Water Restoration Fund: guidance for applicants
Apply for a grant to restore and improve rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, wetlands or estuarine waters.
Applies to England
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The Water Restoration Fund (WRF) has 2 types of grants, development and delivery awards, to fund projects that restore and improve water and wetland environments such as:
- rivers and their headwaters
- canals
- lakes
- ponds
- wetlands - both freshwater and saltwater
- estuarine waters
Development awards
Development awards are short-term grants to build capability and help you design and plan future projects.
Grant value: from £75,000 to £250,000
Project length: 6 to 12 months
Project start date: from July 2024
Project end date: within 12 months of the project start date
Delivery awards
Delivery awards are medium to long-term grants to help you carry out projects you’ve already planned.
Grant value: from £500,000 to £2 million
Project length: 12 to 30 months
Project start date: from July 2024
Project end date: by 31 March 2027
Follow these steps to apply for the Water Restoration Fund.
- Read about the Water Restoration Fund to check who can apply, and how much money you could receive
- Read how to apply for the Water Restoration Fund
- Complete your application and email it with any supporting evidence to grants@rpa.gov.uk
If your application is successful, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) will send you a grant funding agreement (GFA).
When you can apply
Applications for all grants are open until 11.59pm on Friday 7 June 2024.