National Education Nature Park grant

Only settings chosen by the Department for Education as eligible can apply for the grant. Criteria and a list of eligible settings are available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nature-park-and-climate-action-awards-funding-allocations

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Summary

The National Education Nature Park grants, once awarded, will help nurseries, schools and colleges to participate in the National Education Nature Park programme, providing support to improve their school, college or nursery for nature. The work you do through the Nature Park on your grant-funded projects can be listed under biodiversity actions for your Climate Action Plans.

The National Education Nature Park aims to bring together places of education to form a vast network of spaces across England taking action to improve biodiversity and empowering children and young people to make a positive difference to both their own and to nature’s future.

Eligibility

Only settings chosen by the Department for Education as eligible can apply for the grant. Criteria and a list of eligible settings are available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nature-park-and-climate-action-awards-funding-allocations

Objectives

·       Biodiversity gain across the educational estate

·       Development of green skills

·       Young people exhibit pro-environmental behaviours

·       Improved wellbeing for young people

Dates

Applications are accepted and grants awarded on a rolling basis until the application deadline of 5pm Thursday 27 March 2025. The grant must be spent by Thursday 5 June 2025.

How to apply

If a setting is on the list of eligible settings: National Education Nature Park funding allocations - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

They can contact natureparkgrants@rhs.org.uk for application instructions.

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