Question: Does the combined authority provide funding for community action on biodiversity, for example through an environment fund or biodiversity action fund?

Criteria

This is a ring-fenced fund that a combined authority has created to spend on biodiversity action locally for other organisations and volunteer groups.

The criteria must clearly be about biodiversity action projects and those who apply must complete some sort of application to define their planned biodiversity activities.

Point awarded if the combined authority has established a community biodiversity action fund or similar, provided the following criteria are met:
- The fund is at least £500,000 or higher. Where the overall amount of funding isn't clear, it will be assumed that funds awarding individual grants over £10,000 or up to £100,000 will meet this criteria.
- The fund is accessible to community groups, including where relevant parish councils