Grants we have made

Grants list

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This section lists all grants we have made since 2013. The categories from 2013 to 2018 were Arts, Environment and Welfare. This changed in 2018 when Welfare was replaced with Social Action. There are also separate categories for grants to the Museums and Galleries Fund and to the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) Fund.

Please note that the Visit Website button under each grant listed is a link to the listed grant-holder's website.

Wessex Rivers Trust

Core costs to continue to deliver their catchment-scale conservation work and educational activities for the benefit of vulnerable chalk streams

Category
Environment
Year awarded
2022
Grant size
£120,000
Duration
3 years
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Wildlife and Countryside Link

Contribution towards the costs of Wildlife and Countryside Link's work to improve diversity in the conservation and environmental sectors, with match-funding provided by Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

Category
Other
Year awarded
2022
Grant size
£3,000
Duration
1 year
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Zoological Society of London

Funding to support the delivery of a partnership project between ZSL and the Ascension Island Government that will systematically analyse and monitor the impact of plastic on wildlife, in order to then mitigate against the risks identified

Category
UKOTs Fund
Year awarded
2022
Grant size
£114,711
Duration
1.5 years
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Zoological Society of London

Towards project costs like staff travel, fieldwork and contribution to overheads relating to ZSL's work in anguillid eel conservation and science

Category
Environment
Year awarded
2022
Grant size
£138,163
Duration
3 years
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Breakthrough

Towards the costs of the new Breakthrough Accelerator programme to provide campaigners with expert support from different sectors, including law, the media, government and public affairs, and community organising

Category
Other
Year awarded
2021
Grant size
£15,000
Duration
1 year
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Bright Blue

Towards staffing and projects costs of a programme to tackle climate change and biodiversity decline through nature-based solutions

Category
Environment
Year awarded
2021
Grant size
£110,000
Duration
2 years
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British Dragonfly Society

Towards the core costs of conserving and awareness raising of the environmental importance of dragonflies and their wetland habitats

Category
Environment
Year awarded
2021
Grant size
£75,000
Duration
3 years
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Buxton International Festival

Towards core costs, specifically to support the creation and presentation of new or rarely performed operatic repertoire

Category
Arts
Year awarded
2021
Grant size
£120,00
Duration
3 years
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Campaign for Better Transport

Towards the core costs of campaigning for all communities to have access to high quality, sustainable transport that meets their needs, improves quality of life and protects the environment

Category
Environment
Year awarded
2021
Grant size
£100,000
Duration
2 years
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