Natural England - Access to Nature Fund
Monday, 9th June 2008
Categories: Funding - North East
Natural England - Access to Nature Fund
Description
Access to Nature is a £25 million grant scheme to encourage people from all backgrounds to understand, access and enjoy the natural environment. The fund is available to not-for-profit projects that make the natural environment more accessible, especially to people who don't readily have access to it.
Eligibility
Access to Nature will only award grants to:
- Community groups governed by a written constitution
- Registered charities and trusts
- Statutory bodies, including schools, colleges, local authorities, town and parish councils, health organisations
- Companies that are not registered charities but have a charitable purpose and a community focus (for example, a company limited by guarantee and some community interest companies or social enterprises, where any surpluses are mainly reinvested for community benefit)
- Mutual societies
- Charitable or not-for-profit companies
- Church based and other faith groups
They will not award a grant to:
- Individuals and sole traders
- Profit-making organisations, except social enterprises
- Companies limited by guarantee whose main purpose is not community-focused
They will not normally award grants to organisations that:
- Are in poor financial health
- Have demonstrated poor management of previous Big Lottery Fund grants
- Are not established in England
Contact
Natural England
t: 0845 3 671 671
w: http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/leisure/grants-funding/default.htm