Veolia Environmental Trust

Aims/priorities: The Trust currently offers three grant schemes:

  • Community Grants are for constituted, not-for-profit organisations and local authorities to create or improve community buildings or outside spaces for the benefit of the community.
  • Environmental Improvement Grants are for Environmental Bodies that are enrolled with ENTRUST, the regulator of The Landfill Communities Fund, and are a registered charity. Grants are available to enable landscape scale improvement projects such as habitat creation/management, and/or species protection.
  • Habitat and Biodiversity Grants are for constituted, not-for-profit organisations that are enrolled with ENTRUST to support structural improvements to a single habitat, such as a waterway, woodland, or nature reserve.

Who can apply? Community grant applications will be accepted from:

  • Constituted not-for-profit organisations with governing documents that state members or directors receive no financial benefit, have a minimum of two directors, and have been established for a minimum of two years.
  • Local authorities.

Applicants must use the Postcode Checker to check that their project is located within the proximity of a qualifying Veolia site.

Habitat and Biodiversity Grant applications will be accepted from:

  • Constituted not-for-profit organisations with governing documents with at least two unrelated trustees.
  • Environmental bodies already enrolled with ENTRUST.

To be eligible for an Environmental Improvement Grant, organisations must:

  • Be already enrolled with ENTRUST as an Environmental Body, and a registered charity.
  • Have experience of delivering projects funded through the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF).
  • Have a track recordproven expertise in delivering similar successful environmental improvement projects.
  • Have a project located in England that meets ENTRUST requirements.

Grant amount: Three different grants are available:

Community grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 for:

  • Projects with a total cost of no more than £250,000 (including VAT and professional costs).
  • Projects where the 10% Contributing Third Party (CTP) payment has been secured.

Habitat and Biodiversity Grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 for:

  • Projects with a total cost of no more than £250,000 (including VAT and professional costs).
  • Projects where the 10% Contributing Third Party (CTP) payment has been secured.

Environmental Improvement Grants start at £75,000. There is no upper limit. CTP payment is applicable.

Match funding of at least 10% is required for projects before the full application is submitted.

For all awards, an independent third party contributor will need to reimburse the landfill operator the 10% shortfall to release the grant. This contribution can be made by another funder, a local council or an individual.

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

Deadline: 6 October 2022 (noon)

Contact Information: 

Veolia Environmental Trust

Ruthdene

Station Road

Four Ashes

Wolverhampton

WV10 7DG

Tel: 0203 567 6820

Email: UK.Trust@veolia.com

Website address: https://www.veoliatrust.org/