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Save Our Wild Isles: Community Fund – Grants of up to £5000
The Save Our Wild Isles Community Fund, funded by Aviva and in partnership with the RSPB and WWF, is a £1 million fund to make it easier for communities across the UK to take action for nature in their local area.
This match funding scheme can support a wide range of nature projects, from creating community gardens and replanting wildlife meadows to protecting wildlife and promoting community connection to nature.
£1 million of funding has been allocated for projects that demonstrate both of the following:
– It will support communities in areas where the need is greatest, specifically areas that are ranked 1-5 according to the Index of Multiple Deprivation in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
– It is working towards one of the following outcomes: Nature restoration, nature connectedness and pro-environmental behaviours and community cohesion and connection, nature positive activity that encourages collaboration in the local community by connecting people of diverse backgrounds, generations and abilities to nature and one another.
This opportunity is open to charities, Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIO), Community Interest Companies (CIC), Companies Limited by Guarantee (CLG), Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASC) and constituted community groups.
The first step is for applicants to set up a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdfunder. Once launched, the crowdfunding campaign will have six weeks to crowdfund for their project.