We have now launched our £300,000 Inner London Nature Conservation Fund which will support high priority conservation projects in Inner London. This exciting initiative is GrantScape’s first grant programme dedicated to supporting urban biodiversity.
The Fund has been designed with support from the Greater London Authority (GLA), London Biodiversity Partnership and London Boroughs Biodiversity Forum.
Welcoming our funding, the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said:
Nick White, London Biodiversity Partnership Manager said:
"London Biodiversity Partnership is delighted to welcome the launch of GrantScape's Inner London Nature Conservation Fund. GrantScape liaised closely with London Biodiversity Partnership and others to ensure that the fund will target habitats of particular concern to the Partnership and which we would like to ensure receive support within the capital. The fund should play a significant part in ensuring the conservation and expansion of biodiversity within Inner London and provide Londoners with greater access to wildlife and green space."
The priority habitats that we are targeting through the Fund are parks and urban green spaces, reedbeds, standing water and canals, the River Thames, grassland, built structures (including living/green roofs), churchyards and cemeteries, and open habitat mosaics such as wasteland, plus all the wildlife that they support.
The biodiversity value of applicants’ projects will be the main criteria that we will use in assessing applications, specifically how these contribute to meeting the London Biodiversity Action Plan’s goals. However, in choosing between projects, we will also be looking to support the Mayor of London’s objective to improve Londoners’ access to nature, particularly where there is a present deficiency.
Grants will be available to not-for-profit organisations, including “friends of” groups, charities and Borough Councils. Applications can be made for amounts ranging between £20,000 and £50,000, and grants can be spread over two years. Better still, no match funding is required!
Click here for for full details of the Inner London Nature Conservation Fund’s funding criteria, including how to apply for grants.
Note: for the purposes of this grant programme, Inner London comprises the Inner London Boroughs area, as defined by the Office of National Statistics, i.e. Camden, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth and Westminster.
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