2023-24 Tales from an East Anglian Riverbank - Portfolio - Page 7
FUNDING STREAMS
Funding from Water, Land and Biodiversity (WLB) Porvolio
The Environment
Programme delivers
mul}ple bene昀椀ts and
a琀琀racts signi昀椀cant match
-funding. Using CIRIA’s
B£ST tool, we quan}昀椀ed
the bene昀椀ts of 14 WEIFfunded projects in 202324. With £532,797 in
funding, these projects
generated over £13.7m
in ecosystem service
bene昀椀ts - over £25 of
value per £1 spent over
25 years. The greatest
bene昀椀ts came from
increased amenity and
recrea}on, with
signi昀椀cant impacts on
water quality,
biodiversity, and carbon
sequestra}on.
Area Water Resources
Asset Programme
Environment Programme
Water
Environment
Improvement
Fund (WEIF)
Capital
£696,782
Fisheries
Improvement
Fund (FIP)
Resource
£130,634
Resource
£178,525
FCRM Grant in Aid
(GiA inc. Local Levy)
£55,000
Water Quality
Fund
Chalk Stream
Fund
Resource
£18,200
Water
Resources
Resource
£198,262
Partner Contribu}ons
and external funding
£2,659,840
Water
Resources
Programme
Water
Resources
Programme
Capital
£3,661,730
Resource
£772,584
FCRM Grant in Aid
(GiA)
£237,000
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