Four different types of grant are available. These grants, of up to £1000, could be just what you need if your school or community group is looking for a cash boost to help with a project which will benefit your local community and the environment.

-         Community Pride Grants - to help communities celebrate what is special about their locality and foster pride in their local area. 

-          Environment & Countryside Grants - helping people develop projects which benefit both the local community and the environment, so enabling more people to enjoy and understand the countryside.

-         Sustainable Schools Grants - a wide variety of school projects are eligible, but you must be registered with the Eco-School programme to apply and involve the whole of the wider school community.

-         Biodiversity Grants for Local Wildlife Sites - part funded by the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) to landowners or groups who own or manage a Local Wildlife Site (LWS). An LWS identifies a site as being important for local biodiversity.

How To Apply?

-          Application forms and guidance notes are available online

-         Contact the Sustainable Communities Officer on 01633 644108 if necessary for advice or more information, or if you need a paper copy of the application form and guidance notes.

Forms must be received by 18 July 2008.