Deadline: 19-Mar-2024
The ScottishPower Foundation is accepting applications for the Marine Biodiversity Fund.
The ScottishPower Foundation Marine Biodiversity Fund will finance one multi-year project that contributes to the global objectives of protecting the seas and enhancing marine biodiversity, leaving a positive legacy for future generations.
Funding Information
- It is anticipated that the successful project will receive funding for a period of up to three years at a rate of £200,000 per year
Eligible Project
- Proposed projects – which must take place in the UK and its territorial waters (within 12 nautical miles) – should:
- To contribute to the protection and enhancement of the marine/coastal environment, preventing negative impacts and/or enabling the repair and renewal or the marine/coastal environment, including the safeguarding of marine species.
- The project should incorporate an element of educational outreach to share project knowledge and raise awareness of threats to the marine environment by engaging with the local community and/or wider society.
Eligibility Criteria
- All of the following statements must apply to your organisation:
- You have a demonstrable track record of delivering projects in the marine conservation environment
- You have an active board of at least three unrelated trustees
- You have been registered with one of the UK Charity Regulators for at least three full years
- You have at least three full years of published accounts that show as received on the relevant charity regulator website
- Your income in the last set of published accounts was greater than £800,000
- The bank account into which the funding is to be made is not based in a restricted country (i.e. tax haven, high corruption risk or sanctioned country)
- Projects delivered by multiple partners will be eligible to apply.
Ineligible
- They provide funding that is restricted to the delivery of specific projects, and not for general unrestricted running costs. There are certain types of activity that they’re unable to fund. Your application must not request funding for any of the following:
- Unrestricted costs
- Funding that will be passed on to individuals or other organisations
- Short term interventions including conferences, galas, holidays and expeditions
- Sponsorship or funding towards an appeal
- Projects that takes place outside the United Kingdom and its territorial waters (within 12 nautical miles)
- Medical care or medical research
- The promotion of religious or political beliefs
- Projects which are primarily based around sports activities
For more information, visit ScottishPower Foundation.