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Lake District National Park Authority Agenda Item: 10
Authority: 23 February 2011 Page 2
application to LIFE+, an EU fund for environment projects, in September 2010. The
maximum value of this funding would be £845,000. We will hear whether we have
been successful in April this year. In the LIFE+ application we and our partners have
committed to contributing some staff time and cash. Our cash contribution
commitment is £43,000 over the five-year project period. We are talking with the
Heritage Lottery Fund and we and our partners are investigating other potential
sources of funding for the other £789,000 of costs. Table 1 below summarises the
costs and funding.
Table 1 Summary of Project costs and funding
Amount % of total
Total Spend £1,722,000 100%
Funding
LIFE+ £845,000 49%
Earthwatch, University of £45,000 2.6%
Cumbria, Centre for Ecology and
Hydrology (combined)
Lake District National Park £43,000 2.5%
Total Funding
£933,000 54.1%
committed/applied for
Match Funding being sought £789,000 45.9%
2.6 We are the principal applicant in the LIFE+ application. If we are successful with this
and other match-funding applications we will need to be the accountable body for the
funding. Financial Regulations require the approval of Authority if the Authority is to
act as accountable body in respect of a contract where the value is in excess of
£200,000.
2.7 If the funding applications are successful a Project Manager, fully funded by the
project budget, will be appointed for the term of the project to ensure the
successful delivery of the project in terms of cost, quality and timing.
3 POLICY CONTEXT
3.1 Links to Vision and/or Management Plan
This project is included as Action 19.60 in the Partnership’s Plan: “Establish an
evidence base for carbon values of the natural environment”
3.2 Links to Business Plan
This project will contribute directly to our priorities and activities in our Business Plan:
Spectacular Landscape priority: “Develop and promote land management practises
that mitigate against and allow adaptation to the effects of climate change”. Activity
SL1: “Working with others to develop and deliver landscape and water catchment
projects that reflect and enhance the distinctive environmental qualities of different
areas of the National Park and mitigate against and adapt to climate change”.
3.3 Links to Other Strategic Plans
This project will contribute to delivering the objectives of the North West
Climate Change Action Plan 2010-2012, in particular actions in “A Well Adapting
Region Actions 10-11” http://www.climatechangenorthwest.co.uk/?page_id=2