Climate and Environment Grants in the United Kingdom

Deadline: 31-Jan-22

The North Devon Council is offering Climate and Environment Grants (CEG) to encourage and support projects undertaken by small parish councils which are sustainable and look to improve the environment and/or tackle climate change issues such as reducing carbon and improving biodiversity.

These projects could include “wilding” open spaces, wild flower meadows, more sustainable approaches to graveyards, renewables, carbon catchment (eg wetland creation, rain gardens etc).

Grants may be offered to small parish councils towards the following for projects primarily concerned with climate issues and the environment:

training costs for a new project or skill which is required for such a project
set up costs and/or promotion of a new project
purchase of goods or equipment required for the project
towards the costs of an event(s) to raise awareness of an issue

Eligibility Criteria

All projects supported by grants must benefit the residents of the parish or the local economy and should be able to show evidence of need and local support when making an application.
Organisations applying for a grant must:
- be a parish council as identified within paragraph 2
- have standing orders
- be legally able to carry out the activities
- where appropriate, have and monitor policies and practices that safeguard children and vulnerable adults
- provide evidence of project costs, in the form of quotes or similar
The CEG scheme is available to parishes with populations of less than 1,000 (as of November 2019) towards their projects.
The following parishes are eligible:
- Arlington
- Ashford
- Atherington
- Berrynarbor
- Bishops Nympton
- Bratton Fleming
- Brayford
- Brendon and Countisbury
- Burrington
- Chittlehamholt, Satterleigh, and Warkleigh
- Chittlehampton
- East and West Buckland
- East Anstey
- East Down
- East Worlington
- Filleigh
- George Nympton and Queens Nympton
- Good Leigh
- Horwood, Lovacott, and Newton Tracey
- Instow
- Kentisbury and Trentishoe
- Kings Nympton
- Knowstone
- Loxhore
- Marwood
- Molland
- North Molton
- Parracombe
- Pilton West
- Rackenford
- Romansleigh
- Rose Ash
- Shirwell
- Swimbridge
- West Down
- Westleigh.