Greening Our Communities
The Greening Our Communities Fund supports communities in Norfolk to take action to improve their local environment while providing people with the benefits of connecting with nature.
What the Fund can support
Please note: Your application must demonstrate that the funded project will lead to clear environmental benefits.
Some examples of what the Fund can support include:
- Developing/maintaining a community orchard, community garden or community woodland;
- Improving a publicly accessible site, or one that is closed to avoid habitat disturbance, to make it more attractive to wildlife and native plants;
- Establishing children’s nature clubs in the community;
- Events that engage the community with maintaining green spaces e.g. bulb planting, outdoor workshops and working groups;
- Community initiatives to tackle litter in green spaces in urban areas, the countryside or on beaches;
- Developing community allotments/food growing schemes;
- Community composting schemes;
- Improving the energy efficiency of a community building, for example by improving insulation or installing a green energy source, where the organisation has been unable to secure funds for this through other available funding sources.
What the Fund cannot support
- Projects that do not demonstrate improvements to the environment;
- Village/town beautification initiatives such as ‘In Bloom’ competitions;
- Outdoor play/sports facilities;
- Animal rescue charities e.g. seal rescue charities;
- Walking groups;
- Applications from schools, or from associated charities eg. PTAs that would fund activities/improvements on school sites or take place during normal school hours;
- Providing accessible pathways, signage or information boards;
- Nature talks and similar events that do not involve practical action to improve the environment.
Please note: Applications to improve land that the applicant does not have a legal interest in will be considered on a case by case basis and may be supported if there will be strong benefits to the environment. We would expect the landowner to also be contributing to the project financially or in other ways.
What else do I need to know?
The Fund will prioritise
- applications from smaller, grassroots organisations
- projects where £5,000 would cover most if not all of the project costs
Who can apply
Applications are invited from new applicants and previous recipients of the Fund, provided that the aims of any previous funding have been achieved.
Groups eligible to apply are listed below. Applicants should check that they meet NCF general eligibility criteria.
How much is available?
The fund aims to award £45,000 per year in grants of between £500 and £5,000.
When to apply
The Fund is now closed. The deadline for submitting applications was 12noon on Friday 12th July, and we aim to confirm funding decisions by the end of August.
How to apply
To apply, complete the online application form linked below.
Call for Applications
Closed
Maximum Grant
£5,000
Who can apply?
Charity, Faith organisation, Parish/Town Council, School, Social Enterprise/CIC, and Voluntary/Community Group
Eligible Area
Breckland, Broadland, Great Yarmouth, King’s Lynn & West Norfolk, North Norfolk, Norwich, and South Norfolk
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