The Green Recovery
Challenge Fund is a short-term competitive fund to kick-start environmental
renewal whilst creating and retaining a range of jobs. It is open to
environmental charities and their partners to deliver projects in England.
Deadline: Various
- For applications up to £250k: 2 October 2020
- For applications over £250k: 24 September 2020
The aim of the fund is to
support projects that are ready to deliver and focus on nature restoration,
nature-based solutions and connecting people with nature, delivering against
the goals of the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan (25YEP), whilst
helping to sustain and build capacity in the sector.
The Green Recovery
Challenge Fund is funded by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural
Affairs by bringing forward £10 million of money from the Nature Recovery Fund
and £30 million of Nature for Climate Funding.
Themes
The Fund covers three themes:
- Nature
conservation and restoration, including ecosystem restoration and species
recovery;
- Nature-based
solutions, particularly for climate change mitigation and adaptation; and
- Connecting
people with nature.
Funding Information
- Grants
of £50,000 - £5million to deliver environmental projects in England.
- Open
to environmental charities and their partners.
- Projects
must be ready to deliver and funding must be spent by 31 March 2022.
Who can apply?
Under this programme, they
welcome applications from:
Environmental Charities
Your organization will be a
not-for-profit organization such as a charitable incorporated organization or
company limited by guarantee, registered with the Charity Commission. The
organization’s principal aims (or charitable objectives) will be concerned with
the protection or improvement of the natural environment.
Partnerships Involving at Least One Environmental Charity
In addition to at least one
environmental charity, partnerships can include:
- Other
not-for-profit organizations, including non-environmental charities
- AONBs,
National Park Authorities, local authorities and universities, however
these bodies can only use the grant funding to cover certain costs
- ‘For-profit
organizations’ (for example utility companies) however these bodies cannot
be the lead applicant or receive any of the grant funding.
What can you apply for?
- Applicants
can apply for projects which are ready to deliver and are able to spend
the grant fully by end March 2022.
- All
project activity must take place in England.
Post Date - 15-Sep-2020