Species Recovery Programme

You may only apply for this grant if your project idea/s have been shortlisted by Natural England following the recent call for ideas exercise. If you have been shortlisted you will have received a unique reference code for each shortlisted project. Do not apply for this grant unless you have been shortlisted.

Natural England’s Species Recovery Programme (SRP) has provided support for England’s threatened native species since 1991. Working with partners across the country, the Species Recovery Programme has saved many of England’s (and the UK’s) most threatened species from extinction. Historically, this includes the Cirl Bunting and Large Blue Butterfly, and more recently it has contributed to conservation efforts for species such as the Turtle Dove and Fen Orchid. 

The Species Recovery Programme delivers targeted action for threatened species with bespoke needs, above and beyond what other delivery mechanisms can address. 

‘Targeted action’ broadly comprises the following activities, enabling ‘improved prospects’ for species and moving them along the Species Recovery Curve: 

·         fundamental ecological research to diagnose causes of decline and develop prescriptions for recovery

·         essential survey to establish the current status of species under threat of extinction

·         solution trialling of new approaches

·         conservation translocations

·         highly targeted species and habitat management to secure the immediate future of threatened species

The Species Recovery Programme will focus its funding on projects that address the needs of those species which are listed in the Threatened Species Recovery Actions (TSRA) dataset Threatened Species Recovery Actions 2025 baseline - JP065 as needing conservation or recovery in England AND that their recovery/conservation depends on species-specific actions. Within these 1908 species, those most at risk of imminent national extinction will be prioritised.

Please refer to the indicative timeline detailed in the Invitation to Apply documentation located in the 'Supporting Information' section of this advert.

You may only apply for this funding if your project idea has been shortlisted by Natural England. To apply make sure you have read all the Invitation to Apply documentation and guidance before submitting. To start your application select the 'Start New Application' button on the advert. You may save your responses as you go along but please note 'Find a Grant' will only allow you to submit your organisational application once, so ensure your responses are correct and finalised before selecting 'Submit'. If you have multiple shortlisted projects you need only submit one organisational application. Just follow the online instructions when you reach the relevant steps. Before you submit your application please check that you have completed and uploaded all relevant templates as indicated in the ITA documentation.

Clarification updates will periodically be added to the Find a Grant opportunity as a Q&A document. To receive an alert when the Q&A document has been updated you will need to have selected ‘sign up for updates’ on the front page of the Find a Grant advert. All clarification requests should be submitted to SRPGrants@naturalengland.org.uk