Climate Action Funding: Top Tips and Insights
Originally published by Midlothian Voluntary Action on their website.
Community-led climate action and environmental projects are essential in tackling today’s environmental challenges, but accessing the right funding is often a barrier. That’s why we teamed up with our colleagues at the Midlothian Voluntary Action (MVA) to host a workshop all about funding.
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What makes a good funding application?
We reviewed some top tips to ensure your funding application is as good as it can be, including making sure that you write for an “intelligent outsider” and avoid acronyms and jargon.
Common mistakes to avoid
There can be a wide variety of reasons why funding applications are rejected, but in MVA’s experience there are a few comments that crop up over and over again. These include not clearly linking the activities proposed with the impact expected, not answering questions asked in the application and not providing proof for statements such as “we have a long history…”.
Key climate-action & environmental funding providers
If you click through to the presentation here: MCAN Funding Event Presentation FINAL.pdf you will find a list of funders that provide funds for climate and
environmental projects within Midlothian. For SCVO members, you can
access their Funding – SCVO page that allows you to search for funding opportunities specific to the project you are planning.
Visit MVA’s Funding page to find out more about third sector funding in Midlothian our our own page with funding opportunities around climate, nature and sustainability.
We’re here to help! You can email us with any questions any time.
