Deadline: 01-Oct-21
Applications are now open for the Bicker Wind Farm Trust’s Grant Programme for Environmental & Energy Projects to promote renewable and efficient energy and not-for-profit projects that conserve or improve the environment within a ten mile radius of Bicker Fen in the Borough of Boston, although priority may be given to projects within five miles.
Generally, grants are available for practical or educational projects that either contribute to conservation, energy efficiency or environmental improvements or raise awareness in those areas.
Examples of Fundable Projects
- Education: Attending environmental courses, workshops and events. Cost of materials for schools projects.
- Community Facilities: Ground improvements (ponds, wildlife, ecology, sensory gardens); environmental schemes (recycling, composting, worm farms); energy efficiency for community buildings; reduction in car use (bicycling, health walks).
- Energy Efficiency Promotion: Ground source energy schemes, rain harvesting, solar panels and cost effective heating systems (including top up grants).
- Biodiversity: Species support (bats and bird boxes); habitat creation (hedges, woodland, fens, ponds, meadows)
Funding Information
The Trust aims to distribute around £22,000 a year. Grants may be from £250 to £5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants can be not for profit community groups or social enterprises that support community activity. They should not be statutory agencies or for equipment that would ultimately lead to individual gain (e.g. solar panels, wind turbines on private homes) or businesses. Thus, an application to fund a school project should come from the Parent Teachers Association, for example, and not direct from the Education Authority.
For more information, visit https://lincolnshirecf.co.uk/grants/
