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The NatureSave Trust has announced that the next funding round will open from the 1st September 2021. Each year the Trust donates 10% of their income generated from Naturesave Insurance and uses these funds to support environmental projects across the UK.
This funding round will provide grants of between £500 to £2,500 to charities and voluntary and grassroots organisations for projects focused on nature conservation and biodiversity improvements. Previous projects which have been funded include an initiative to reduce the amount of running gear that ends up in landfill, a wood recycling service, a batcam, an owl nest box scheme, and a new electric heating system for an eco-activity centre. The deadline for applications will be the 31st December 2021. Details
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The UK government has a new £150 million Community Ownership Fund to help ensure that communities can support and continue benefiting from the local facilities, community assets and amenities most important to them.
From summer 2021 community groups will be able to bid for up to £250,000 matched-funding to help them buy or take over local community assets at risk of being lost, to run as community-owned businesses. In exceptional cases, up to £1 million matched-funding will be available to help establish a community-owned sports club or help buy a sports grounds at risk of being lost without community intervention. The Community Ownership Fund will help ensure that important parts of the social fabric, such as pubs, sports clubs, theatres and post office buildings, can continue to play a central role in towns and villages across the UK. Launch of the Fund Who can bid for fundingBids will be accepted from all communities across the UK. In most circumstances, bids should be made from community and voluntary organisations with formal governance in place, such as a Community Trust. Bids may be considered from groups without formal governance, where there is a clear plan to set up community level governance to take over a facility – funding will be conditional on establishing a suitable governance structure. Local authorities including parish councils will not be eligible to bid. Parish councils may play a role in working with community groups looking to submit a bid. details The Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) is a UK Government grant that provides a 75% contribution to the cost of one chargepoint and its installation. A grant cap is set at £350 (including VAT) per installation. The main requirement is that a person owns, leases, or has ordered a qualifying vehicle and has dedicated off-street parking at their property. A person may apply for 2 chargepoints at the same property if they have 2 qualifying vehicles.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-guidance-electric-vehicle-homecharge-scheme/electric-vehicle-homecharge-scheme-guidance-for-customers Every 3 months, the fund shares £10,000 between 5 shortlisted projects that have a positive impact on communities, people or the environment.
Charities and projects are welcome to apply all year round, and applications are considered in the next funding round. Funding is awarded in April, July, October and January, with an application deadline of the 15th of the month before. Eg. for the April round, applications will close on the 15th March. Applications must be on behalf of a local community group, charity, voluntary group or social enterprise that has a positive impact on communities, people or the environment and has an average income of less than £50,000 in the last 12 months. https://www.matthewgoodfoundation.org/grantsforgood/ This an independent organisation – working to address the climate emergency. Not a funding source but with links to funding.
Here you will find lots of information as well as tools to help you evaluate your needs, links to funding sources and suggestions for saving money by switching suppliers. It covers not only home improvements but also low carbon travel. https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/ UK Government For home owners
Covers energy efficiency – low carbon improvements. These range from home insulation improvements to heat pump installation and thermostat purchase. Vouchers will cover two-thirds of the cost of eligible improvements, up to a maximum government contribution of £5,000. [Or all cost and max £10,000 if low income support scheme.] Details: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-the-green-homes-grant-scheme#how-much-you-can-get UK Government grant for rural communities
The Rural Community Energy Fund (RCEF) is a £10 million programme which supports rural communities in England to develop renewable energy projects, which provide economic and social benefits to the community. A scheme has been revamped from 2019 and grants are available of:
Landowners, land managers and public bodies can apply to the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) for support to create new woodland, including through natural colonisation, on areas as small as 1 hectare. EWCO opened for applications on 9 June 2021 and replaces the Woodland Carbon Fund, which closed for applications in March 2021.
The grant is administered by the Forestry Commission and is funded through the Nature for Climate Fund. EWCO is one of a suite of Forestry Commission initiatives to support woodland creation and tree planting across England. Details: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/england-woodland-creation-offer See their Create woodland: overview page for details of other current funding opportunities. |
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