Management Grants

Management Grant Requirements
• Applicant projects must be registered with Environment Wales.
• Funding is only provided for new posts. Environment Wales cannot provide funding for a post for which existing funding is coming to an end, except for renewals within our programme.
• At least 25% of the cost of operating the post should come from sources that do not derive from the Welsh Assembly Government;
• Organisations applying for grant aid must be constituted, charitable or not-for-profit bodies.
• Where your application involves a site-based project, there must be public access to that site.
• All projects should produce clear environmental benefits, and demonstrate sustainable development in action.

Factors Favouring a Management Grant Application
Your application for management funding will have a better chance of success if it can demonstrate:

• An innovative and sustainable solution to current problems. (Sustainable solutions are considered to be those which are economically, environmentally and socially complementary)
• A strong element of volunteer involvement.
• Partnerships between voluntary sector organisations or between the voluntary sector and others.

Examples of Eligible Posts for Management Grants:
Education Officer, Project Officer, Publications Officer, Site Manager, Community Officer, Contracts Manager, Estate Worker, Volunteer Co-ordinator, Field Officer, Information Officer.
*Please note that this is not an exhaustive list.

Examples of Ineligible Posts for Management Grants:
Posts that already exist or new posts that are to maintain the organisation core functions.

Grant limit
Management grants are usually in the range of £3,000 to £11,000

Is funding available for more than one year?
Yes. Funding may be agreed for up to six years. The pattern is normally three years' level funding followed by three years' tapering funding. Note that in the example below, 100% represents the sum awarded as grant aid by Environment Wales, not 100% of project costs.

Year 1 - 3 100% Level Funding
Year 4 75%* Tapering funding
Year 5 50%*
Year 6 25%*

* Percentage of level funding amount

Projects will be appraised annually. Recipients are required to submit a renewal bid each year. Projects also undergo a full evaluation at the end of years three and six. The award of tapering funding is dependent on a favourable outcome to the evaluation at the end of the level funding period.