Non-native species information portal
Gallery
ID sheets
Action plans
Risk analysis
Species alerts
Where can I get funding?
Sources of funding
GB Government
- Darwin Initiative - Open for applications
- National Biodiversity Network - Finding funding
- DirectGov information on finding funding
- Local Authority and Internal Drainage Board Funding (Environment Agency) - Studies, strategies and projects that will reduce the risk of flooding from the sea and rivers.
- Local Authorities - Find contact details for your local authority (Biodiversity Officer, Landfill tax)
- Environment Agency - Waterways funding
- Natural England
- English Heritage
- Future Jobs Fund (long-term unemployed 16-24)
- Agricultural Grants
- Stewardship Schemes eg Environmental stewardship Scheme (NE), Countryside Stewardship Scheme (NE), Higher Level Stewardship Grants (can apply more than once)
- National Parks eg National Park Area Fund and National Park Sustainable Development Fund
- Forestry Commission
- Fire Brigade (manage fire risk from scrub, arson reduction grants)
- Carbon Reduction Fund
- Big Society Bank through the BIG Lottery Fund
- Climate Change Fund
- HLF
Welsh Government
- SPLASH (Welsh Assembly Government) - The water recreation challenge fund for Wales.
- Wild Fishing Wales (Environment Agency Wales) - Projects to improve access and the local habitat.
- CCW (send out list of all grants available each month)
- WAG (aggregates tax)
Scottish Government
- Scottish Natural Heritage Grants - Projects which get more people and communities actively involved in and caring for Scotland's nature and landscapes.
- Rural Stewardship Scheme
- Leader Funds (Scottish Natural Heritage) - Local empowerment through innovative approaches and rural capacity building.
- Rural Development Contracts - Rural Priorities (The Scottish Government) Scottish Rural Development Programme.
- Forestry Challenge Funds (Forestry Commission Scotland) - Woods In and Around Towns (WIAT) Challenge Fund and Forestry for People (F4P) Challenge Fund.
- Scotlands Funders Forum - information on funding
- Climate Challenge Fund
Europe
- Environment Life+ (European funding)
- Interreg IVC - Innovation and Environment Regions of Europe Sharing Solutions.
Commercial
- Business sponsorship
- Land owners
- Collaboration in R&D such as with fishing tackle manufacturers or distilleries in Scotland (R&D also receives tax relief)
- Corporate sponsors such asThames Water and sponsorship in-kind (eg resources and manpower)
NGOs
- National Lottery funding
- Heritage Lottery Fund
- Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
- Aquatic restoration fund - Funds to deliver physical improvements to river, loch, estuarine and coastal water bodies and wetlands.
- Wellcome Trust - Biomedical research and the medical humanities, with the aim of improving human and animal health
- Better Woodland Wales
- Woodland Grant schemes
- OPAL (open labs for monitoring involving community)
- charities
- university research funding (also use students for practical work)
- valleys and regional parks
- Personal donation
- Trusts eg Esmee Fairburn
- Tubney Trust
- SITA Trust (Landfill Tax - London)
- Landscape Trust.
In order to get more funding for vital projects please contact us to add to this list any suggestion you may have.
