Grants

You can apply for two grants for projects that specifically benefit the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

• The Sustainable Development Fund (SDF) – for the Welsh part only – and
• The Wye Valley AONB Fund with Herefordshire Community Foundation (HCF)  – which covers the whole AONB.

For more details on these and how to apply to see the respective SDF and AONB Fund pages.

The Wye Valley AONB Unit can also provide advice on other funding and grants that may be available. Please feel free to contact us and explain your project or idea and we may be able to help or direct you to appropriate grants for you to apply for.

Useful lists of general funding opportunities and grant-giving bodies are provided by

• Natural Resources Wales (NRW)   https://cdn.naturalresources.wales/media/688210/eng-march-2019-funding-update.pdf?mode=pad&rnd=131962526460000000
• Herefordshire Council   https://herefordfundingupdate.wordpress.com/

Various local and national organisations can also provide advice on funding grants. Like the above ‘funding updates’ these may include links to further local and national funding bodies:

• Forest of Dean District Council https://www.fdean.gov.uk/residents/communities/community-grants-funding/
• Herefordshire Community Foundation https://www.herefordshirecf.org/
• Herefordshire Council https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/info/200139/community/393/community_funding_advice
• Natural Resources Wales https://naturalresources.wales/about-us/funding/?lang=en