Funding for projects

This page is intended to assist in the development of biodiversity projects by providing information on suitable funding sources for projects in the North West. 

Its primary purpose is to signpost you to a relevant funding stream, by providing some information on each scheme and programme. 

The funding signpost can be downloaded from this page. It lists schemes funded by national and regional organisations, but should not be considered as an exhaustive list.  Details of funding available through Local Authorities and other more localised schemes are not included in this guide.

Latest Funds News

 Exciting news from SITA Trust

We are delighted to announce that we will be offering a new three-year Enriching Nature Programme that will run from 2010 - 2012.

The Trust has committed £8m in new funds to this programme. There will be three funding rounds per year in each of the years 2010, 2011 and 2012. Applicants may request up to £120,000 for an individual project.

We welcome applications to this funding programme from not-for-profit organisations with projects that focus on conserving a species or habitat identified as a priority in the UK BAP process. As a previous applicant to SITA Trust’s Enriching Nature programme, we wanted to let you know of the new funds available.

Previous successful applicants to SITA Trust’s funding programmes can apply for new project sites. To apply for a site which has previously been funded an applicant must wait three years from the date that any funding agreement was signed. If this affects you and you wish to know the date of any previous funding agreement, please call our team on 01454 262910.

Applications to the new fund must be made online using our new online application system. Once you’ve registered on this system you can revisit your form as often as you wish before submitting it to the Trust for consideration. We will not see the form until you submit it to us.

For more info on the programme including deadline dates and an application guide visit www.sitatrust.org.uk/nature-funding

WREN have announced a new Biodiversity Action Fund

WREN has launched a £10 million programme spread over five years. BAF will provide funding to enhance Object DA and UK BAP by supporting the expansion, recovery and conservation of priority habitats through specific improvements. WREN is issuing grants between £75,000 and £250,000 for projects that will last up to five years. In some cases WREN will fund 100% of the eligible costs.

Projects requiring WREN funding must be situated within 10 miles of any licensed and registered landfill site across most parts of the UK. Within the North West, suitable sites are limited to Cheshire and Cumbria. Environmental organisations, voluntary groups, charities, not-for-project organisations, local authorities, governmental bodies and community groups can apply for funding as long as they have a formal constitution and bank account.

For further details and to download their guidance and application form, see:

http://www.wren.org.uk/news/archive/new-10m-biodiversity-fund

Countdown 2010 Biodiversity Action Fund

Natural England have announced the launch of the latest round of this fund. £5 million has been secured for the next three years to fund projects run by Voluntary Conservation Organisations. It will be funding projects that can demonstrate how they will benefit BAP priority species and habitats in England through working at a landscape-scale, developing the evidence base, protecting the best sites, working in partnerships and being sustainable. The application process has now closed and projects supported by the Fund have been allocated.

Full details are now available on the Natural England website