The CaST Account
United Utilities has created a dedicated Catchment Systems Thinking (CaST Account), with a total value of £300,000, available to support charitable organisations in delivering catchment based projects in the North West, specifically within United Utilities operating area. Eligible projects will be evaluated against two main criteria:
Engagement with nature: ability to demonstrate a social element to the activity, such as community engagement in delivery or educational focus.
Promoting natural capital markets: ability to demonstrate engagement of commercial interests in at least some of their funding and/or using markets to bring together potential funders of interventions with those who can deliver them.
For more information and how to apply click here
Engagement with nature: ability to demonstrate a social element to the activity, such as community engagement in delivery or educational focus.
Promoting natural capital markets: ability to demonstrate engagement of commercial interests in at least some of their funding and/or using markets to bring together potential funders of interventions with those who can deliver them.
For more information and how to apply click here
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Big Give Green Match Fund - North West Charities Needed
The Big Give have recently launched their new match funding campaign, the Green Match Fund, a match funding campaign for charities which are working on environmental issues as part of their core mission. Applications have just opened for the campaign.
They have a match funder that is looking to exclusively fund charities in the North West of England.
The full criteria for their funding requirements are as follows:
Applications for the Green Match Fund close at 5pm Friday 5th March
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They have a match funder that is looking to exclusively fund charities in the North West of England.
The full criteria for their funding requirements are as follows:
- Geographically: North West of England
- Thematically: Biodiversity (in farming/horticultural methods); Local community agriculture; Eliminating food waste through redistribution / community cafe schemes; Connecting people with nature
- Relationally, they tend to prefer to support: smaller (i.e. local or regional) charities rather than nationals; with good levels of diversity and community support; where they can be involved in/close to the activity, add value to the funds and understand the impact.
Applications for the Green Match Fund close at 5pm Friday 5th March
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£165,000 waste prevention fund for Liverpool City Region community groups
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08.02.2021 - A share of £165,000 is up for grabs to help community groups make the Liverpool City Region a cleaner and greener place.
The funding has been made available for community and voluntary groups, schools and not-for-profit organisations, who can reduce household waste, encourage recycling and resource re-use and prevent carbon emissions. The projects will also have to demonstrate wider positive impacts on the environment, health and education.
The money is coming from the Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority and Veolia Community Fund 2021/22, which has been running annually since 2006.
Chairperson of Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority (MRWA), Councillor Tony Concepcion, said: “We know that there are a lot of communities concerned about climate change and sustainable living. Giving groups the opportunity to get involved in looking after their environment can only bring benefits to all and can help us appreciate items as valuable resources rather than something which otherwise might be just thrown away.
"We've seen that previous projects have continued to deliver benefits beyond the first year, through their legacy and ongoing impact on behavioural change, and in many cases through new or continuing activities.”
Successful applicants can be awarded up to £30,000 for schemes which operate across all six districts in Merseyside and Halton, and between £1,000 and £8,000 for projects which work solely at one local authority level.
Bids must tackle one or more of the four priority household waste materials which have been identified by MRWA as key, namely Food, Plastics, Textiles and Furniture. An analysis of waste in the region highlighted that a greater amount of these materials could be re-used or recycled. Projects can also include other household waste materials, for example paper, card, metals.
Previous Community Fund projects have included local recycling guidebooks, cookery clubs to improve people’s diet and reduce food waste, restoring old furniture to sell for charity and refurbishing unwanted rugs for resale.
One organisation to benefit from the Community Fund is the British Dietetic Association who received £25,000 in 2019/20 and £29,000 in 2020/21 for the Let's Get Cooking and Let's Get Saving in Merseyside projects. The funding has been used to reduce avoidable household food waste through a series of training clubs, school visits, a waste-saving tips pamphlet and a community event. Community fridges have been placed around the region, which form a part of a national network. The fridges are maintained by local communities and each save on average half a tonne of food per month.
Let’s Get Cooking Project Manager Suzanne Mitchell said: "The funding was crucial in allowing us to run the Let's Get Cooking and Let’s Get Saving initiatives over the past couple of years, which has helped the local community improve their cooking skills and reduce food waste, and to help those who need to access fresh and healthy food."
Councillor Tony Concepcion continued: “Covid-19 has obviously affected our ongoing projects, but they’ve adapted very admirably whether that’s through remote learning and training videos, or simply keeping socially distanced during activities. Local groups need funding now more than ever and we’re excited to see what new projects come in."
Interested groups can download the application pack via the MRWA website www.merseysidewda.gov.uk. The deadline for submissions is 11.59pm on Sunday 14th March. If groups aren’t sure whether their project is appropriate for consideration then they can submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) via email to MRWA before Monday 21st February.
Successful projects should receive the funding by mid May 2021 and will have ten months to deliver their schemes by 31st March 2022. Organisations interested in this year’s Community Fund can:
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS: Sunday 14th March 2021, 11.59pm.
The funding has been made available for community and voluntary groups, schools and not-for-profit organisations, who can reduce household waste, encourage recycling and resource re-use and prevent carbon emissions. The projects will also have to demonstrate wider positive impacts on the environment, health and education.
The money is coming from the Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority and Veolia Community Fund 2021/22, which has been running annually since 2006.
Chairperson of Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority (MRWA), Councillor Tony Concepcion, said: “We know that there are a lot of communities concerned about climate change and sustainable living. Giving groups the opportunity to get involved in looking after their environment can only bring benefits to all and can help us appreciate items as valuable resources rather than something which otherwise might be just thrown away.
"We've seen that previous projects have continued to deliver benefits beyond the first year, through their legacy and ongoing impact on behavioural change, and in many cases through new or continuing activities.”
Successful applicants can be awarded up to £30,000 for schemes which operate across all six districts in Merseyside and Halton, and between £1,000 and £8,000 for projects which work solely at one local authority level.
Bids must tackle one or more of the four priority household waste materials which have been identified by MRWA as key, namely Food, Plastics, Textiles and Furniture. An analysis of waste in the region highlighted that a greater amount of these materials could be re-used or recycled. Projects can also include other household waste materials, for example paper, card, metals.
Previous Community Fund projects have included local recycling guidebooks, cookery clubs to improve people’s diet and reduce food waste, restoring old furniture to sell for charity and refurbishing unwanted rugs for resale.
One organisation to benefit from the Community Fund is the British Dietetic Association who received £25,000 in 2019/20 and £29,000 in 2020/21 for the Let's Get Cooking and Let's Get Saving in Merseyside projects. The funding has been used to reduce avoidable household food waste through a series of training clubs, school visits, a waste-saving tips pamphlet and a community event. Community fridges have been placed around the region, which form a part of a national network. The fridges are maintained by local communities and each save on average half a tonne of food per month.
Let’s Get Cooking Project Manager Suzanne Mitchell said: "The funding was crucial in allowing us to run the Let's Get Cooking and Let’s Get Saving initiatives over the past couple of years, which has helped the local community improve their cooking skills and reduce food waste, and to help those who need to access fresh and healthy food."
Councillor Tony Concepcion continued: “Covid-19 has obviously affected our ongoing projects, but they’ve adapted very admirably whether that’s through remote learning and training videos, or simply keeping socially distanced during activities. Local groups need funding now more than ever and we’re excited to see what new projects come in."
Interested groups can download the application pack via the MRWA website www.merseysidewda.gov.uk. The deadline for submissions is 11.59pm on Sunday 14th March. If groups aren’t sure whether their project is appropriate for consideration then they can submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) via email to MRWA before Monday 21st February.
Successful projects should receive the funding by mid May 2021 and will have ten months to deliver their schemes by 31st March 2022. Organisations interested in this year’s Community Fund can:
- Download the application pack www.merseysidewda.gov.uk.
- Contact the Authority: communityfund.2021-2022@merseysidewda.gov.uk
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS: Sunday 14th March 2021, 11.59pm.
Liverpool City Region Community Environment Fund
What is the Community Environment Fund?
The Year of the Environment in 2019 was a success for the Liverpool City Region, with the Metro Mayor pledging £500,000 for community environment projects to continue the momentum. The importance of this fund has been emphasised during the COVID pandemic; many people appreciating natural spaces, starting projects to green where they live and renewing their sense of community.
As a result, the Community Environment Fund (the fund) has been set up to aid a green recovery by assisting organisations to expand their good work and to support communities to engage in a range of environmental activities. To build back greener, reshaping our economy and society in a way that is greener, fairer and more inclusive.
The fund aims to:
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The Year of the Environment in 2019 was a success for the Liverpool City Region, with the Metro Mayor pledging £500,000 for community environment projects to continue the momentum. The importance of this fund has been emphasised during the COVID pandemic; many people appreciating natural spaces, starting projects to green where they live and renewing their sense of community.
As a result, the Community Environment Fund (the fund) has been set up to aid a green recovery by assisting organisations to expand their good work and to support communities to engage in a range of environmental activities. To build back greener, reshaping our economy and society in a way that is greener, fairer and more inclusive.
The fund aims to:
- Improve the environment in the Liverpool City Region (LCR).
- Encourage long-term behavioural change.
- Promote community engagement and participation in environmental projects.
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MERSEYSIDE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST ENVIRONMENTAL GRANT FUND
August 2019 Update
Environment Grant fund now closed to new applications
A variety of projects, large and small, have been supported over the years, but all share one common goal. To raise awareness and enjoyment of the local environment!
To download the grant guidelines and grant application forms, please click on the buttons below...
The Merseyside Environmental Trust is a politically neutral charitable body that operates on an entirely voluntary basis, relying on membership fees and kind donations to raise awareness of sustainability issues, stimulate debate, award small grants to local organisations and act as a signposting body for environmental events and activities across the region.