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Dorset Community Fund

21 October 2011 - 6:35pm - posted by Paul McIntosh
Deadline for Applications:
Friday, June 22, 2012

Dorset County Council recognises and values the potential of organisations of all sizes working across Dorset to deliver outcomes for the communities they serve.

The Dorset County Community Fund has been set up to build the capacity of the voluntary and community sector and parish and town councils in order to deliver stronger services and support for local communities.

Funding Principles

The Allotments Regeneration Initiative – travel bursaries for groups involved in regenerating allotment sites

7 February 2012 - 4:17pm - posted by Ian Tipper

Travel bursaries are available for groups of people in the UK involved in regenerating allotments to enable them to visit other allotment sites to learn good practise. Advice and support is also available at a local level from mentors.

 

An award of up to £300 for up to six people to visit a specified allotment site is available. To be eligible, applicants must be an allotment association, community organisation, councillor or council officer in the UK, engaged in allotment regeneration.

 

British Ecological Society - Public Engagement Grant

3 February 2012 - 1:33pm - posted by Ian Tipper

British Ecological Society - Public Engagement Grant

Grants are available to organisations in the UK to raise awareness about the importance of ecology through engaging the public. The grants will support projects that:

Tap Water Awards - for projects that reduce plastic waste and reliance on plastics

2 December 2011 - 11:47am - posted by Ian Tipper

Tap Water Awards is a grants programme that aims to help reduce the amount of plastic waste generated in the UK. Grants are available for between £300 and £5,000.

Who can apply?

The Field Studies Council - Funding for Kids Clubs

7 October 2011 - 3:38pm - posted by Ian Tipper

The Field Studies Council is an independent educational charity committed to raising awareness about the natural world. The Council works through a network of 17 residential and day Centres in the UK providing courses for schools and colleges at all levels in addition to adult Individuals & Families courses, outreach education, training and consultancy.

 

Wessex Watermark

14 December 2010 - 5:15pm - posted by Helenour Duke

 Support community and voluntary projects that will directly benefit the environment in the Wessex Water Region. Grants of between £100 and £1,500 are available for project costs, with an additional award of £2,500 which is made to a selected special project. Other funding will need to be secured.


 

Environmental Stewardship - Upwards Entry Level Stewardship

1 June 2010 - 9:02am - posted by Helenour Duke

 The Environmental Stewardship scheme is administered by Natural England on behalf of DEFRA. It is an agri-environment scheme that funds farmers and land owners or managers in England for the effective delivery of environmental management on their land.
The scheme's primary objectives are to:
• Conserve wildlife (biodiversity)
• Maintain and enhance landscape quality and character
• Protect the historic environment and natural resources
• Promote public access and understanding of the countryside
• Protect natural resources.
The secondary objectives of Environmental Stewardship are:
• Genetic conservation
• Flood management

Dorset Sustainable Development Fund

1 June 2010 - 8:37am - posted by Helenour Duke

The Sustainable Development Fund (SDF) has been established to provide grant support to organisations wishing to develop innovative and sustainable projects that involve local communities and young people in the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The Fund aims to develop and test new ways of achieving a more sustainable way of life in the AONB through the development of projects that bring environmental, social and economic benefits to the area. Grants of up to £20,000 are available

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