Green Community Grants now available for voluntary groups in Hemel Hempstead

As part of Dacorum Borough Council’s climate and ecological emergency work, they have launched the borough’s first ever ‘Green Community Grants’.

The new grant scheme is specifically designed to support projects in the community which benefit the environment, as well as Dacorum’s residents.

The purpose is to encourage and enable local groups to ‘think global and act local' whilst tackling environmental challenges.

Any voluntary and community groups are invited to apply, including school groups as well as parish and town councils.

Projects must demonstrate that they will actively help towards the mitigation of the climate and ecological emergency within Dacorum.

This could be with projects that reduce carbon emissions; increase active travel; improve biodiversity; increase sustainability; or raise environmental awareness locally.

The environmental projects must also engage with or benefit the local community. The projects with the greatest impacts will be awarded the funding.

Groups can obtain a maximum grant of £2000 from a total pot of £10,000.

The Green Community Grant scheme is open for applications from December 1, to January 31.

Successful projects will be notified in February, with grants being allocated by March.

To find out more details and how to apply, visit: www.dacorum.gov.uk/grants.

Litter-picking and fly-tipping projects will not be deemed suitable for the grants.

If you are a community group that is interested in support with litter-picks, click here.