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The Rewilding Innovation Fund aims to help remove barriers to rewilding projects within Britain, whether they’re at the early planning stages or want to move a project one step wilder.

From business plans to feasibility studies, community engagement to trialling the latest technology, Rewilding Britain funds works that could potentially unlock further funding for you or move you up the rewilding scale.

They choose the projects they consider will have the highest impact on people and nature, on land and sea, with opportunities for shared learning with the Rewilding Network.

• The fund aims to support works that could potentially unlock further funding or move your project up the rewilding scale, whether you are new to rewilding or have been going for some time. Examples of potential applications include: business plans and strategies, community engagement activities and co-design, feasibility studies, technology and innovation.
• Funds can also be used to pay for direct interventions or expertise that your project requires.
• Funding for up to £15,000* will be considered. We expect the majority of grants to be less than £10,000.
• The Rewilding Innovation Fund steering group will use the following assessment criteria to award the money, including:
  • funding - are there alternative options available
  • alignment with their rewilding principles
  • degree of innovation and learning
  • financial strategy
  • consideration of the business concept and long-term viability and sustainability
  • understanding of monitoring and evidence-building.

*The maximum level of funding has been set at £15,000 because the fund aims to support elements in a project that can remove barriers and unlock further funding. If your project requires higher investment than this to get off the ground, consider whether there are smaller elements of your grand vision, such as business plans or feasibility studies, which you can use the Rewilding Innovation Fund for, so helping you at least get started. Could initial funding from us help leverage further funds elsewhere in the future?

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Geographical areas funded: UK

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant

Type of cost:

Revenue

Fund award sizes

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Who can apply

To apply for funding projects must be:

• based in Britain (England, Wales and Scotland)
• cover at least 40 hectares of contiguous land or have a marine rewilding project of any size
• part of the Rewilding Network (you may join at the point of application)
• rewilding (or about to) at scale – potentially as a group of landowners or project partners – and to our rewilding principles

Further criteria are available on their website.

When to apply

Currently closed for applications.

There are two funding rounds each year, in the new year and summer.

How to apply

To apply for funding projects must be:

• Based in Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) cover at least 40 hectares of contiguous land or have a marine rewilding project of any size
• Part of the Rewilding Network (you may join at the point of application)
• Rewilding (or about to) at scale – potentially as a group of landowners or project partners – and to our rewilding principles

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Activites funded: Community development and regeneration Environment Climate action

Beneficiaries funded: Rural communities Local communities

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