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Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape

Amenity and Accessibility Fund (AAF) 2027-28

Grants funded by EDF Energy and administered by the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape, to offset the impact of the delayed release of part of the Sizewell B site for its Dry Fuel Store. It funds projects that improve the environment, natural character, appearance and sustainable access of the part of the National Landscape between the River Blyth and the River Deben. The panel usually awards up to £3,000 per project, for up to 75% of overall project value (the rest can be in kind, such as volunteer time). Projects run July 2027 to 9 March 2028.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Up to £3,000
Deadline
205 days left
19 May
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Organisations and groups from the public, private or voluntary sectors
  • Applications from individuals are not precluded, but there must be wider public benefit and most applications are expected to come from organisations, groups of people or partnerships
  • Projects must benefit the AAF fund area: the part of the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape between the south bank of the River Blyth and the north bank of the River Deben, bounded by the National Landscape's western edge (pink area on the fund map), around Sizewell and Leiston
  • Applicants can be based anywhere, and projects outside the area can be funded if the benefit is achieved for or within it
  • Applicants need a bank account for payment or can nominate a partner organisation's

What it funds

Amenity and accessibility projects in the fund area, including:

  • Projects that improve the environment, natural character and/or sense of place of the area
  • Projects that improve the visual appearance of the area and so increase enjoyment of the National Landscape for residents and visitors
  • Projects that conserve and enhance the area's natural beauty and special landscape qualities
  • Projects that improve sustainable access to the area, within the locality of the Sizewell B dry fuel store and its wider environs
  • Projects that improve people's intellectual access to the area, for example interpretation materials
  • Eligible costs include capital works, practical conservation work, public access and infrastructure improvements, activities, training, equipment, materials, technology, information and interpretation, native planting, publicity, contract work or professional services
  • Up to 20% of project value as overhead costs (e.g. staff and office costs), higher where a case is made
  • VAT, where the grant is paid to an organisation or individual that is not VAT registered

Preference goes to projects conserving landscape character, biodiversity, historic resources or geodiversity, improving access and recreation, or providing interpretation.

What it will not fund

  • VAT costs for VAT-registered organisations
  • Projects that do not benefit the AAF fund area
  • Work or publicity started before the formal grant offer letter is received and the signed funding agreement returned

How to apply

  1. Contact the National Landscape Grants Officer, Oka Last (grants@suffolkandessex-nl.org.uk, 01394 445225), to discuss your project idea (optional; the Grants Officer offers support from before applying through to completion)
  2. Check on the fund map that your project is within or benefits the fund area
  3. Download and complete the 2027-28 AAF Application Form (Word) and the Budget Form (Excel)
  4. Email both, with any supporting maps, photos or drawings, to grants@suffolkandessex-nl.org.uk by 23:59 on 19 May 2027, or post them to the National Landscape Office, Saxon House, 1 Whittle Road, Hadleigh Road Industrial Estate, Ipswich IP2 0UF
  5. Receipt is acknowledged by email within 5 working days; applications are assessed first by advisors, then by the fund's panel, who may ask for more information or offer less than requested
  6. If successful, sign and return the funding agreement sent with the formal grant offer letter before starting delivery or publicity; a 50% up-front payment may be requested, otherwise the grant is paid in arrears on the final claim
  7. Send a short mid-year update, then a final claim (end of grant monitoring form, bank details form or invoice, a one-page report with evidence of expenditure, final budget, publicity evidence and at least two photos) by the date in the offer letter, usually early to mid March

Application by email is encouraged; forms in other formats are available from the Grants Officer on request.

Have ready

  • Completed 2027-28 AAF Application Form
  • Completed AAF Budget Form 2027-28 (Excel)

Maps, photos or drawings supporting the proposal can be attached separately.

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