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Nature Park and Climate Action Awards funding allocations
The list of providers eligible to receive grant funding from the National Education Nature Park and Climate Action Awards.
Applies to England
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The Department for Education has made available a £15 million grant to support young people in getting outdoors and learning about the natural world. Administered by the Royal Horticultural Society, you can use the funding for:
- ‘grey to green’ biodiversity improvements, such as:
- planters
- trees
- green walls
- water butts
- outdoor education equipment, such as tools and waterproofs
- fieldwork equipment, such as camera traps and digital hand-held devices
- specialist support from contractors for installation and consultation
Education settings are eligible for a grant if they:
- submitted a school-level census return in the autumn term of the 2021 to 2022 academic year
- are located in a lower-tier local authority assessed as a category 1 levelling up area by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in the second round of the Levelling Up Fund
- are located in a lower-layer super output area (LSOA) in category 1 of Natural England’s Accessible Natural Greenspace Inequalities indicator – as per its Green Infrastructure Map – which is a combined measure of deprivation and access to natural greenspace (less than 5% of the LSOA is covered by or within 300 metres of accessible natural greenspace, and the LSOA is in the lowest 2 deciles of the Index of Multiple Deprivation
Published 5 July 2023
Last updated 17 January 2024 + show all updates
Last updated 17 January 2024 + show all updates
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Updated the list of eligible providers.
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Updated the information about what you can use the funding for.
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Updated 'List of eligible providers' document to remove duplicate information.
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Updated list of eligible providers.
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First published.