Deadline: 18-Jul-22
Applications are now open for the Greening Our Communities Fund to support communities in Norfolk to take action to improve their local environment while providing people with the benefits of connecting with nature.
The Fund can also support energy efficiency measures in community buildings.
Funding Information
The fund aims to award £45,000 per year in grants of between £500 and £5,000.
What the Fund can support?
Some examples of what the Fund can support include:
- Developing/maintaining a community orchard, community garden or community woodland;
- Improving a publicly accessible site, or one that is closed to avoid habitat disturbance, to make it more attractive to wildlife and native plants;
- Establishing children’s nature clubs in the community;
- Events that engage the community with maintaining green spaces e.g. bulb planting, outdoor workshops and working groups;
- Community initiatives to tackle litter in green spaces in urban areas, the countryside or on beaches;
- Developing community allotments/food growing schemes;
- Community composting schemes;
- Improving the energy efficiency of a community building, for example by improving insulation or installing a green energy source.
Please note: Your application must demonstrate that the funded project will lead to clear environmental benefits.
Eligible Area
Breckland, Broadland, Great Yarmouth, King’s Lynn & West Norfolk, North Norfolk, Norwich, and South Norfolk
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications are invited from new applicants and previous recipients of the Fund, provided that the aims of any previous funding have been achieved.
- Charity, Faith organisation, Parish/Town Council, School, Social Enterprise/CIC, and Voluntary/Community Group
For more information, visit https://www.norfolkfoundation.com/funding-support/grants/groups/greening-our-communities/