Scottish Government Nature Restoration Fund (NRF)
Nature Restoration Fund
The Scottish Government's Nature Restoration Fund (NRF) is currently supporting more than 170 projects delivering exciting on the ground activity to protect and restore Scotland's biodiversity. Collectively these are worth over £50 million. There has been a tremendous response across Scotland to harness the opportunities provided by the NRF. Our Nature Restoration Fund - supported projects page shows the range of projects supported across Scotland.
Reducing Entanglements project.
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The Reducing Entanglements project on Scotland's West Coast is exploring ways to prevent marine life from becoming entangled in creel gear.
The Nature Restoration Fund is closed for Expressions of Interest.
For applicants who have submitted an Expression of Interest form before the deadline on 4 October 2024, we aim to respond within 20 working days. We will send an application form directly to those Transforming Nature Development applicants who are invited to submit an application. Please note that the application deadline is Thursday 28 November at 12 noon for a decision in March 2025.
The Fund
The Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund is a commitment in the current Programme for Government for multi-year funding as part of overall investment in the natural economy.
The £65 million fund includes the competitive fund, managed by NatureScot, and direct funding to local authorities through the Edinburgh Process. Funding for large scale, transformative projects has been awarded over multiple years.
NatureScot manages the competitive element of the fund, which specifically encourages applicants with projects that restore wildlife and habitats on land and sea and address the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change.
If you have any questions about the fund, please email [email protected] in the first instance.
