£27M is available nationally, and both single and multi-year bids are encouraged. The scheme is being managed by a team comprising of representatives from the Environment Agency (EA) and Natural England (NE). Successful projects will be approved by late summer and would need to start no earlier than October 2018, and finish no later than March 2021. Official guidance and the application pack can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/water-environment-grant-weg-handbooks-guidance-and-forms/guide-for-applicants-water-environment-grant

If you have are planning to make an application and would like further advice on how to proceed, please contact Gareth Williams at gareth.williams@environment-agency.gov.uk putting ‘WEG projects’ in the title, and we will contact you back. We look forward to hearing from you.