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Funding for green projects
13/01/2005
Scots are being encouraged to think about how the way
they live impacts on the environment through £150,000 in
Executive funding each year for the next three years.
The funding will be granted to national and regional
projects of between one and three years duration that
address the sustainable use of resources, energy and
travel, and environmental justice.
A total of £1,697,891 has been awarded since 2001 . The
scheme is currently supporting 20 projects, including an
initiative, run by Friends of the Earth, in which
communities have become more involved in local planning
decisions and the Eco-Congregation initiative which
encourages churches to think about the environment in their
daily lives.
Environment and Rural Development Minister Ross Finnie
said:
"The Executive is committed to promoting the efficient
and environmentally sensitive use of our resources.
"In this round of funding, I am again inviting
applications for national or regional projects which focus
on our sustainable development priorities of resource use,
energy and travel and on environmental justice.
"We have already seen good examples of original forward
thinking among the applications submitted to this fund -
applicants such as BTCV Scotland who are using their grant
to raise awareness of biodiversity and carry out practical
improvements in disadvantaged urban areas."
The Sustainable Action Fund was set up in 1996 to help
fund sustainable development projects throughout Scotland.
Projects recycling computer products, developing local food
supply chains and promoting sustainable development to
small and medium enterprises are among those funded to
date. The focus is now on national or regional
projects.
Applications are invited for national and regional
projects. The deadline for applications is Friday, March
11, 2005.
Further information is at
www.sustainable.scotland.gov.uk
Applications should be made to:
Sustainable Development Directorate
Scottish Executive Environment and Rural
Affairs Department
Area 1-H
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
Tel: 0131 244 0395 / 1750