Nature Restoration Fund - Guidance

There has been a tremendous response across Scotland to harness the opportunities provided by the NRF.  You can view the Nature Restoration Fund story map to see the range of projects supported across Scotland.

Nature Restoration Fund

The Nature Restoration Fund has two streams, Helping Nature, for grants of £25,000 to £250,000 and Transforming Nature for grants of £250,000 upwards, including development projects. 

The Nature Restoration Fund is currently closed for Expressions of Interest and applications.

Resources

• Nature Restoration Fund (NRF) Information for Applicants Guidance
• Nature Restoration Fund (NRF) Priorities for Action Guidance
• Nature Restoration Fund (NRF) Transforming Nature Development Guidance
• Nature Restoration Fund (NRF) How to Acknowledge our support for your project Guidance 
• Nature Restoration Fund (NRF) Procurement Guidance
• Nature Restoration Fund (NRF) Landowner Permission form - statement to be signed by all relevant landowners agreeing to 10 year compliance period for all land management and site improvement works funded through NRF. Completed declarations will need to be sent to the relevant NatureScot Funding Officer or [email protected] prior to any Funding Offer being issued.
• Fair Work First - guidance for funding applicants
• Fair Work First - employer declaration form - to be completed by funding recipients to provide evidence of complying with the Fair Work First Policy. Completed declarations and related evidence should be sent to your NatureScot Funding Officer or [email protected] prior to any Funding Offer being issued.
• Financial Information and Records Guidance 
• NatureScot Standard Terms and Conditions of Funding - you need to read and accept these conditions when you apply.
• Funding Privacy Notice - outlines how our use of personal data complies with data protection law. 

Questions

If you have any questions about the fund, please email [email protected] in the first instance.

We may adjust the process or documents in response to feedback from applicants.  For version control purposes, changes or updates will be clearly marked on the website.  It is the applicants’ responsibility to ensure the most up-to-date versions are used at the time of submission. 

Header image - Photo credit - Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT).