We've put together all the information you'll need to help you prepare for your application.  These are the questions you'll need to answer during the application process.  You'll be able to apply during the application windows.

 

Initial details

1. Please tick to confirm all 3 points below:


▪ I confirm this project meets the project eligibility criteria
▪ I confirm that all feasibility checks have been completed and the project is no longer in the feasibility stage

▪ I confirm I have read the application pack and the project meets the eligibility criteria


2. Organisation (including address and charity number if applicable).

 

3. Main contact name.


4. Email address for main contact .


5. Total project cost in £.


6. Requested contribution from Anglian Water in £.


7. Requested contribution from Anglian Water as a % of project cost.


8. Project name

 

9. If awarded, who is the signatory to the funding agreement?  Please provide full name and job title.

10. Please summarise the core aims of the project (max 100 words).

11.  Which of the primary objectives does your project meet?

 

  • Mitigate low flows
  • Reduce diffuse pollution
  • Both

 

12. Describe how this project will mitigate low flow and/or reduce diffuse nutrient pollution using any available ecological or site-specific evidence to support your answer (250 words)

 

Your answer should focus on the direct, measurable outcomes of your proposed activities (not general or theoretical). Where possible, use evidence from site assessments, feasibility studies, or ecological data to support your claims.

 

13. What NbS measures will the project include? Select all that apply.


▪ Soil management
▪ Riparian restoration
▪ Runoff Attenuation Features
▪ Floodplain re-connection
▪ Land use change
▪ Other


14. Describe specifically which type(s) of NBS intervention this will be.


15. Please state the area (ha) of each NbS intervention e.g. hectares of land restored, hectares of wetlands created.  Detailing this for each intervention.


16. Please describe the number of installations across the project (e.g. number of ponds, leaky dams etc).

 

Include: number of RAFs, the type (in channel, surface),size (Ha, m2 or length if applicable). Where relevant, briefly explain how these features will function within the project (e.g. slowing flow, capturing sediment, intercepting runoff).


17. If your project involves river restoration, what is the length of riverbank restored (km)?

We're also interested in understanding the secondary benefits that projects will have in terms of biodiversity, amenity value, social value and recreational value.


18. Biodiversity benefits: Please tick which, of the blow, your project will achieve


▪ Increased or improved area of Protected habitats created or enhanced (ha)
▪ Increased or new water habitat created for biodiversity (ha)
▪ Other

 

19. Amenity and recreation benefits: what is the area of land that will be improved for recreational or amenity use (Ha) (if any).

 

20.  If yes to previous question, what type of amenity land has been improved?  (Select all that apply).

 

  • Aesthetic green space (SuDS Street Greening) - Designed to soften the urban fabric, provide small wildlife habitats, and allow for informal leisure activities. These spaces enhance the appearance of the local environment and improve the well-being of local residents.
  • Used green space (park, beach) - Includes parks-beaches, and other public spaces that are actively used by the community. These spaces are essential for recreation, relaxation, and social interaction.
  • Natural Tourist Hotspot - These areas are characterized by their natural beauty, historical significance, and recreational opportunities. They attract visitors and contribute to the local economy through tourism.

 

21. Social and educational benefits.  Please tick any of the below that your project will achieve:

 

  • Volunteer engagement
  • Schools/educational outreach
  • Community engagement
  • Training/upskilling sessions
  • Other

 

22. Please detail how your project will achieve these secondary benefits.  Please include any identified biodiversity, social, educational or amenity benefits in this question.

The guidance is to match funding is here. Please make sure you are clear on the funding requirements as all offers are conditional on achieving this. If you do not have match funding secured, you will have 6 months to secure this from a conditional offer.

 

23. Please detail what match funding you have currently secured (financial).

 

Answer only with the total number in £. Example answer £30,000.


24. Please detail what match funding have you currently secured (in kind).

 

Please include the total value of in-kind number in £, followed by the type of in-kind. Example answer: £30,000, 200 volunteer hours and land income foregone.


25. If you have not secured match funding, specify your plan to seek match funding.


26. Please indicate which of the following characteristics apply to this project.  (Select all that apply)

  • The project sits directly in or positively impacts a chalk stream
  • The project lies within or adjacent to a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)
  • The project is in an area of Poor or Bad RNAG status
  • Is the project located in a headwater catchment or positively impact headwaters?

 

27. Describe how your project fits within the wider landscape or catchment, including its scale and relationship to other nature-based solutions (NbS). (max 100 words).

 

Please indicate whether your project is part of a group of neighbouring sites, contributing to a wider catchment, landscape recovery, or strategic programme. Where relevant, describe how coordination with other projects will enhance outcomes (e.g. cumulative water quality improvements, habitat connectivity, or flow attenuation).

28. Select which AWINEP target catchment the project is located in:


▪ North Norfolk
▪ North West Norfolk Rivers
▪ Wensum
▪ Bure
▪ Yare
▪ Wissey
▪ Little Ouse and Thet
▪ Waveney
▪ Lark
▪ Cam Lower
▪ Cam Rhee Granta


29. Provide the specific location of the project. 

 

Please give the longitude and latitude and ‘what3words’, Example answer: Latitude: 51.5010,  Longitude: -0.1420,  what3words: tolls.wiring.weds


30. A-WINEP Target Catchment Area: Please provide the Waterbody ID.  Please note, you can use the Environment Agency’s Catchment Data Explorer website to find the Waterbody ID and Waterbody Name for the specific waterbody you're working in.

 

If your project falls across two water bodies, please select the waterbody that the majority of the project area falls in.


31. A-WINEP Target Catchment Area: Please provide the Waterbody Name.  Please note, you can use the Environment Agency’s Catchment Data Explorer website to find the Waterbody ID and Waterbody Name for the specific waterbody you're working in.

 

If your project falls across two water bodies, please select the waterbody that the majority of the project area falls in.

Please provide a detailed breakdown of the project costs listed below to enable appropriate cost categorisation. If a particular expenditure is not planned, please indicate ‘N/A’.


32. Materials – Cost requested from AW.


33. Materials – Total project cost (est.).


34. Labour (contractors/delivery) – Cost requested from AW.


35. Labour (contractors/delivery) – Total project cost (est.).


36. Overheads – Cost requested from AW.


37. Overheads – Total project cost (est.).


38. Staff (e.g. project manager) – Cost requested from AW.


39. Staff (e.g. project manager) – Total project cost (est.).


40. Miscellaneous (please specify) – Cost requested from AW.


41. If you have a more detailed cost breakdown, please provide it here


42. Any additional comments/explain miscellaneous costs

Please make sure you have reviewed the Evaluation and Monitoring Guidance before completing this section of the Application Form.


43. Please highlight which level of monitoring you will be doing to demonstrate the
benefits of this project:


▪ Basic Monitoring
▪ Standard Monitoring
▪ Standard Plus Monitoring
▪ Other


44. Please state if there are any reporting requirements from other funding sources
to avoid duplication

45. Land ownership (please highlight which is applicable). The land used in this project is:


▪ land you own
▪ land you have permission to use from a third party
▪ land that we need to obtain (rent/buy?)


46. Do you have full permission (including consents) for this project? If no, please state what is outstanding.


47. Do you have any partnership agreement or funding stipulations that we need to know about?

48. Project start date.

 

49. Project finish date.

 

50. Please describe the key milestones and expected timeline for delivering your project.

 

Provide predicted start and end date of key milestones in the same format as below. Any additional milestones, please add in the same format

Example answer:

Pre capital delivery: 3/03/26 - 3/5/26

Capital delivery: 4/6/26 - 5/7/26 

End of staff time/monitoring: 6/3/27  

 

51. Please indicate any potential delays, such as required consents, in the space below.

 

52. Who is the main contractor involved in the capital delivery of the work? 

 

53. Who are the partners involved in the work? 

As part of the application, you're required to send the following documents:

 

1. Shapefile/project map
2. Confirmation of match funding

 

Once you've completed the application form, you'll receive an email containing your application reference number. When you have the required documents, please reply to that email and attach the project map/shapefile and match funding confirmation. Please keep the original subject line (which includes your application reference number) so we can match your documents quickly. These must be sent prior to the application window closing. If any item is not yet available, let us know your expected date and any issues.

 

If you haven't heard from us within 5 working days please email: awinepgrantfund@anglianwater.co.uk

 

Please note, you can download your completed application immediately after you have submitted this application.