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Next closing date for proposals 1 October

INCREASE fundings strands

The INCREASE III programme has four distinct funding strands depending on what type of investment is sought.

INCREASE Prevention:
£5,000 - £300,000

Project proposals should relate to the prevention of waste in the first place.

INCREASE Enterprise:
£5,000 - £300,000

Project proposals should include initiatives which aim to recycle, reuse or compost household, commercial and industrial waste, be innovative and/or commercially viable after start-up.

INCREASE Capacity:
Project proposals should relate to the employment of key staff to enhance management capacity, backfill of key operational positions freeing up time for organisational or activity development.

INCREASE Small:
Up to £5,000

Project proposals should relate to the purchase of plant and machinery, H&S equipment, provision of licenses and permits and training. This funding strand is limited to organisations which have a turnover of less than £100,000.

The INCREASE III programme

The INCREASE III programme is a £7.5M Scottish Government Investment Programme being delivered through a partnership between the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and the Community Recycling Network for Scotland (CRNS).

The aim of the INCREASE Programme is to help not-for-profit, community based organisations develop projects that will increase the reduction, reuse and recycling of waste in line with the move towards a Zero Waste Scotland.

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