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Habitat and Biodiversity Grant Program in the UK

Deadline: 6-Oct-22

The Veolia Environmental Trust is accepting applications for the Habitat and Biodiversity Grant Program from Environmental Bodies (EBs) who are already enrolled with Landfill Communities Fund regulator ENTRUST.

Funding & Duration Information
  • A project with a total cost of no more than £250,000
  • A grant application requesting between £10,000 and £75,000
  • A project where the 10% CTP payment has been secured, which is required to release the grant
  • A project that will physically start within four months of being awarded a grant
  • A project that will complete within 12 months of its start date.
They Will Consider Funding For:
  • Project Site

    • a project resulting in structural improvements to a single site e.g. woodland, nature reserve, waterway
    • a project with all permissions (e.g. Environment Agency) in place at the time of application
    • a project where the applicant is the landowner or has a formal agreement (e.g. a lease) with the landowner, with at least six years of the term remaining
  • Project Registration

    • a project which is already registered under Object DA with ENTRUST, at the time of application
    • you will need to upload the project details you submitted to ENTRUST and approval letter to your grant application form
  • Project Costs

    • physical improvement works which will result in habitat improvements and/or increase in biodiversity
    • staff costs which directly relate to completing the physical improvements at the project site (e.g. Volunteer management)
    • equipment required for project delivery
Eligibility Criteria

An application from an organization which:

  • Is charitable and operated on a not-for-profit basis
  • Is constituted, with a set of signed governing documents
  • Has been established for a minimum of two years
  • Has a minimum of two directors, trustees or committee members who are not related to each other
  • Does not financially benefit directors, trustees, members
  • An application from an Environmental Body (EB) enrolled with ENTRUST
  • An organization that accepts any grant awarded will incur an additional CTP cost, an application from an organization which is not an Environmental Body (EB) already enrolled with ENT.
They Will Not Consider Funding For:
  • Project Site

    • a project which takes places on multiple sites
    • the purchase of land
  • Project Registration

    • an application from an organisation which has not already received project approval from ENTRUST
  • Project Costs

    • EB overheads and site running costs (e.g. staff salaries, rent and maintenance fees)
  • Timescale

    • a project that forms part of a larger project
    • a project that has already started or is anticipated to start before formal agreements are signed
  • Finance

    • a project that intends to generate an income for use other than for the upkeep of the project site
  • Organisation

    • an application from an organisation which is not an Environmental Body (EB) already enrolled with ENTRUST at the time of application

For more information, visit Veolia Environmental Trust.

For more information, visit https://www.veoliatrust.org/funding/index.php?page=Our_Criteria_1