The Local Places for Nature Capital Fund is a grant scheme intended to enable areas of highest deprivation, peri-urban/urban communities, and/or those with least access to nature in Wales to restore and enhance nature 'on your doorstep'. Certain types of project can be funded anywhere in Wales – please see below.
This funding is primarily for:
- projects located or servicing the needs of communities in the 50% most deprived areas OR
- community food growing projects anywhere in Wales OR
- organisations/groups representing a diverse ethnic community from any part of Wales
If the project area falls within the 50% LEAST deprived of areas, you may still be able to apply for funding. Particularly, if your project will increase the involvement of a wider range of people in natural heritage, and/or if those affected by the project have a specific need. Please email us with brief details, including the postcode of the project site, so we can further advise.
We are offering two levels of grant:
- £10,000 to £100,000 for capital projects that will acquire, restore and enhance nature in areas of deprivation
- £100,000 to £250,000. We are offering a limited number of grants up to £250,000. We are particularly interested if your project is located in or near one of the 50% most deprived communities or if you are engaging with a specific need. Deprivation is measured using the overall deprivation measure in the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation. Please use your postcode to check your eligibility against the overall deprivation measure using the interactive map.
If you are seeking a grant between £100,000 and £250,000 please e-mail natur(at)heritagefund.org.uk before proceeding any further with the process, but please continue to read this grant criteria.
We are particularly looking for projects that can be seen 'from your doorstep'. This means where people live, work, access public services, travel and spend their leisure time.
Funding nature is our joint priority
Nature is our oldest form of heritage. Looking after nature and helping people to understand its importance has never been more relevant. The need to aid nature’s recovery is urgent.
That’s why funding landscapes and nature is a strategic funding priority for Welsh Government and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
