# Hong Kong Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme

From Countryside Conservation Office, Environment and Ecology Bureau (Hong Kong). Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, as of 3 November 2026: No call open now. The last call we found closed on 13 August 2026; check the funder’s page for the next round.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Not found on the pages we read
- Who can apply: NGOs
- Where: Hong Kong countryside (except Lantau): Hong Kong SAR China
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Wetlands, Community conservation and Protected areas
- Last checked: 3 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/hk-countryside-conservation-funding-scheme/
- Funder’s programme page: https://cco.gov.hk/en/countryside-conservation-funding-scheme

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Hong Kong government funding for local non-profits to run countryside conservation projects, including management agreements that improve ecological value of privately owned sites. Rounds invite projects for set themes and locations.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Hong Kong Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Local NPOs which want to apply for funding support under the CCFS to implement any of the above types of projects in eligible sites can submit the completed Application Form”

Source: https://cco.gov.hk/en/countryside-conservation-funding-scheme, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hk-countryside-conservation-funding-scheme/#access

**Hong Kong Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme, amount:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hk-countryside-conservation-funding-scheme/#amount

**Hong Kong Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme, where:** Hong Kong countryside (except Lantau): Hong Kong SAR China

> “conservation activities or projects in the countryside (except Lantau Island)”

Source: https://cco.gov.hk/en/countryside-conservation-funding-scheme, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hk-countryside-conservation-funding-scheme/#geography

**Hong Kong Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme, who can apply:** NGOs

> “provide financial support to local non-profit-making organisations (NPOs) and villagers for organising diverse and innovative conservation activities or projects in the countryside (except Lantau Island)”

Source: https://cco.gov.hk/en/countryside-conservation-funding-scheme, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hk-countryside-conservation-funding-scheme/#applicant_types

**Hong Kong Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “is inviting a new round of applications for the following types of projects under prescribed themes, locations and scopes specified below”

Source: https://cco.gov.hk/en/news/new-round-of-application-and-briefing-session-2026, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hk-countryside-conservation-funding-scheme/#window

**Hong Kong Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hk-countryside-conservation-funding-scheme/#co_finance_required

## The call

### 2026 application round

Call page: https://cco.gov.hk/en/news/new-round-of-application-and-briefing-session-2026

**Hong Kong Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme, 2026 application round, status:** Closed

> “The cut-off time of application for this round of application is 5 p.m. on 13 August 2026 (Thursday).”

Source: https://cco.gov.hk/en/news/new-round-of-application-and-briefing-session-2026, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hk-countryside-conservation-funding-scheme/#call-2026-round-status

**Hong Kong Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme, 2026 application round, deadline:** 13 August 2026, 17:00 (Asia/Hong_Kong) (the funder writes “5 p.m. on 13 August 2026 (Thursday)”)

> “The cut-off time of application for this round of application is 5 p.m. on 13 August 2026 (Thursday).”

Source: https://cco.gov.hk/en/news/new-round-of-application-and-briefing-session-2026, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hk-countryside-conservation-funding-scheme/#call-2026-round-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Hong Kong Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme, reporting:** Inception report within one month of start, half-yearly progress reports with statements of account, annual audited accounts, and a completion report with final audited account.

> “the applicant shall, within one month after the commencement of the project, submit an inception report to the Secretariat.”

Source: https://cco.gov.hk/en/countryside-conservation-funding-scheme, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hk-countryside-conservation-funding-scheme/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Hong Kong Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme”, checked 3 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/hk-countryside-conservation-funding-scheme/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

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