Changing Spaces: Access to Nature

Summary of the programme

Access to Nature is run by Natural England on behalf of a consortium of major environmental organisations.  It is a £25 million grants programme to encourage people from all backgrounds to understand, access and enjoy our natural environment.

This programme launched on 28 April 2008.

It aims to encourage more people to enjoy the outdoors, particularly those who face social exclusion or those that currently have little or no contact with the natural environment. It will fund projects in urban, rural and coastal communities across England.

The programme will award grants of between £50,000 and £500,000 to support projects that deliver one or more of the programmes main outcomes. In addition the programme will make a small number of larger grants of over £500,000 for projects which have a national significance or impact

Deadline

Access to Nature is now scheduled to close its Stage 1 applications by 1st February 2010 with Stage 2 applications to be received by 4th May 2010.

Are you eligible?

Access to Nature will only award grants to not-for-profit community based organisations in England. This includes: community groups governed by a written constitution, registered charities and trusts, parish councils, schools and colleges, companies with a charitable purpose and community focus, mutual societies, church-based and other faith organisations.

What to do next

For more information, please visit the Access to Nature website

Contact

Call the Changing Spaces Advice Line helpline on 0845 3 671 671 (opening hours 8am-7pm Monday to Friday) for further details.

Other Changing Spaces programmes

• Community Spaces
• Community Sustainable Energy Programme
• Ecominds
• Local Food

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