Small Grants for 4 Environmental projects

 A.  The Great Escape - Small Experiments with Children Young People

Are you interested in developing a project to involve and work with children and young people to safely access the outdoors either physically or digitally? 

We want to support youth-led or intergenerational projects in Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr that find out about how children and young people feel about, access and benefit from the outdoors. There is £1,000 available for 3 youth-led or intergenerational projects that take place between January 1^st and 31^st March 2021.

We are really interested in supporting projects that involve any children and young people who find it more difficult to access the outdoors, for example, children and young people:

• ·       with a disability
• ·       who care for someone
• ·       who feel isolated and are struggling to deal with Covid 19
• ·       groups where at least 50% are girls

Next Steps for those wishing to get involved

This programme is open to all and we can help guide you through the process. Please email grants@interlinkrct.org.uk or call 01443 846200 for more information.  The deadline for approving projects is Friday 18^th December.  

 The Great Escape is supported by Cwm Taf Public Service Board and Interlink RCT and funded by Natural Resources Wales

 B.  The Great Escape – A Small Experiment with front-line Public Service Staff

Are you interested in developing a project to support people working in public services access the outdoors either physically or digitally? 

We want to support projects in Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr that find out how front-line public service staff feel about, access and benefit from the outdoors. There is £1,000 available for a project that takes place between January 1^st and 31^st March 2021.

 We are really interested in supporting projects that involve a group of front-line staff who otherwise might find it difficult to access the outdoors at the current time, for example, for individuals or groups that:

• ·         have been unwell
• ·         care for someone
• ·         who feel isolated
• ·         are struggling to deal with the pressures of work due to Covid 19
• ·         involve people from different departments or organisations
• ·         want to connect with the environment and community in which they live

Next Steps for those wishing to get involved
This programme is open to all public service organisations and we can help guide you through the process. Please email grants@interlinkrct.org.uk or call 07772 464110 for more information.  The deadline for approving projects is Friday 18^th December.  

The Great Escape is supported by Cwm Taf Public Service Board and Interlink RCT and funded by Natural Resources Wales