Money, Money, Money

Since November 2008, Biffaward has awarded £1,400,000 in funding to 32 projects. Look out for these recently awarded projects in your local area:

→Restoration of Chances Park, Carlisle, £22,000

The project will increase the park’s biodiversity and attraction through physical improvements and habitat restoration.

→Bures Mill Fish Pass, Bures, £10,000

This will enable the provision of a spawning route for eels, new additional habitat for the last colony of water voles on the River Stour.

→York Minster Revealed, York, £50,000

Biffaward funding has contributed towards the restoration and conservation of the magnificent East Front and Great East Window.

Project News

Saltholme Wild Bird Discovery Centre opens its doors
The official opening of the Saltholme Wild Bird Discovery Centre took place on 06 March. Biffaward awarded £500,000 towards helping this internationally important nature reserve become accessible to the wider public. For more information on this project please click here.

Kenneth Malcolm Photography

Scottish Beaver Trial update

Biffaward is awarding the Scottish Wildlife Trust up to £1,000,000 towards the Scottish Beaver Trail. This partnership project is a re-introduction programme of the once native European beaver into West Scotland. The latest update is that the beavers are currently in quarantine and are due to be released in May. For more information on the project please click here.

Your questions answered…

Why does a project have to provide a 10% third party contributor?

Under the regulations of the Landfill Communities Fund, only 90% of a grant can be provided from landfill tax - the remainder must come from another source.

Applicants need to indicate on their applications whom the third party contributor will be. If the application is successful, the third party contributor must first pay the 10% to Biffa Waste Services in order for the full amount of the grant to be released.
Some people prefer to think of it as leverage - finding a relatively small amount of money in order to release a much larger sum.

On our FAQ page we try to answer questions that may come up when applying to Biffaward. If you have a question you would like to see answered, please email biffaward@rswt.org.

Meet the Team

The Biffaward Team onboard the HMS Belfast for the Biffaward Awards 2008.

The Biffaward Team are here to help with your enquiries, and we thank you for your support. To contact the team please click here.

Feeling Snappy?

The Biffaward Team really enjoys receiving photos and film footage from projects funded by Biffaward. Please keep sending them in!

Below are some brilliant photos we have recently recieved:

Harpenden Scout Hut in Hertfordshire is officially opened.

Cumbernauld Mountain Bike Trial in North Lanarkshire is open for use.

Reed-bed construction at Pennytown Ponds in Derbyshire.