Category: Funding News

The Trust is committed to supporting community and environmental projects across the UK. These could include projects aiming to install or enhance play areas and skate parks, restore footpaths and green spaces, protect natural habitats, improve community halls and restore churches. To ensure grants are distributed correctly and in line with both ENTRUST's and our guidelines, we need to be satisfied an application meets the criteria we use. They have two main requirements: first, a project needs to be within five miles of a site operated by Veolia Environmental Services (UK) plc; and second, it must come under one of our five funding categories and meet their connected criteria. See the Location and Categories links on website below for more information. ENTRUST, the organisation which regulates them, only permits funding of projects which come under a set of categories. They use five of these categories and a project must come under one of these in order for it to be considered for a grant. If a project comes under one of their categories, they may only fund a specific aspect of it. For instance, a request may be made for funds to refurbish a community hall, a category they support. However, they would not pay for the installation of CCTV or floodlighting but would finance repairs to the building. Here are some brief descriptions of their categories. You can read about them in more detail on website below. They advise you to do this if you are thinking of applying for funding. You can also read some short case studies of projects in each category. •Category A - projects which involve reclaiming land, the use of which has been prevented by some previous activity •Category B - projects which reduce or prevent pollution to land •Category D - projects which provide or maintain public amenities or parks •Category DA - projects which help deliver biodiversity conservation for UK species habitats •Category E - projects to restore or repair buildings for religious worship, or of architectural interest. Important notice: Due to the current high volume of applications, the Trust regrets to inform potential applicants that proposals for places of worship cannot be considered at the present time. This also applies to internal and external work that is specifically for the benefit of the place of worship, such as toilets, ramps for the disabled and pathways. Church Halls and the like, used as community facilities, will still be eligible as will the formation or upgrading of community facilities within places of worship. Applications for sports facilities or improvements will not be accepted from Sports Clubs or Associations but fully 'public' facilities such as a multi use games area or tennis courts in a public park, not managed by a club or association, will be considered. NB A minimum of 20% of funding needs to be secured for projects with a total cost exceeding £25,000. If your initial enquiry is accepted, it is a requirement that all the statutory approvals, such as planning consent and Environment Agency and church faculty approvals, have been obtained prior to submission of the completed application. The Trust will constantly monitor the situation and our website will be updated accordingly. Please feel free to contact the Trust if you need any further help or advice on Tel: 01902 794677. You should fill out an Initial Enquiry form online before making a full application. The Veolia Environmental Trust, Ruthdene, Station Road, Four Ashes, Wolverhampton WV10 7DG Tel: 01902 794 677 Fax: 01902 794 646 Email: info@veoliatrust.org Website: http://www.veoliatrust.org

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