Sea-Changers Marine Conservation Social Fund 2023/24

A limited number of small grants of between £3,000 and £5,000 are available to UK charitable organisations, including registered charities and community groups, for projects that support or enhance participants’ health and well-being and/or deliver benefits for disadvantaged communities through marine conservation activity. Partnership proposals are welcomed.

Who can apply: a wide range of grassroots UK organisations, including registered charities and community groups. Applications for projects that may be formed through partnerships between marine conservation groups and social welfare organisations are welcomed.

Key words: Marine Conservation, Coastal and Marine Environments, Coastal and Marine Species, Education, Health and Mental Wellbeing, Disadvantaged Communities, Marginalised Groups, Social Cohesion, United Kingdom.

The aim of the Sea-Changers Marine Conservation Social Fund 2023/24 is to support socially beneficial marine conservation approaches and solutions.

The Social Fund aims to achieve one or more of the following objectives:

• To address the root causes of marine conservation threats and challenges in the UK.
• To prevent or reduce negative impacts on UK coastal and marine environments and/or species, and/or
• To add to the body of knowledge about marine conservation threats and challenges in the UK and ways to overcome them.