Biosphere community project fund opens

A new fund to support community projects that help the Islands biosphere status is up and running.

Manx Lottery Trust (MLT) is now offering between £300 and £25,000 to local initiatives which support UNESCO objectives such as conservation, development and learning.

Registered charities and voluntary organisations; parish and town councils; schools or social enterprises are all eligible for the grant.

The trusts £250k pot for the project was announced in the 2019 budget earlier this year - more information on funding criteria is available on the MLT website.