Aims/priorities: The Trust currently offers three grant schemes:
- Community Grants are for constituted, not-for-profit organisations and local authorities to create or improve community buildings or outside spaces for the benefit of the community.
- Environmental Improvement Grants are for Environmental Bodies that are enrolled with ENTRUST, the regulator of The Landfill Communities Fund, and are a registered charity. Grants are available to enable landscape scale improvement projects such as habitat creation/management, and/or species protection.
- Habitat and Biodiversity Grants are for constituted, not-for-profit organisations that are enrolled with ENTRUST to support structural improvements to a single habitat, such as a waterway, woodland, or nature reserve.
Who can apply? Community grant applications will be accepted from:
- Constituted not-for-profit organisations with governing documents that state members or directors receive no financial benefit, have a minimum of two directors, and have been established for a minimum of two years.
- Local authorities.
Applicants must use the Postcode Checker to check that their project is located within the proximity of a qualifying Veolia site.
Habitat and Biodiversity Grant applications will be accepted from:
- Constituted not-for-profit organisations with governing documents with at least two unrelated trustees.
- Environmental bodies already enrolled with ENTRUST.
To be eligible for an Environmental Improvement Grant, organisations must:
- Be already enrolled with ENTRUST as an Environmental Body, and a registered charity.
- Have experience of delivering projects funded through the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF).
- Have a track recordproven expertise in delivering similar successful environmental improvement projects.
- Have a project located in England that meets ENTRUST requirements.
Grant amount: Three different grants are available:
Community grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 for:
- Projects with a total cost of no more than £250,000 (including VAT and professional costs).
- Projects where the 10% Contributing Third Party (CTP) payment has been secured.
Habitat and Biodiversity Grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 for:
- Projects with a total cost of no more than £250,000 (including VAT and professional costs).
- Projects where the 10% Contributing Third Party (CTP) payment has been secured.
Environmental Improvement Grants start at £75,000. There is no upper limit. CTP payment is applicable.
Match funding of at least 10% is required for projects before the full application is submitted.
For all awards, an independent third party contributor will need to reimburse the landfill operator the 10% shortfall to release the grant. This contribution can be made by another funder, a local council or an individual.
Application process: Applicants should refer to the new guidance notes/criteria which are available to download from the Trust's website.
Deadline: 6 October 2022 (noon)
Contact Information:
Veolia Environmental Trust
Ruthdene
Station Road
Four Ashes
Wolverhampton
WV10 7DG
Tel: 0203 567 6820
Email: UK.Trust@veolia.com
Website address: https://www.veoliatrust.org/