Deadline: 31-May-24
The Biffa Award is pleased to announce the applications for Partnership Grant Scheme under both Built Environment and Natural Environment themes.
Themes
- Built Environment
- An Expression of Interest submitted under this theme should aim to restore, modernise and improve facilities such as cultural, heritage or visitor centres to engage and encourage tourists and/or day visitors. The facility should be inclusive and inspire and promote learning, creativity and participation.
- Natural Environment
- An Expression of Interest submitted under this theme should support a variety of living things including species of plants and animals and the natural systems and habitats that support them. Grants to cover the purchase of land to protect it in perpetuity, create or extend an ecosystem, or to secure vital habitats for the future, promoting nature’s recovery, are welcome.
Funding Information
- Expressions of Interest between £250,000 and £1,000,000 is available under Partnership Grants Scheme.
Priority Project
- Preference will be given to projects:
- Where Biffa Award is recognised as the majority funder
- That work in partnership with other organisations
- Which engage with the public
Project Criteria
- The project must meet the following criteria:
- Application value must be between £250,000 – £1,000,000
- Project site must be within 15 miles of a significant Biffa Operation or active Biffa Landfill Site and within 10 miles of any licenced landfill site in England and Northern Ireland
- All shortfall funding must be secured
- The project must not cross the two themes
- Work must start February 2025 and finish within one year
- Minimum of 104 days of published and full public access each year
- Please note that if the organisation does not own the project site: A fully signed lease with at least 25 years remaining must be in place for Built Environment applications. A fully signed landowner agreement, giving permission to access the site for maintenance, surveying and monitoring for at least 25 years post completion of the project must be in place for Natural Environment applications. Red Book Valuation at stage two will be required for any land purchase applications
- Natural Environment Projects should be working to Biodiversity 2020, A Strategy for England’s Wildlife and Ecosystem Services, its successor, or a Local Biodiversity Action Plan target
- If planning permission is required, it must have been granted prior to an Expression of Interest being submitted
- Specifically for Natural Environment projects:
- Projects must be working to Biodiversity 2020: A Strategy for England’s Wildlife and Ecosystem Services, it’s successor, or a Local Biodiversity Action Plan target. See 25 year environment plan
- If you are not the landowner you must have a signed landowner agreement in place agreeing to access for maintenance, surveying and monitoring for a period of not less than 25 years
- Research is not eligible
- There must be a comprehensive management plan in place for the key species/habitat(s) involved for each site
- Biffa Award will not fund habitat improvement work on any land which the applicant intends to sell for biodiversity units
Eligibility Criteria
- The organisation must be a fully constituted, charitable or not for profit organisation with no share capital. Unfortunately, local authorities, hospices, hospitals, day-care centres, rehabilitation units, residential care facilities and schools are not eligible to make an application through the Biffa Award scheme.
For more information, visit Biffa Award.