Proposed Projects should align with the following criteria:
- Involving the community – Projects that bring people and communities together around nature and green spaces.
- Commitment to reaching new audiences – Projects that are committed to reaching audiences beyond those who typically access green space.
- Need for green space – Projects that demonstrate a community need for a green space project, particularly in dense urban areas.
- Creating or enhancing green spaces – Projects that can demonstrate how they either create new green spaces, or improve, add to, or preserve existing green spaces.
Eligible costs include:
- Materials relating to the nature hub activity.
- Utilities relating to the delivery of the project activity.
- Display materials, signage, and information.
- Services from external suppliers.
- Staffing costs to cover the time spent planning and delivering any activity.
- Volunteer expenses.
- Training, such as safeguarding.
Existing Nature Hubs that received funding in the last round (March/April 2024) can apply for a Top-Up Grant of up to £3,000 to deepen their impact by strengthening community ties to their project and supporting their projects legacy.
Proposed projects should demonstrate:
- Successful delivery of their year one Nature Hubs project so far by showing that the green space was created/enhanced, and people were able to benefit from it.
- How they will use additional funding to either encourage more community members to get involved or to further support the longevity of the site.
- An openness to continue working with their local Starbucks store and be willing for Hubbub to share information about their projects with Starbucks.
Priority will be given to areas of England, Scotland and Wales without a strong Nature Hubs covering.
