Deadline: 25-Apr-25
The Sea-Changers is pleased to announce the launch of the Coastal Fountain Fund – now in its fifth year!
The purpose of the fund is to reduce the impact of single-use plastic water bottles on coastal habitats by funding communities to purchase water drinking fountains and install them for public use in busy or environmentally important areas.
Funding Information
- Grants of up to £2,500 are available, per applicant, towards the cost of a fountain.
Eligible Activities
- Bids must be for funding of water fountain bottle filling stations at or near UK coastal locations. By near, they mean within 500 metres of the coast (including beaches, estuaries, marinas, ports or sea-lochs).
- The fountain must be installed in a location accessible to the general public.
- Their funding will only cover the cost of purchasing the water fountain unit and does not cover installation or maintenance costs.
- The fund will only cover the purchase of one fountain per successful applicant.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Sea-Changers Coastal Fountain Fund is available for applicants from UK based not-for-profit organisations that have identified a need.
- They welcome applications from a wide variety of groups and entities including charities, councils, CICs and schools.
- They expect to be providing partial funding for water fountain installation projects where other funds are already in place.
Evaluation Criteria
- Need and impact – There must be a clear need and impact. You need to show the proposed fountain will be placed in an area which either:
- Has significant public use/a lot of littering or
- Is of particular environmental importance or status.
- So that they can measure impact they will require successful applicants to provide data on the amount of water drawn (ideally via a water meter) so they can estimate the potential number of single-use plastic bottles saved.
- Viability to be operational within 2025 – They want to see applications that can be operational by the end of 2025 and ideally, sooner.
- You will need to show that you
- Have the funds in place for the installation
- Know who to involve to get the fountain installed
- Have plans in place to involve all necessary stakeholders and obtain the appropriate permissions to implement the installation (e.g. landowners, water companies, local planning authority, local community).
- Sustainability – Applicants must show that they have in place the means and funding (beyond the funds applied for) to ensure the fountain will be properly maintained for at least the following 2 years and that the necessary stakeholders involved in maintenance have been consulted.
For more information, visit Sea-Changers.