The Green Spaces Fund

The Green Spaces Fund provides grants between £2,000 - £40,000 to community groups across Greater Manchester who want to increase the amount of accessible, nature-rich green space where people need it most.

Key criteria you’ll have to meet to be eligible to apply to the Greater Manchester Green Spaces Fund:

• Does your project focus on the creation and/or improvement of green or blue (water) space? It is essential that your project delivers this.
• Is your application being submitted by an eligible group? Your organisation needs to be a registered charity, a community group, a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), a residents association, a community interest company (CIC), a school, or a community benefit society. Please note: individuals are not eligible to apply.
• Do you have permission from the person who owns the land to deliver your project on their site? You must submit landowner permission (in writing) as part of your application.
• Is the project going to be on publicly accessible land? All projects funded by the Green Spaces Fund must be on land which is openly and freely accessible to the public. Confirmation must also be provided that the land will remain accessible to the public during and after the works.
• Does your group/organisation have a bank account that has been open for at least three months? Please note, this cannot be a personal bank account. If not, you need to ask an accountable body, i.e. a registered housing provider or local authority to hold the money from the Green Spaces Fund on your behalf if you are successful with your application.

If you answered yes to all of these questions, you’re on the right track to submit an application

Further support: Green Spaces Fund Advisors
Each advisor covers a different area of Greater Manchester – you can contact your local advisor directly using the following details:
Bolton and Bury: Susan Whittle, Lancashire Wildlife Trust, gsfadvisor@lancswt.org.uk 
Manchester and Trafford: Kieron McGlasson, Sow the City, kieron@sowthecity.org 
Oldham and Salford: Andrew Swarbrick, RHS, andrewswarbrick@rhs.org.uk 
Rochdale: Lizzie Meade, Groundwork, lizzie.meade@groundwork.org.uk 
Stockport and Tameside: Nina Jerome, City of Trees, nina@cityoftrees.org.uk 
Wigan: Sam Phillips, Groundwork, sam.phillips@groundwork.org.uk