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Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Fund For Nature
Overview
This fund offers grants of up to £5,000 for community organisations to improve nature where they live. Grants are awarded for capital expenditure only, where this directly increases nature in local green spaces. Please familiarise yourself with the information and links on this page before using the button at the bottom to apply. This fund has its own specific application form.
- Who can apply?
- Non-profit organisations
- Maximum grant
- Up to £5,000
- Eligible area
- Cambridgeshire (including Peterborough)
- Deadlines
- 1 May, 1 November
About the fund
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fund for Nature has been established by a generous grant from Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority and is being managed by Natural Cambridgeshire, the local nature partnership for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, working in partnership with the Cambridgeshire Community Foundation.
Fund criteria
Project eligibility
The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Fund for Nature seeks to fund projects that support community-led nature recovery in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough that will do one or more of the following:
- Increase biodiversity and key wildlife habitats.
- Increase community cohesion by helping local people to understand, appreciate and enjoy their natural spaces more.
- Promote public health and wellbeing.
- Create resilient countryside and communities, where nature is at the heart of the approach to addressing climate change.
- Champion examples of best practice for sustainable development and management of green open space.
To be considered for funding, your project must show how it will support nature recovery in your community, including how it will help towards the development of a Local Nature Recovery Plan for your village, town or ward. To guide your answer, please refer to the principles outlined in Natural Cambridgeshire’s Local Nature Recovery Toolkit (see page 2). You may also wish to refer to the one-page summary document.
This fund offers grants for capital expenditure only. You can apply for:
- Tools and materials to create and maintain habitats
- Seeds, plants, bulbs, shrubs, trees
- Bird and butterfly houses or bug hotels
The fund will not cover any other project-related costs, such as staff costs, operational or overhead costs, IT costs, publicity and marketing costs, event and catering costs or surveys.
If your project involves buildings, land or objects, you will be asked to confirm ownership. If you are not the owner, please tell us what agreement you have with the owners to undertake the planned work.
Local Nature Recovery Plan documents
Who can apply
- Registered, exempt, and excepted charities
- Religious organisations if the project benefits the wider community and doesn’t include religious content.
- Parish and town councils, village halls, and parochial church councils
- Charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs) and community interest companies (CICs)
- Social enterprises which have the Social Enterprise Mark
- Co-operatives and community benefit societies (formerly industrial and provident societies)
- Schools
- Sports clubs that are either Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs), affiliated with a national governing body, such as Badminton England, or have an income under £5,000.
- Community-focused, non-profit organisations such as Friends of, Street Pride or Community Orchards, as long as the annual income does not exceed £5,000.
Required supporting documentation
As well as the standard documentation requested in the application form, this fund also requires you to submit the following as email attachments to info@cambscf.org.uk:
- Copies of deeds, leases, mortgages or other proof of ownership if your project involves work on land. If you do not own the land, we require confirmation of permission from the land owner to carry out the proposed activities.
- A small selection of photos, maps or drawings that will help to illustrate your project, or other relevant information such as an outline plan or supporting documentation.
- A letter(s) of support (no more than 4) from other organisations or individuals. They should be specific to the project, rather than general letters of support for your activities.
Preparing your application
Applications can only be submitted online, using the online application form link below.
However, if you wish to prepare your application before completing the online form, please use the following template to practice and collaborate with others on your answers. We cannot accept this document as a hard copy application.
Apply for a grant
Help us provide better support
We want to understand what will encourage more local communities to get involved in looking after the green spaces where they live. We would be grateful if you could please complete a short questionnaire in relation to your project, and please return it to info@cambscf.org.uk
Donate to support the fund
If you would like to make a donation to augment the funds available to support community-led local nature recovery projects in Cambridgeshire (including Peterborough), including for a specific geographical area or for a particular habitat type or species, please email fund@naturalcambridgeshire.org.uk to discuss this further.
Download logos
If you require other variations of the Foundation’s logos, please refer to the application guidance for more options. If you don’t find what you’re looking for, please email info@cambscf.org.uk