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Sustainable Steps Wales - Green Careers - Cardiff

  • Project location: Wales
  • Amount: £300 to £1,800,000
  • A decision in: 4 weeks
  • Programme status: Open to applications

This fund aims to help young people (aged between 16 and 25) in Cardiff into green careers.

What we mean by green careers

By green careers, we mean careers that:

  • reduce carbon emissions

  • restore nature

  • help us adapt to our changing climate

Examples of green careers could be anything from an administrative assistant for an environmental consultant, to a cook at a zero-waste café, or a trainee engineer for a renewable energy company.

How we want to help young people

We’re funding projects that help young people:

  • develop their confidence teach them new skills - this could include social and technical skills

  • get work experience and placements which could lead to longer-term opportunities

We want to fund projects that focus on supporting young people from ethnically minoritised communities in Cardiff.

What we mean by ethnically minoritised communities

Ethnically minoritised communities includes but is not limited to the following groups:

  • Black / African / Caribbean any mixed / multiple ethnic background

  • Asian

  • Arab

  • Jewish

We’re also including:

  • Gypsy

  • Roma

  • Travellers

  • people with refugee status and people seeking asylum

You can find out more about people seeking asylum and their permissions to work and volunteer on the GOV.UK website.

Our funding aims

Our aim is to encourage diversity in green careers by giving a helping hand to these underrepresented groups.

To get funding, you must work in a partnership with one or more other organisations. We can help you connect with other interested organisations.

What funding is available and for how long

You can apply for:

  • development funding: £300 to £25,000 to develop your project idea or plan for supporting young people from ethnically minoritised communities into green careers

  • project funding: £100,000 to £1,800,000 to deliver your idea or plan

You cannot get project funding without having received development funding from us first.

If we want you to deliver your project idea after development, we’ll invite you to apply for project funding.

We can fund a project for 3 years and plan to make one award.