Awards and funding

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This section will point you in the right direction to apply for awards or funding to help your school reduce its waste or recognise your successes.

Information on this page will change as opportunities arise so keep it bookmarked!

The Schools 'Cutting your wasteline' Grant

Available for Devon Primary and Secondary Schools and also those in Torbay and Plymouth

Would you like money to help reduce the amount of rubbish your school sends to landfill and / or promote waste and recycling education?

Devon Authorities now offer schools the opportunity to apply for a grant for up to £1,000.

Grants can be used in a variety of ways:

to set up composting and recycling systems in your school
educate your pupils about composting and recycling
transport costs for visiting waste and recycling facilities

There are three rounds of funding during the education year of 2012-13.

All schools will be informed of the outcome of their application by the notification date - see below:-

Round	Term	Submission deadline	Notification date	Report deadline
1	Spring 12	Friday 27th April	Friday 18th May	Friday 19th October
2	Summer 12	Friday 15th June	Friday 13th July	Friday 18th January 2013
3	Autumn 12	Friday 16th November	Friday 7th December	Friday 3rd June 2013

We expect a high number of applications and sadly only have a limited budget, therefore please read the guidance carefully. If you have any questions regarding your application then contact Heidi Diepold on 01392 382920 or email heidi.diepold@devon.gov.uk to discuss proposals.

For more infomation on composting in schools, please click here.

For 'chosing your composter' guidance notes to support your application, please click here.

If you wish to apply for composting equipment then click here for a '5 day food waste weight recording' spreadsheet. The weights you input link to other tabs on the spreadsheet to display the information in various chart and graph forms. These could be used as part of numeracy with the children.

To apply for a grant please download the application form.

Download this form (it will be a read only file) then save it to your computer so you can then input your details.

We encourage electronic grant submissions.

Recycling Credits

If you divert household waste from landfill through recycling or composting schemes, you may be eligible for recycling credits. To find out more, see the Recycling Credits guidance. If you are a Torbay or Plymouth School you will need to contact your authorities Recycling Officer.

Other Funding

The Ernest Cook Trust gives grants to registered charities, state schools and not-for-profit organisations to encourage young people’s interest in the countryside and the environment, the arts and to improve literacy and numeracy. Please note that this grant will not fund composters in schools.

If you would like to be informed about any relevent school 'eco' funding or schemes then email your request to heidi.diepold@devon.gov.uk Providing your direct email address, rather than a central school email account will ensure you get the information directly. We will not pass your details to any third party.

Sainsbury's Family Charitable Trusts

They don’t have a specific application form, details requested are on the website. It would be best to submit your form to general address at the bottom of the website page and they will decide which specific trust fund would be most appropriate.

Tesco Charity Trust Community Awards Scheme

Provides one-off donations of between £500 and £4,000 to local projects that support children and their education and welfare, elderly people and adults and children with disabilities. Click here for more information