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WREN
Waste Recycling
Environmental Limited (WREN) is a not-for-profit.Environmental
Body (EB) registered to fund projects which are eligible under
the Landfill Communities
Fund.that helps benefit the lives of people who live close
to landfill sites by awarding grants for environmental, heritage
and community projects. In Scotland this ONLY applies
to projects based within 10 miles of the following sites:
Lanarkshire Greengairs ML6 7TD;
Midlothian Oatslie EH25 9QN
What is
the funding for?
WREN’s Main Grant Scheme is for projects falling
under Object D of the Landfill Community Fund ie . projects
that provide or maintain public ammenities or parks within
10 miles of a landfill site (For more information on these
Objecvts go to the Entrust link above).
How much
money is available?
Grants of between £15,001 and £50,000
are available for projects with a maximum total project cost
of £250,000.
The minimum contribution WREN will make to a Main Grant Scheme
application is £15,000 or no less than 20% of the total
project cost.
The maximum contribution WREN will make to a Main Grant Scheme
application is £50,000 or no more than 85% of the total
project cost.
WREN cannot provide
retrospective funding.
Who can
apply?
Your organisation must have a written constitution
reflecting at least one of the five objectives stated in the
Landfill Tax Regulations of 1996. You may be able to change
your existing constitution or create a new one to satisfy
this. You must be a non-profit making body, although you do
not need to be a registered charity. You may be a body corporate,
a trust, a partnership or other unincorporated body but must
NOT be controlled by one or more of the following: a local
authority, bodies corporate controlled by one or more local
authority or a registered landfill operator. The project to
be funded should be located within ten miles of a landfill
site and be in the areas outlined above.
When to
apply
The last round for 2010 closes on 1 September.
How to
apply
To apply for money from the LCF
you must first enroll with ENTRUST
as an Environmental Body for which there is a charge of £100,
or you can apply through an already registered body.
For more information
and to download an application form click here.
Other organisations
in Scotland that provide funding through this scheme include
SITA
Trust , Biffawards
and Viridor
Key
words: landfill, parks, environment,
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