Welcome to the online home of the Environment Funding Focus Group.

We are currently occupying a small corner of the Environment Forum website to save on resources and utilse an existing Yorkshire and Humber focused infrastucture (rather than starting from scratch).

We will use this space to publish notes from meetings and anything else which is identified as being useful to the members.

Membership is initially by invitation but if your organisation is interested in getting involved then please contact Barbara Singh at barbara.singh@naturalengland.org.uk

About Us

Purpose

• Maximise the take up of funding available for the sector to benefit the region
• Share aspirations and portfolio of projects in development
• Share resources and expertise
• Develop greater opportunities for working with all Sectors
• Provide synergy for large scale projects in the region

(By region we mean the area currently included in Yorkshire and the Humber but may expand, where appropriate, to areas outside the known boundary)

Role

• Identify regional Environment (Built, Natural, Forests, Communities and Green Infrastructure) priority areas and/or actions
• Improving communications and links with other regional groups and forums
• Share and facilitate expertise, best practice, mentoring and skills.
• Provide opportunities for mentoring within the sector
• Co-ordinate projects which have large scale or regional impact
• Work together and with others as appropriate to improve efficiency and effectiveness, to maximise the grant aid potential for the sector and to maintain the level of importance for projects to ensure a well maintained natural environment.
• Provide a communication resource across the sector to encourage the flow and flourish of projects.
• Where appropriate work together to influence and shape policy.