Funding for your project
The Cannock Chase AONB Sustainable Development Fund is run by the AONB Partnership to help keep the AONB special.
We will support projects that:
Conserve and enhance the natural beauty and heritage of Cannock Chase AONB
Support the social and economic wellbeing of local communities in sustainable ways that care for the environment
Have the support and involvement of local people and meet a recognised local need
Help deliver the AONB Management Plan
We particularly like to support projects that:
Encourage everyone to get involved
Remove barriers to people’s enjoyment and involvement in the outdoors
Bring people together to tackle problems or promote new ideas
More about the fund and how to apply
You can use the Sustainable Development Fund to establish a new project, or to add value to existing projects.
Applications are welcome from public, private, voluntary sector, community groups, individuals and businesses from within or outside the AONB. You must be able to demonstrate that your project will have a direct positive impact upon the AONB, have a clear public benefit and satisfy the conditions attached to a grant. Decisions on grant awards are made by a Panel of AONB partners and stakeholders.
The closing date for applications is midnight 16 November 2020 and projects must be completed by 31 March 2021.
If you have a project in mind, you are encouraged to speak to us in the first instance when considering applying to the fund. Please contact Richard Harris at the AONB Unit on (01785) 278035 or email: richard.harris1@staffordshire.gov.uk.
More information about the fund is included in the guidance notes and you can also view our privacy notice.
A Word version of the SDF Application Pack is available on request.