural environment.

**[Get the full criteria and apply](https://www.anglianwater.co.uk/environment/supporting-our-communities/thriving-communities-fund?ref=ipswich.co.uk)**

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