Dartmoor Sustainable Development Fund – grants available for 2013/14

This will be of interest to those who are thinking about projects on the Moor with relevance to Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Travel and Young People.

Dartmoor Sustainable Development Fund – grants available for 2013/14

Dartmoor National Park Authority (DNPA) is pleased to announce further funding through the Dartmoor Sustainable Development Fund (DSDF) for 2013/14.

The aim of the DSDF is to aid the achievement of National Park purposes by encouraging individuals, community groups and businesses to develop practical, local projects that develop and test new ways of achieving a more sustainable way of living, which enhance and conserve local culture, wildlife, landscape, land use or community. The key priorities for this year are Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Travel and Young People. However, applications are still welcome from projects which meet the wider environmental, social or economic DSDF criteria.

Projects need to be located within Dartmoor National Park. In exceptional circumstances applications will be considered from outside the area if they are able to demonstrate a clear benefit to Dartmoor National Park.

The DSDF will not fund capital energy efficiency or renewable energy works that could receive funding through other sources such as the Green Deal, Feed-in-Tariff or Renewable Heat Incentive.

In 2013/14 there is a  total of £100,000 available. For projects asking for less than £2000 of support, then decisions are made by a delegated process, normally within a month, with approval from the DNPA Director of Conservation and Communities. Applications for greater than £2000 will be asked to present their project to the DSDF panel which will be meeting on Friday July 12^th 2013, Friday November 22^nd 2013 and Friday March 14^th 2014.

To be considered at the first panel meeting on July 12^th applicants are asked to have discussed their project with me and completed their application form by Tuesday 25^th June.

For further details including grant criteria, next steps and application information visithttp://www.dartmoor.gov.uk/DSDF

Please do give me a call or email me if you have any questions or would like to discuss your project.

Best wishes,

Ruth

Ruth Leonard-Williams

Sustainable Development Officer (Mon-Wed)

Dartmoor National Park Authority

Parke, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot TQ13 9JQ

Tel: 01626 832093