Funding is available for capital projects that improve community facilities, enhance the local environment, and protect threatened habitats and biodiversity in communities near qualifying Veolia sites.

Veolia Environmental Trust is offering grants to constituted, not-for-profit organisations, local authorities, and environmental bodies enrolled with ENTRUST to support projects that make improvements to community facilities and the natural environment in communities located near a qualifying Veolia site in England. 

The following grants are available:

• Community Grants between £10,000 and £75,000 for capital improvement/construction projects at a single site, such as community buildings and spaces, outdoor spaces, play and recreational spaces, or the installation of fixed items such as kitchen cupboards and work surfaces.  
• Habitat and Biodiversity Grants between £10,000 and £75,000 for projects resulting in structural improvements for a single habitat that will conserve, restore, and enhance threatened habitats and protect/increase biodiversity. 
• Environmental Improvement Grants start at £75,000 for ambitious and imaginative projects that will make a local, regional, national, and global impact on the environment by protecting and expanding threatened habitats and increasing biodiversity.

Funding can cover capital costs for projects such as the development and maintenance of community sites or facilities, the restoration or conservation of natural habitats, longer, more substantial environmental projects, and staff costs that directly relate to completing physical improvements at a project site.

There are four funding rounds per year. Only one application per project site will be considered per year. 

The next deadline for applications is 6 October 2022 (noon). 

How To Apply

There are four funding rounds each year. It is important that groups apply at the right time, as only one grant application may be submitted per project site, in a 12-month period.

The remaining application windows are:

• 1 September 2022 to 6 October 2022 (noon) with a decision by 6 December 2022.

Applicants should refer to the new guidance notes/criteria which are available to download from the Trust's website.