# Habitat and Biodiversity Grants Scheme

From Veolia Environmental Trust (Landfill Communities Fund). 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, from the check on 2 November 2026: Upcoming (Round opening 26 November 2026): opens 26 November 2026. Closes 7 January 2027, 12:00 (Europe/London).
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: £10,000 to £75,000 GBP (Requests over £75,000 are considered from registered charities, environmental bodies or local authorities)
- Who can apply: NGOs and Government bodies
- Where: England, within 10 miles of an eligible landfill site: United Kingdom
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Yes
- Restoration approach (our classification): Community conservation and Species conservation
- Last checked: 2 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/veolia-trust-habitat-biodiversity/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.veoliatrust.org/apply-for-funding/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Grants of £10,000 to £75,000 from a landfill tax credit trust for physical works that create or improve natural habitat on a single site in England within 10 miles of an eligible landfill, with three funding rounds a year. A 10% third-party payment, made to the landfill operator, is due before release.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Habitat and Biodiversity Grants Scheme, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “You can submit your completed application anytime from when the funding round opens to 12:00 midday on the closing date.”

Source: https://www.veoliatrust.org/funding/when-to-apply/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/veolia-trust-habitat-biodiversity/#access

**Habitat and Biodiversity Grants Scheme, amount:** £10,000 to £75,000 GBP (Requests over £75,000 are considered from registered charities, environmental bodies or local authorities). Requests over £75,000 are considered from registered charities, environmental bodies or local authorities.

> “funding requests between £10,000 and £75,000”

Source: https://www.veoliatrust.org/apply-for-funding/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/veolia-trust-habitat-biodiversity/#amount

**Habitat and Biodiversity Grants Scheme, where:** England, within 10 miles of an eligible landfill site: United Kingdom

> “a project which will take place on a single site - located within 10 miles of an eligible landfill site in England”

Source: https://www.veoliatrust.org/apply-for-funding/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/veolia-trust-habitat-biodiversity/#geography

**Habitat and Biodiversity Grants Scheme, who can apply:** NGOs and Government bodies

> “funding requests of over £75,000 will be considered from registered charities, EBs or Local Authorities”

Source: https://www.veoliatrust.org/apply-for-funding/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/veolia-trust-habitat-biodiversity/#applicant_types

**Habitat and Biodiversity Grants Scheme, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “You can submit your completed application anytime from when the funding round opens to 12:00 midday on the closing date.”

Source: https://www.veoliatrust.org/funding/when-to-apply/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/veolia-trust-habitat-biodiversity/#window

**Habitat and Biodiversity Grants Scheme, co-funding required:** Yes

> “If your application is successful, you will need to arrange a CTP payment of 10% of your grant amount, to the landfill operator, before your grant can be released.”

Source: https://www.veoliatrust.org/apply-for-funding/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/veolia-trust-habitat-biodiversity/#co_finance_required

## Calls (3)

### Round opening 26 November 2026

Call page: https://www.veoliatrust.org/funding/when-to-apply/

**Habitat and Biodiversity Grants Scheme, Round opening 26 November 2026, status:** Upcoming

> “26 November 2026 07 January 2027 02 March 2027”

Source: https://www.veoliatrust.org/funding/when-to-apply/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/veolia-trust-habitat-biodiversity/#call-2026-11-status

**Habitat and Biodiversity Grants Scheme, Round opening 26 November 2026, opens:** 26 November 2026

> “26 November 2026 07 January 2027 02 March 2027”

Source: https://www.veoliatrust.org/funding/when-to-apply/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/veolia-trust-habitat-biodiversity/#call-2026-11-opens

**Habitat and Biodiversity Grants Scheme, Round opening 26 November 2026, deadline:** 7 January 2027, 12:00 (Europe/London) (the funder writes “07 January 2027”)

> “Closing Date (Submit by 12:00 midday) Decision Date 20 August 2026 01 October 2026 01 December 2026 26 November 2026 07 January 2027 02 March 2027 25 February 2027 01 April 2027 08 June 2027”

Source: https://www.veoliatrust.org/funding/when-to-apply/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/veolia-trust-habitat-biodiversity/#call-2026-11-deadline

### Round closing 1 October 2026

Call page: https://www.veoliatrust.org/funding/when-to-apply/

**Habitat and Biodiversity Grants Scheme, Round closing 1 October 2026, status:** Closed

> “20 August 2026 01 October 2026 01 December 2026”

Source: https://www.veoliatrust.org/funding/when-to-apply/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/veolia-trust-habitat-biodiversity/#call-2026-10-status

**Habitat and Biodiversity Grants Scheme, Round closing 1 October 2026, opens:** 20 August 2026

> “20 August 2026 01 October 2026 01 December 2026”

Source: https://www.veoliatrust.org/funding/when-to-apply/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/veolia-trust-habitat-biodiversity/#call-2026-10-opens

**Habitat and Biodiversity Grants Scheme, Round closing 1 October 2026, deadline:** 1 October 2026, 12:00 (Europe/London) (the funder writes “01 October 2026”)

> “Closing Date (Submit by 12:00 midday) Decision Date 20 August 2026 01 October 2026 01 December 2026 26 November 2026 07 January 2027 02 March 2027 25 February 2027 01 April 2027 08 June 2027”

Source: https://www.veoliatrust.org/funding/when-to-apply/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/veolia-trust-habitat-biodiversity/#call-2026-10-deadline

### Round opening 25 February 2027

Call page: https://www.veoliatrust.org/funding/when-to-apply/

**Habitat and Biodiversity Grants Scheme, Round opening 25 February 2027, status:** Upcoming

> “25 February 2027 01 April 2027 08 June 2027”

Source: https://www.veoliatrust.org/funding/when-to-apply/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/veolia-trust-habitat-biodiversity/#call-2027-02-status

**Habitat and Biodiversity Grants Scheme, Round opening 25 February 2027, opens:** 25 February 2027

> “25 February 2027 01 April 2027 08 June 2027”

Source: https://www.veoliatrust.org/funding/when-to-apply/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/veolia-trust-habitat-biodiversity/#call-2027-02-opens

**Habitat and Biodiversity Grants Scheme, Round opening 25 February 2027, deadline:** 1 April 2027, 12:00 (Europe/London) (the funder writes “01 April 2027”)

> “Closing Date (Submit by 12:00 midday) Decision Date 20 August 2026 01 October 2026 01 December 2026 26 November 2026 07 January 2027 02 March 2027 25 February 2027 01 April 2027 08 June 2027”

Source: https://www.veoliatrust.org/funding/when-to-apply/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/veolia-trust-habitat-biodiversity/#call-2027-02-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Habitat and Biodiversity Grants Scheme, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/veolia-trust-habitat-biodiversity/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Habitat and Biodiversity Grants Scheme”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/veolia-trust-habitat-biodiversity/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

Report a problem: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Problem+with+Habitat+and+Biodiversity+Grants+Scheme&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fveolia-trust-habitat-biodiversity%2F%0A%0AWhat+is+wrong+%28deadline%2C+amount%2C+eligibility%2C+link%E2%80%A6%29%3F%0A%0A%0AWhere+did+you+see+the+correct+information%3F+A+link+to+the+funder%E2%80%99s+own+page+helps+most.%0A&labels=listing-problem
Funders can correct their listing: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Funder+correction%3A+Habitat+and+Biodiversity+Grants+Scheme&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fveolia-trust-habitat-biodiversity%2F%0A%0AYour+name%2C+role+and+organisation%3A%0A%0AWhat+should+change%2C+and+the+page+on+your+website+that+says+so%3A%0A%0AWe+change+a+listing+only+after+confirming+it+on+your+own+website.+Listings+can%E2%80%99t+be+bought.%0A&labels=funder-correction
