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We received the following email via Cllr Leo Hammond from Matthew Millington of East Riding Council (Matthew.Millington@eastriding.gov.uk)

Funding for trees, trees and more trees!

 

Hi all,

 

I was sent a very helpful summary of environmental funding opportunities out at the moment, mostly for trees and woodlands, but also some to support environmental action by young people:

 

 

Funding support to increase tree, seed and sapling supply

The Forestry Commission will open a new Tree Production Capital Grant this Spring. The Tree Production Capital Grant (TPCG) will provide funding to increase the domestic production of tree seed and saplings, supporting investments in expansion, automation and mechanisation of facilities and equipment. This will help improve not only the quantity but also the quality, diversity, and biosecurity of supply.

The TPCG is designed to help seed and sapling suppliers of all sizes, from established nurseries to smaller nurseries and new entrants looking to diversify into the sector. Any public, private, or third sector organisation which will use the funding to support their production of tree seed or saplings is encouraged to apply.

Applicants will be able to apply for up to 50% of the costs for capital projects and equipment such as intelligent transplanting systems, polytunnel infrastructure and equipment, irrigation systems and infrastructure, seed trays, grading machines, biosecurity investments such as water treatment and refrigeration equipment.

The grant will enable suppliers to bolster production quickly and has been designed to complement the innovation outputs of the Tree Production Innovation Fund, which provides support for research projects that will enhance UK tree production methods.

To be eligible for funding, applicants must be UK-based and will need to demonstrate how the grant will be used to increase English tree seed or sapling supply.

To receive the latest news on the grant, sign up to the Forestry Commission’s e-alert from the link below. For more information, please contact tpcg@forestrycommission.gov.uk or read the Forestry Commission’s latest blog post.

Guidance: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tree-production-innovation-fund

E-alert: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/email-alerts-ealerts-for-grants-and-regulations-customers

 

England's Urban Tree Challenge Fund Opens for Fourth Round

The Urban Tree Challenge Fund (UTCF) was first developed in response to the Government’s commitment to provide millions of pounds for planting both large and small trees in and around England’s towns and cities.

Urban trees are said to offer a range of benefits, including temperature moderation, flood risk mitigation, and improved wellbeing – particularly when in close proximity to large populations. The UTCF will contribute to delivering these benefits through the targeted planting thousands of large and small trees and in urban and peri-urban areas.

The new trees will also support the UK’s journey to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and commitment to increase tree planting across the UK to 30,000 hectares of trees a year by 2025.

The fund is currently open with a planting budget of £3.8 million (excluding establishment payments) for the coming planting season 2022/23. This round supports both block bids and individual applications. A block bid is designed for organisations to apply for funding towards multiple projects that can be geographically dispersed or focused in one area but submitted under one application.

The guideline for block bids is a minimum funding requirement of £125,000. Individual applications are for smaller, focused areas of planting undertaken by small organisations or community groups. These individual applications will need a minimum funding requirement of £10,000 up to a maximum of £30,000.

Applications are accepted from community and volunteer groups, town councils and individuals wishing to plant trees in urban areas of England. Applicants must have full management control over the land or signed consent from those with such control.

Applications must be submitted by 31 May 2022.

 

Local Authority Treescapes Fund Opens for 2022

Defra has announced the next funding round of the Local Authority Treescapes Fund (LATF) to increase tree planting and natural regeneration in local communities.

The fund is part of the Government’s Nature for Climate Fund and will directly contribute to achieving tree planting targets.

The LATF provides funding for the establishment of trees in non-woodland settings. These may include parks, riparian zones, copses and shelterbelts, as well as green lanes, small linear woodlands alongside roads and footpaths, and vacant and disused community spaces.

Planting and protecting new trees that are intended to grow into mature standards within hedgerows is also permitted (though the creation of new hedgerows is not).

The fund will help the nation build back greener from the pandemic and will target landscapes that have been neglected in the past, ecologically damaged or affected by tree diseases like ash dieback – with ash being the most common species of tree found in non-woodland locations.

Funding will be available to all local authorities, via applications from top tier authorities.

Local authorities are strongly encouraged to work with other organisations, NGOs, community groups and private individuals to deliver tree planting and natural regenerations.

A total of £5.4 million will be available this year (2022/23). The fund expects that up to 100 grants worth £50,000 to £300,000 will be available. The deadline for applications is 31 May 2022

 

Forestry Commission Opens Tree Production Innovation Fund for 2022

The Tree Production Innovation Fund (TPIF) is designed to encourage the development and adoption of new technologies and ways of working that will enhance the quantity, quality and diversity of planting stock available for tree planting in England.

Applicants are invited to apply for grant funding to support projects designed to address one or more of the following challenges identified through stakeholder engagement as barriers to tree production:

• Making better use of available seed and vegetative planting material to maximise the quantity, quality and diversity of trees produced.
• Developing growing systems to enhance their efficiency and resilience to change, whilst delivering improved quality and diversity of product.
• Using innovative environmentally sustainable weed control solutions to reduce reliance on herbicides.

  

 

If of interest contact;

Matthew Millington
Local Nature Partnership Development Officer

Mobile: 07870 497 521
Web:  www.eastriding.gov.uk
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