Nature Hubs Application Form Oct 2024

  • Application form for new grants

  • Want to see more nature where you live? 

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    Thanks for your interest in applying to The Nature Hubs Fund. The application deadline is 5pm, Friday, 29th November, and we won’t be accepting any applications submitted after this date.

    Who’s this funding for? 
     
    To apply for this funding of up to £6,000, your organisation must be one of the below: 
    ✅ Constituted community group
    ✅Registered charity
    ✅CIC
    ✅Company 
     
    And your project location must: 
    ✅ Be located in England, Scotland, or Wales.   
    ✅ Be within 5 km of a Starbucks store.
    ✅ Your green space should be open to the public and free to access.
     
    Unfortunately, we cannot fund: 
    ❌ Community groups without a constitution/articles of association and bank account in the organisation’s name.  
    ❌ Schools. 
    ❌ Party political organisations.  
    ❌ Local authorities/councils.  
    ❌ Sole traders or individuals.  
    ❌ Organisations and projects in Northern Ireland. 
    ❌ Recipients of a Nature Hubs grant last year, paid in March 2024, applying for the same location. Existing Hubs can apply for top-up grants here or new grants for a separate location.

    What do I need to know before applying?

    Documents to read through:

    • Eligibility and criteria
    • Terms and conditions
    • FAQs 
    • Downloadable application questions
    • Nature Hubs Webpage

    Please make sure you have on hand: 

    • Contact information for two key contacts 
    • The address of both your organisation and project site
    • Your organisation's charity, CIC or company number if applicable  
    • A photo of where your project will take place  

    IMPORTANT! You can save your progress as you go along (see 'save' button at bottom of page), but we’d recommend writing your answers in a separate document to avoid losing anything. Downloadable application questions are linked above.

    Other guidance  

    🌱If you're a 2024-funded Nature Hub looking for 'Top-Up' funding, apply here.

    🌱There are notes under some answer boxes with guidance.

    🌱A copy of your answers will be sent to the 'primary contact email.'

    🌱Email us if you need additional support at naturehubs@hubbub.org.uk.

  • Please check the below before starting the application.

  • Unfortunately your project is not eligible for this fund. We'd recommend signing up to Hubbub's Community Nature Network where we'll announce any future nature funding.

  • About your organisation

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  • Secondary Contact

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  • Organisation Details

  • About your Nature Hubs project

  • 5e. Please give us a summary of your proposed Nature Hubs project. [300 words] Please include:

    • What – what is your proposed Nature Hubs project.
    • Why - explain why there is a need for a nature project and what difference you think it will make in your community.
    • Who - explain who benefits from the project – including specific demographics or groups if you have a target audience (e.g. young people).
    • How – explain how you’ll engage with the local community through your project. [300 words]

    Feel free to copy the words in bold and answer them directly if you find that easiest!

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  • About your Nature Hubs project budget

  • 6b. Please share a budget breakdown with costs against each area for your proposed Nature Hub project. Costs you might want to consider include: materials, staffing costs, volunteer expenses, training costs, subcontractor services, utility costs relating to the project, display materials/signage, etc.

    You can structure your answer with 'cost' and 'description' such as:

    - £2,000 - Materials - e.g. 3x raised beds, top soil/compost, plants/seeds

    - £3,000 - Staffing costs - staff time to cover project set-up, community engagement visits, event planning and delivery (1x launch event, 6x gardening workshops, 1 x celebration event)

    - £300 - Volunteer expenses - tea, coffee, and snacks across summer events in the garden

    - £400 - Training costs - Volunteer training sessions (2 x £200)

    - £150- Display materials - e.g. interpretation signage and QR codes

    - £150 - Subcontractor services - for light installation

    TOTAL: £6,000

  • 7. At your Nature Hub project, what ideas do you have for connecting with your local Starbucks store and are you able to host volunteering sessions? 

    • Please share any previous experience of hosting volunteering days, or ideas of what volunteering or visits at your Nature Hub could look like.
    • If your project would not be able to host volunteers, please let us know how Starbucks staff would be able to connect otherwise (e.g. donating coffee grounds for compost).
    • If your project works with vulnerable groups, please let us know how this might impact the connection - eg 'We work with vulnerable groups, so Starbucks volunteers could only come by the garden Fridays between 9-11am when we have open volunteering hours' or 'We work with vulnerable groups which could make volunteering challenging, but we'd be happy to collect spent coffee grounds from a local store for our compost.’
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  • 8. As part of the fund you will be required to report on project progress and attendee numbers at 3, 6 and 12 months.

    • We would also like you to conduct user surveys with people that take part in your Nature Hub project to understand the impact and benefits of spending time in green spaces.
    • We will provide all necessary reporting forms.
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  • A photo or video of your project site

  • 10. Project location photo or video 

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  •  Next Steps - Scroll down and sign to submit!

    We will let all applicants know the status of their application by the end of February 2025.

    If your application is successful:

    • We will send across a Grant Fund Agreement for you to sign, and ask that you share documents for Due Diligence checks (a recent bank statement with the organisation’s name and an articles of association or a constitutional doc).
    • Once the Grant Fund Agreement and any other required docs are returned and our checks are complete, we will issue the funding from the start of March 2025.
    • Once you’ve got your funding, it’s time to get growing!
    • Don’t forget to take lots of before pictures and videos, these are really useful for capturing the impact of your project.

  • Submitting your application

    By submitting this application, I confirm that I have the authority to submit an application to Hubbub on behalf of my organisation and that all the details provided are correct to the best of my knowledge. I also confirm that Hubbub may use the data I have provided to process my application and deal with any queries they may have in relation to it.    
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