Deadline: 26-Jul-21
The North Devon Coast Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is offering NEW Nature & Climate Challenge Fund for Community groups, schools, businesses and parishes.
Objectives
The aim of the Challenge fund is to support the best proposals for communities to do their bit for wildlife, for climate or for people to deliver the following objectives:
- Conserve and enhance the natural environment
- Protect or improve habitats for wildlife
- Help communities to understand and engage with nature
- Encourage ‘reduce; re-use; recycle’ principles
- Support the use of or generation of renewable energy
- Encourage walking and cycling
- Improve physical access to the coast and countryside
Example projects could include digging a pond, creating a nature area in school or playgroup grounds for growing/learning, planting hedges or trees in your local parish, adding sustainable and native plants to local parks, nature interpretation boards, bike racks and cycle routes, improved physical access, electric car charging points, solar panels etc. where they benefit the community.
Funding Information
- Grants can be awarded from £100 up to £4000 for an exceptional project.
- If you are applying for a small grant (£500 or under) they do not expect you to provide match funding, although it is always welcome.
- If you are applying for larger grants (over £500), they would expect you to provide some match funding, some of which can be in-kind volunteer time contributions as well as cash.
- Business applicants will be expected to contribute cash match funding and to demonstrate a wider public benefit from the project, not just a commercial benefit.
Eligibility Criteria
- The 14 eligible parish areas this grant scheme may cover are: Abotsham, Alwington, Appledore, Berrynarbor, Braunton, Clovelly, Combe Martin, Georgeham (& Croyde), Hartland, Ilfracombe, Mortehoe (& Woolacombe), Northam, Welcombe and Westward Ho!
For more information, visit https://www.northdevon-aonb.org.uk/our-work/grants