£15 Million Fund to Improve Access to Green Spaces in Urban Areas

The National Lottery Heritage Fund, in partnership with the National Trust and Natural England, is making grants of £250,000 to £1 million available to improve access to nature and green spaces in urban areas.

“Nature Towns and Cities” is a new initiative offering a total of £15 million in funding to support at least 100 towns and cities.
Funding is available for:

• local authorities and the public sector
• voluntary and community organisations

The initiative aims to bring organisations together to improve the quality of and access to historic parks and urban green spaces while supporting new ways to engage local communities and generate greater investment.

Projects can last for up to 3 years.

Applications are made through the National Lottery Heritage Grants over £250,000 funding programme.

The closing date for expressions of interest is 12 noon on the 12th November 2024.

Successful applicants will be invited to submit a full application between the 16th December 2024 and the 7th March 2025.

More information can be found by clicking here.

Don’t forget that SCVO’s Development Team offers a FREE ‘critical friend service’ to groups that deliver in Sandwell and support Sandwell residents to help you build a stronger case for investment from the funder! (If you are from outside the borough, we may still be able to help through our fee-based SCVO+ service). Drop us a line at support@scvo.info to find out more.