WCVA

New duties for Natural
Resources Wales placed upon them under
The Environment Act and the
Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act call for new ways
of working which support a more collaborative and, in some case, a
co- produced approach. NRW hope their new funding approach,
developed in collaboration with key stakeholders, will support them
to meet these duties. Work is now underway to begin developing
the Commissioning Plans.

Natural Resources Wales will distribute funding through a
commissioning model, and will identify themes and challenges which
will need to be addressed together. Below are their key messages
regarding this new funding model:

• NRW recognises the valuable work of its partners in supporting
  a healthy Welsh environment and is committed to being a funding
  organisation
• NRW will fund projects in each of the areas covered by Wales’
  Area Statements
• NRW will fund ‘All Wales’ projects recognising the
  interventions that are best delivered once for Wales
• NRW can only provide project funding – they will use the Welsh
  Government’s Code of Practice for Funding the Third Sector
• Funding will be available in the region of £3 million per year
  – subject to any reductions in NRW’s Grant In Aid
• Partners will be able to apply for up to 3 years funding from
  2018 – helping longer term planning
• NRW will have a two stage process – inviting initial
  expressions of interest, followed by invitation to make a full
  application

An open call for projects to come forward with approaches to
these challenges is currently envisaged to open by Spring
2018. It is likely that NRW will be able to provide interested
parties with more detail about how expressions of interest may be
submitted by October 2017.

WCVA have produced a suite of factsheets and an animation,
which are now available to help groups and organisations in the
third sector to think about how they can maximise their
contributions towards the achievement of the goals of the
Well-being of Future Generations Act.

The resources include an introduction to the Act, providing an
overview of the Well-being of Future Generations Act as an
innovative and practical policy; requiring public bodies underpin
their work and decision making by working following five principles
and in contribution to the 7 goals of the Act. They also provide
information about why the Act has been developed and the role it
plays in ensuring sustainable development of Wales.

There is a factsheet and animated
explaination for each of the 7 goals which gives information about
why the goals are important, how the third sector contributes and
what we can do maximise our contributions. There are also
statistics for reference and links to useful resources and support
services.

We would like to promote these useful factsheets and animation
far and wide so please feel free to share them with as many people
as you can! We’d also love to hear any feedback you may have to
help us identify what the sector needs to best equip it to work
towards the goals and shout about what we’re doing – environet@wcva.org.uk