The seventh round of the Landfill Disposal Tax Communities scheme is now open
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.
The seventh round of the Landfill Disposal Tax Communities scheme is now accepting applications of grants between £5,000 – £49,999 for projects beginning from March 2022.
A grant may also be awarded to one Nationally Significant project per year with a value of between £50,000 – £250,000.
The closing date for applications is 23 January 2022 at 23:59. Please note there are two separate application forms, one for main grants and one for the nationally significant grant.
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.
To find out more about the LDTCS scheme and its achievements in the first year of running – see our 2018-19 annual report here.
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
Please use the eligibility area checker below to see whether your project is within five miles of an eligible waste transfer station or landfill site.
For more information, visit: https://wcva.cymru/funding/landfill-disposals-tax-communities-scheme/