Grants and Funding
Each year the Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is proud to open four grants schemes that fund local community projects. The schemes vary in purpose, scale of funding and geographic area with which they benefit, so it’s important to find the right fund for your project.
Whether you have a project that works in the arts, media, conservation, learning, heritage, food, health, accessibility, and diversity, to give you but a few examples, we welcome your applications. Please use the following links and respective fund webpages to find out more about how you can help support conservation, or apply for funding.
Closing date: CLOSED
Geographic area: 5km diameter of Sizewell, Suffolk
Project delivery time-frame: April 2023 – March 13th 2024
Amount you may apply for per application: No limit but as a guideline you may wish to consider applying for in the region of/up to £2,000 to £2,500
Closing date: CLOSED
Geographic area: The entire Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (see Google Maps green shaded area)
Project delivery time-frame: April 2023 – March 13th 2024
Amount you may apply for per application: This is a small grant fund, you may wish to consider applying for in the region of/up to £500 to £700
Closing date: Round 2 to be confirmed, closing date expected to be 15th September 2023
Geographic area: The specific Amenity & Accessibility Fund area
Project delivery time-frame: Round 2 to be confirmed, expected delivery timeframe from mid October 2023 to 13th March 2024.
Amount you may apply for per application: No limit but as a guideline you may wish to consider applying for in the region of/up to £2,500
Closing date: CLOSED
Geographic area: The entire Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (see Google Maps green shaded area)
Project delivery time-frame: August 2023 – March 13th 2024
Amount you may apply for per application: No limit but as a guideline you may wish to consider applying for in the region of/up to £5,000