Ulster Wildlife Trust - Landfill Communities Fund
Overview
Ulster Wildlife is a registered Environmental Body (EB) that distributes monies on a Landfill Operator's behalf.
Ulster Wildlife is a registered Environmental Body (EB) that distributes monies on a Landfill Operator's behalf.
Since 1997, Ulster Wildlife has helped distribute over £10 million to more than 500 community and environmental projects across Northern Ireland. However, with landfill site closures, activity is now restricted to only two Council areas where groups can apply for funding for a variety of environmental projects.
Criteria for applying
To receive funding through the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF), applicants must be a constituted body with auditable accounts and have sufficient cash flow to fund initial project outlay as grants are payable retrospectively.
Projects must be:
- eligible under LCF Object D, DA or E. See Guidance Manual at www.entrust.org.uk
- based in Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council or Fermanagh and Omagh areas*
- located within a ten-mile radius of a licensed landfill site.
The allocation of funding to eligible projects is then determined under processes agreed with the relevant landfill operator.
*please note that Ulster Wildlife does not administer the LCF across all NI areas. Other EBs, however, hold funds for other areas, in particular, Biffa Award and Groundwork NI. Please check with them to see if they cover your area.
Funding Available
LCF guidelines have no minimum or maximum grant amount although applications for amounts under £5,000 are rarely considered and the maximum for community-based applications rarely exceeds £30,000.
The maximum amount available to any project is dependent on the available funding from the contributing landfill operator and policies current at the time of application. Interested applicants will be advised of the potential amount available at the expression of interest stage.