As part of the Government’s Nature for Climate Fund, the Forestry Commission will shortly be reopening the Woods into Management (WiM) Forestry Innovation Funds for applications. Through the WiM Forestry Innovation Funds, grant funding will be made available to stimulate the development and testing of new ideas that can help improve the ecological condition of woodlands, and their resilience to climate change, via increased demand for wood and increased levels of woodland management.
New to the 2022 WiM Forestry Innovation Funds offer, applicants will be able to submit multi-year proposals spanning up to three financial years (ending March 2025). This will offer more scope and flexibility for applicants to come up with proposals that will provide greater impact.
Focus of fund/fund aims:
Funding to improve woodland habitat and increase resilience to pests, diseases and climate change
Application deadline:
Deadlines for applications will be published when the fund relaunches - this is expected to be in early March
Fund description:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/woods-into-management-forestry-innovation-funds