About
Biffa Award is a UK-based grant-making organization that provides funding to community projects located near landfill sites. The organization focuses on building communities and transforming lives through grants in four key areas: Nature Recovery, Community Buildings, Recreation, and Cultural Facilities. Their mission is to benefit communities living near landfill sites by supporting projects that enhance local environments and community infrastructure.
Funding Opportunities
Biffa Award - Cultural Facilities
The Cultural Facilities theme from Biffa Award aims to improve recreation, interest and education through projects based within theatres, galleries, museums, concert halls, arts or heritage centres. The project must be open to the public and be inclusive, inspiring and promoting learning, creativity and participation. Local communities should be able to enjoy, benefit and engage with collections, exhibits or performances as often as possible, with sites attracting tourists or day visitors. Examples of fundable costs include exhibition and interpretation improvements, interactive displays, outdoor amphitheatre spaces and auditorium seating. Biffa Award gives grants to projects that benefit communities living near landfill sites. The project must be within five miles of a significant Biffa Operation or within 10 miles of an active Biffa Landfill Site, and also within 10 miles of a licensed landfill site. Priority is given to projects that demonstrate wider community benefit and need, with facilities expected to be used by many people each week, benefiting different ages and demographics.
Biffa Award - Recreation Grants
The Biffa Award Recreation theme provides grants for projects that benefit people in their free time. This includes playparks, boardwalks, skateparks, woodland walks, nature trails, outdoor gyms, and renovations of sporting clubhouses that serve the wider community similar to village halls or community centres. The program gives priority to projects demonstrating wider community benefit and need, with facilities expected to be used by many people each week, benefiting different ages and demographics. The project must be eligible for registration with the schemes regulator and meet specific geographic and financial criteria. Applicant organizations must be fully constituted, charitable or not-for-profit with no share capital. Local authorities, councils, hospices, hospitals, day-care centres, activity centres, rehabilitation units, residential care facilities, allotments, nurseries, food banks and schools/colleges are not eligible. Projects must be located within five miles of a significant Biffa Operation or within 10 miles of an active Biffa Landfill Site, and also within 10 miles of a licensed landfill site.
Nature Recovery
The Nature Recovery grant programme from Biffa Award supports projects that protect and restore biodiversity, including species of plants and animals, their habitats, and natural processes. This funding is designed for projects that directly reintroduce or improve habitats or species while working to meet commitments within the country's Environmental Improvement Plan, legally-binding targets from the Environment Act 2021, or priorities identified within Local Nature Recovery Strategies. Projects must demonstrate strong public access or volunteer involvement, have support from key agencies, and include a comprehensive biodiversity management plan. The programme aims to enable adaptation to environmental threats such as climate change while benefiting communities living near landfill sites.
Community Buildings Grant Programme
The Biffa Award Community Buildings theme provides grants to improve buildings at the heart of their communities, such as village halls, community centres and church halls. The programme funds renovations of community rooms, refurbishments of toilet facilities and kitchens, replacement doors and windows, extensions to create additional space, replacement of damaged floors and roofs, and new central heating systems. Priority is given to projects that demonstrate wider community benefit and need, with buildings used by many groups regularly each week, benefiting people of different ages and demographics. The project must be located within five miles of a significant Biffa Operation or within 10 miles of an active Biffa Landfill Site, and also within 10 miles of a licensed landfill site. Applicant organisations must be fully constituted, charitable or not-for-profit with no share capital.
At a Glance
- Total Funding Opportunities
- 4
- Active Now
- 4
- Source Domain
- biffa-award.org
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