Improve publicly accessible spaces
Following its announcement earlier this year, the £2.6m Greater Manchester Green Spaces Fund is now open to applications, seeking community projects that will make a real difference to their local area. The fund makes small and large grants available for community groups wanting to create new spaces or improve existing ones in their local area, particularly where there is currently poor local access to good quality green space.
Projects should improve publicly accessible spaces through physical improvements to make them better places for nature and people. These projects could take place in parks, community gardens, streets, schools, housing estates, canals, streams, rivers and existing nature reserves.
Here’s some ways the fund could be used:
Sow the City is the delivery partner for Manchester and Trafford
We’ll be helping community groups in their application by;
- Supporting groups to apply for the Green Spaces Fund and other funding opportunities
- Ensuring ideas generated by community groups are realistic and achievable
- Supporting groups to develop their skills and confidence in project delivery
- Developing the ongoing skills of community groups to ensure sites can be maintained and activities will continue long term
To find out more and how to apply, visit www.gmenvfund.org
