Landfill Disposal Tax Communities Scheme
A grant funding programme to help communities living within five miles of certain waste transfer stations or landfill sites take action for their local environment.
A new round of the Landfill Disposal Tax Communities scheme is now open for grants between £5,000 – £49,999.
The fund also offers a Nationally Significant grant, providing funding for one nationally significant project with a value of between £50,000 – £250,000 which will contribute to two or more of the fund’s themes.
The closing date for applications is 24 November 2023 at 23.59 pm.
If you would like to be notified of future funding rounds, please sign up to WCVA’s funding mailing list.
Further information can also be found in the downloads below.
Register on MAP
The way that applications are submitted is changing – WCVA has listened to funding applicants and in consultation with the sector, has developed a new Multipurpose Application Portal. This new easy to use web platform makes applying for grants through WCVA a much simpler and user-friendly experience.
In order to submit a request for funding, you will need to register with WCVA’s Multipurpose Application Portal (MAP). If you have previously registered with MAP, you can log in by entering your username and password on the home screen.
Organisations can register by visiting the website https://map.wcva.cymru.
If you need help registering on MAP please follow this video.
Who and what will it fund?
The fund will be open to any organisation for projects focusing on one or more of the following themes:
Biodiversity – create resilient ecological networks for the benefit of a range of habitats and species:
Improve conditions to help native species, pollinators and provide opportunities for new planting
Restore, maintain and enhance natural habitats
Engage and support participation and understanding to embed biodiversity
Waste minimisation and the diversion of waste from landfill – promote awareness and best practice to reduce the amount of waste produced:
Encourage prevention, re-use, recovery and recycling of waste
Reduce food waste and support initiatives such as composting
Engage and support understanding to enable waste to be seen as a resource
Wider environmental enhancements – bring wider community benefit through improving quality of place:
Create community green spaces and support green infrastructure
Bring neglected and run-down areas back into community use
Maintain or improve community facilities, for example community halls
For more information and to apply, visit: https://wcva.cymru/funding/landfill-disposals-tax-communities-scheme/