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Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape (on behalf of Galloper Wind Farm Ltd)

Galloper Wind Farm Fund (GWFF) 2027-28

A Section 106 fund from Galloper Wind Farm Ltd (operated by RWE), administered by the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape, for community, conservation and access projects within 5km of Sizewell, the site of the Galloper substation, including Leiston and its environs. The panel usually awards up to £3,000 per project and can fund up to 100% of a project's financial costs. A panel of Suffolk County Council, East Suffolk Council and Leiston Town Council representatives decides once a year; 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 GWFF area: a 5km radius of Sizewell, Suffolk, or up to the high-water mark, including Leiston and its environs (see the fund area map)
  • The panel may support projects that operate more widely or are located outside the area if they demonstrate benefit for it
  • Past grants have gone to a community land trust, a museum and a school in Leiston
  • Applicants need a bank account for payment or can nominate a partner organisation's

What it funds

Community, conservation and access projects that contribute to the appearance, setting, conservation, amenity, accessibility and enjoyment of the National Landscape within 5km of Sizewell, for example:

  • Projects that improve the environment, natural character and/or sense of place of the National Landscape and the GWFF area
  • Projects that improve the visual appearance of the area and so increase enjoyment for residents and visitors
  • Projects that conserve and enhance the area's natural beauty
  • Projects that improve sustainable access to the area, particularly within 5km of the substation
  • 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 in some circumstances
  • VAT, where the grant is paid to an organisation or individual that is not VAT registered

What it will not fund

  • VAT costs for VAT-registered organisations
  • Projects that do not benefit the GWFF area (5km radius of Sizewell)
  • 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 GWFF 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

The form asks whether RWE (the fund provider) may contact you for feedback after your project; this is optional.

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

Have ready

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

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

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