Funded Activities. 2.1 EWCO will fund the following items and activities for creation of woodland, paid for as Standard Cost items: • Ground preparation for the planting of trees, or to aid Natural Colonisation; • The planting and protection of young trees; • The installation or improvement of appropriate boundaries, boundary features, gates for the protection of young trees and to enable access; • The management of vegetation to prepare the land for planting or aid the establishment of young trees; • The installation of leaky woody dams, where appropriate. Standard Costs have been defined for these items and activities, as detailed in the EWCO Manual (see Annex 1). The full Standard Cost of these items and activities will be funded by the Authority (100% Intervention Rate). However, Grant funding for the Standard Cost Items is subject to an overall cap that limits the amount that will be paid to any Grant Recipient. The cap is taken as an average per hectare across the whole Land subject of the Grant Recipient’s application. The payment cap is £8,500 per hectare. 2.2 EWCO will make available funds for the maintenance of the Woodland payable as Maintenance Payments, as set out below: • Pursuant to the further special Conditions at Annex 2c, as a condition of the Grant Funding Agreement, the Grant Recipient is required to maintain the Woodland or the conditions of the Land that will enable Natural Colonisation, in each case towards Tree Establishment, during the Obligation Period, i.e., for fifteen (15) years from the date the final Capital Payment is made to the Grant Recipient under this Grant. Maintenance prescriptions covering both Tree Establishment methods are given in the EWCO Grant Manual. • The Grant Recipient is not obliged to apply for or receive Grant Funding in respect of such maintenance. However, the Authority will make funds available to the Grant Recipient as Maintenance Payments, for the maintenance of Woodland after tree planting, and or the maintenance of conditions of the Land that will enable Natural Colonisation, in each case towards Tree Establishment, for the first ten (10) years of the Obligation Period. 2.3 EWCO will make payments to Grant Recipients, payable as Additional Contributions, for activities that meet the following additional Eligibility Criteria that apply only in respect of this paragraph 2.3 of Annex 2: • Additional Contributions are available where the Authority determines in its sole discretion that the Woodland Creation will deliver specific public benefits based on its location and design. The location and design requirements for the Additional Contributions require the Grant Recipient to meet the minimum requirements and guidelines of the UK Forestry Standard, along with those for the relevant Additional Contributions in the EWCO Grant Manual. • A Grant Recipient can apply for multiple Additional Contributions under this paragraph 2.3. • The Authority has sole discretion to evaluate a proposal under this paragraph 2.3 for Additional Contributions. 2.4 EWCO will make funding available towards a Grant Recipient’s actual costs for specified items and activities on an Actual Cost Item basis, subject to the below and Intervention Rates: • For all Actual Cost Items, three independent and valid quotes for the work must be obtained by the Grant Recipient and submitted to the Authority, and the Authority in its sole discretion will select the most appropriate quote. • “Woodland Infrastructure” makes woodlands more accessible through the construction of new roads or the upgrading of existing tracks/infrastructure, allowing for effective woodland management. • A 40% Intervention Rate will apply for Woodland Infrastructure (capped at 10% of the total capital cost of the entire Grant proposal for Woodland Creation or 5% of remaining scheme funds (whichever is lower). • “Recreational Infrastructure” items include footpaths, gates, waymarkers, interpretation boards, picnic benches, footbridges, steps, ramps, small carparks and the signage displayed to promote permissive access agreed with the Authority. • A 100% Intervention Rate will apply for Recreational Infrastructure (capped at 10% of the total capital cost of the entire Grant proposal for Woodland Creation or 5% of remaining scheme funds (whichever is lower). The Grant Recipient will not be able to charge for the use of any Recreational Infrastructure. ANNEX 2A – Special Definitions and Interpretations Applicable to EWCO Where they appear in these Conditions:
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Samples: Grant Funding Agreement, Grant Funding Agreement, Grant Funding Agreement
Funded Activities. 2.1 EWCO will fund the following items and activities for creation of woodland, paid for as Standard Cost items: • Ground preparation for the planting of trees, or to aid Natural Colonisation; • The planting and protection of young trees; • The installation or improvement of appropriate boundaries, boundary features, gates for the protection of young trees and to enable access; • The management of vegetation to prepare the land for planting or aid the establishment of young trees; • The installation of leaky woody dams, where appropriate. Standard Costs have been defined for these items and activities, as detailed in the EWCO Manual (see Annex 1). The full Standard Cost of these items and activities will be funded by the Authority (100% Intervention Rate). However, Grant funding for the Standard Cost Items is subject to an overall cap that limits the amount that will be paid to any Grant Recipient. The cap is taken as an average per hectare across the whole Land subject of the Grant Recipient’s application. The maximum payment cap is £8,500 10,200 per hectare, the minimum payment cap is £2,500 per hectare.
2.2 EWCO will make available funds for the maintenance of the Woodland payable as Maintenance Payments, as set out below: • Pursuant to the further special Conditions at Annex 2c, as a condition of the Grant Funding Agreement, the Grant Recipient is required to maintain the Woodland or the conditions of the Land that will enable Natural Colonisation, in each case towards Tree Establishment, during the Obligation Period, i.e., for fifteen (15) years from the date the final Capital Payment is made to the Grant Recipient under this Grant. Maintenance prescriptions covering both Tree Establishment methods are given in the EWCO Grant Manual. • The Grant Recipient is not obliged to apply for or receive Grant Funding in respect of such maintenance. However, the Authority will make funds available to the Grant Recipient as Maintenance Payments, for the maintenance of Woodland after tree planting, and or the maintenance of conditions of the Land that will enable Natural Colonisation, in each case towards Tree Establishment, for the first ten (10) years of the Obligation Period.
2.3 EWCO will make payments to Grant Recipients, payable as Additional Contributions, for activities that meet the following additional Eligibility Criteria that apply only in respect of this paragraph 2.3 of Annex 2: • Additional Contributions are available where the Authority determines in its sole discretion that the Woodland Creation will deliver specific public benefits based on its location and design. The location and design requirements for the Additional Contributions require the Grant Recipient to meet the minimum requirements and guidelines of the UK Forestry Standard, along with those for the relevant Additional Contributions in the EWCO Grant Manual. • A Grant Recipient can apply for multiple Additional Contributions under this paragraph 2.3. • The Authority has sole discretion to evaluate a proposal under this paragraph 2.3 for Additional Contributions.
2.4 EWCO will make funding available towards a Grant Recipient’s actual costs for specified items and activities on an Actual Cost Item basis, subject to the below and Intervention Rates: • For all Actual Cost Items, three independent and valid quotes for the work must be obtained by the Grant Recipient and submitted to the Authority, and the Authority in its sole discretion will select the most appropriate quote. • “Woodland Infrastructure” makes woodlands more accessible through the construction of new roads or the upgrading of existing tracks/infrastructure, allowing for effective woodland management. • A 40% Intervention Rate will apply for Woodland Infrastructure (capped at 10% of the total capital cost of the entire Grant proposal for Woodland Creation or 5% of remaining scheme funds (whichever is lower). • “Recreational Infrastructure” items include footpaths, gates, waymarkers, interpretation boards, picnic benches, footbridges, steps, ramps, small carparks and the signage displayed to promote permissive access agreed with the Authority. • A 100% Intervention Rate will apply for Recreational Infrastructure (capped at 10% of the total capital cost of the entire Grant proposal for Woodland Creation or 5% of remaining scheme funds (whichever is lower). The Grant Recipient will not be able to charge for the use of any Recreational Infrastructure. ANNEX 2A – Special Definitions and Interpretations Applicable to EWCO Where they appear in these Conditions:
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Samples: Grant Funding Agreement
Funded Activities. 2.1 EWCO will fund the following items and activities for creation of woodland, paid for as Standard Cost items: • Ground preparation for the planting of trees, or to aid Natural Colonisation; • The planting and protection of young trees; • The installation or improvement of appropriate boundaries, boundary features, gates for the protection of young trees and to enable access; • The management of vegetation to prepare the land for planting or aid the establishment of young trees; • The installation of leaky woody dams, where appropriate. Standard Costs have been defined for these items and activities, as detailed in the EWCO Manual (see Annex 1). The full Standard Cost of these items and activities will be funded by the Authority (100% Intervention Rate). However, Grant funding for the Standard Cost Items is subject to an overall cap that limits the amount that will be paid to any Grant Recipient. The cap is taken as an average per hectare across the whole Land subject of the Grant Recipient’s application. The maximum payment cap is £8,500 10,200 per hectare, the minimum payment cap is £2,500 per hectare.
2.2 EWCO will make available funds for the maintenance of the Woodland payable as Maintenance Payments, as set out below: • Pursuant to the further special Conditions at Annex 2c, as a condition of the Grant Funding Agreement, the Grant Recipient is required to maintain the Woodland or the conditions of the Land that will enable Natural Colonisation, in each case towards Tree Establishment, during the Obligation Period, i.e., for fifteen (15) years from the date the final Capital Payment is made to the Grant Recipient under this Grant. Maintenance prescriptions covering both Tree Establishment methods are given in the EWCO Grant Manual. • The Grant Recipient is not obliged to apply for or receive Grant Funding in respect of such maintenance. However, the Authority will make funds available to the Grant Recipient as Maintenance Payments, for the maintenance of Woodland after tree planting, and or the maintenance of conditions of the Land that will enable Natural Colonisation, in each case towards Tree Establishment, for the first ten (10) years of the Obligation Period.
2.3 EWCO will make payments to Grant Recipients, payable as Additional Contributions, for activities that meet the following additional Eligibility Criteria that apply only in respect of this paragraph 2.3 of Annex 2: • Additional Contributions are available where the Authority determines in its sole discretion that the Woodland Creation will deliver specific public benefits based on its location and design. The location and design requirements for the Additional Contributions require the Grant Recipient to meet the minimum requirements and guidelines of the UK Forestry Standard, along with those for the relevant Additional Contributions in the EWCO Grant Manual. • A Grant Recipient can apply for multiple Additional Contributions under this paragraph 2.3. • The Authority has sole discretion to evaluate a proposal under this paragraph 2.3 for Additional Contributions.
2.4 EWCO will make funding available towards a Grant Recipient’s actual costs for specified items and activities on an Actual Cost Item basis, subject to the below and Intervention Rates: • For all Actual Cost Items, three independent and valid quotes for the work must be obtained by the Grant Recipient and submitted to the Authority, and the Authority in its sole discretion will select the most appropriate quote. • “Woodland Infrastructure” makes woodlands more accessible through the construction of new roads or the upgrading of existing tracks/infrastructure, allowing for effective woodland management. • A 40% Intervention Rate will apply for Woodland Infrastructure (capped at 10% of the total capital cost of the entire Grant proposal for Woodland Creation or 5% of remaining scheme funds (whichever is lower). • “Recreational Infrastructure” items include footpaths, gates, waymarkers, interpretation boards, picnic benches, footbridges, steps, ramps, small carparks and the signage displayed to promote permissive access agreed with the Authority. • A 100% Intervention Rate will apply for Recreational Infrastructure (capped at 10% of the total capital cost of the entire Grant proposal for Woodland Creation or 5% of remaining scheme funds (whichever is lower). The Grant Recipient will not be able to charge for the use of any Recreational Infrastructure. ANNEX 2A – Special Definitions and Interpretations Applicable to EWCO EWCO Where they appear in these Conditions:
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Samples: Grant Funding Agreement
Funded Activities. 2.1 EWCO will fund the following items and activities for creation of woodland, paid for as Standard Cost items: • Ground preparation for the planting of trees, or to aid Natural Colonisation; • The planting and protection of young trees; • The installation or improvement of appropriate boundaries, boundary features, gates for the protection of young trees and to enable access; • The management of vegetation to prepare the land for planting or aid the establishment of young trees; • The installation of leaky woody dams, where appropriate. Standard Costs have been defined for these items and activities, as detailed in the EWCO Manual (see Annex 1). The full Standard Cost of these items and activities will be funded by the Authority (100% Intervention Rate). However, Grant funding for the Standard Cost Items is subject to an overall cap that limits the amount that will be paid to any Grant Recipient. The cap is taken as an average per hectare across the whole Land subject of the Grant Recipient’s application. The payment cap is £8,500 per hectare.
2.2 EWCO will make available funds for the maintenance of the Woodland payable as Maintenance Payments, as set out below: • Pursuant to the further special Conditions at Annex 2c, as a condition of the Grant Funding Agreement, the Grant Recipient is required to maintain the Woodland or the conditions of the Land that will enable Natural Colonisation, in each case towards Tree Establishment, during the Obligation Period, i.e., for fifteen (15) years from the date the final Capital Payment is made to the Grant Recipient under this Grant. Maintenance prescriptions covering both Tree Establishment methods are given in the EWCO Grant Manual. • The Grant Recipient is not obliged to apply for or receive Grant Funding in respect of such maintenance. However, the Authority will make funds available to the Grant Recipient as Maintenance Payments, for the maintenance of Woodland after tree planting, and or the maintenance of conditions of the Land that will enable Natural Colonisation, in each case towards Tree Establishment, for the first ten (10) years of the Obligation Period.
2.3 EWCO will make payments to Grant Recipients, payable as Additional Contributions, for activities that meet the following additional Eligibility Criteria that apply only in respect of this paragraph 2.3 of Annex 2: • Additional Contributions are available where the Authority determines in its sole discretion that the Woodland Creation will deliver specific public benefits based on its location and design. The location and design requirements for the Additional Contributions require the Grant Recipient to meet the minimum requirements and guidelines of the UK Forestry Standard, along with those for the relevant Additional Contributions in the EWCO Grant Manual. • A Grant Recipient can apply for multiple Additional Contributions under this paragraph 2.3. • The Authority has sole discretion to evaluate a proposal under this paragraph 2.3 for Additional Contributions.
2.4 EWCO will make funding available towards a Grant Recipient’s actual costs for specified items and activities on an Actual Cost Item basis, subject to the below and Intervention Rates: • For all Actual Cost Items, three independent and valid quotes for the work must be obtained by the Grant Recipient and submitted to the Authority, and the Authority in its sole discretion will select the most appropriate quote. • “Woodland Infrastructure” makes woodlands more accessible through the construction of new roads or the upgrading of existing tracks/infrastructure, allowing for effective woodland management. • A 40% Intervention Rate will apply for Woodland Infrastructure (capped at 10% of the total capital cost of the entire Grant proposal for Woodland Creation or 5% of remaining scheme funds (whichever is lower). • “Recreational Infrastructure” items include footpaths, gates, waymarkers, interpretation boards, picnic benches, footbridges, steps, ramps, small carparks and the signage displayed to promote permissive access agreed with the Authority. • A 100% Intervention Rate will apply for Recreational Infrastructure (capped at 10% of the total capital cost of the entire Grant proposal for Woodland Creation or 5% of remaining scheme funds (whichever is lower). The Grant Recipient will not be able to charge for the use of any Recreational Infrastructure. ANNEX 2A – Special Definitions and Interpretations Applicable to EWCO EWCO Where they appear in these Conditions:
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Samples: Grant Funding Agreement
Funded Activities. 2.1 EWCO will fund the following items and activities for creation of woodland, paid for as Standard Cost items: • Ground preparation for the planting of trees, or to aid Natural Colonisation; • The planting and protection of young trees; • The installation or improvement of appropriate boundaries, boundary features, gates for the protection of young trees and to enable access; • The management of vegetation to prepare the land for planting or aid the establishment of young trees; • The installation of leaky woody dams, where appropriate. Standard Costs have been defined for these items and activities, as detailed in the EWCO Grant Manual (see Annex 1). The full Standard Cost of these items and activities will be funded by the Authority (100% Intervention Rate). However, Grant funding for the Standard Cost Items is subject to an overall cap that limits the amount that will be paid to any Grant Recipient. The cap is taken as an average per hectare across the whole Land subject of the Grant Recipient’s application. The maximum payment cap is £8,500 10,200 per hectare, the minimum payment cap is £2,500 per hectare.
2.2 EWCO will make available funds for the maintenance of the Woodland payable as Maintenance Payments, as set out below: • Pursuant to the further special Conditions at Annex 2c, as a condition of the Grant Funding Agreement, the Grant Recipient is required to maintain the Woodland or the conditions of the Land that will enable Natural Colonisation, in each case towards Tree Establishment, during the Obligation Period, i.e., for fifteen (15) years from the date the final Capital Payment is made to the Grant Recipient under this Grant. Maintenance prescriptions covering both Tree Establishment methods are given in the EWCO Grant Manual. • The Grant Recipient is not obliged to apply for or receive Grant Funding in respect of such maintenance. However, the Authority will make funds available to the Grant Recipient as Maintenance Payments, for the maintenance of Woodland after tree planting, and or the maintenance of conditions of the Land that will enable Natural Colonisation, in each case towards Tree Establishment, for the first ten (10) years of the Obligation Period.
2.3 EWCO will make payments to Grant Recipients, payable as Additional Contributions, for activities that meet the following additional Eligibility Criteria that apply only in respect of this paragraph 2.3 of Annex 2: • Additional Contributions are available where the Authority determines in its sole discretion that the Woodland Creation will deliver specific public benefits based on its location and design. The location and design requirements for the Additional Contributions require the Grant Recipient to meet the minimum requirements and guidelines of the UK Forestry Standard, along with those for the relevant Additional Contributions in the EWCO Grant Manual. • A Grant Recipient can apply for multiple Additional Contributions under this paragraph 2.3. • Additional Contributions are only available to Grant Recipients at the point of application. Any new Additional Contribution that is added to EWCO would not apply to a Grant Funding Agreement which commenced, prior to the introduction of the new Additional Contribution. • The Authority has sole discretion to evaluate a proposal under this paragraph 2.3 for Additional Contributions.
2.4 EWCO will make funding available towards a Grant Recipient’s actual costs for specified items and activities on an Actual Cost Item basis, subject to the below and Intervention Rates: • For all Actual Cost Items, three independent and valid quotes for the work must be obtained by the Grant Recipient and submitted to the Authority, and the Authority in its sole discretion will select the most appropriate quote. • “Woodland Infrastructure” makes woodlands more accessible through the construction of new roads or the upgrading of existing tracks/infrastructure, allowing for effective woodland management. • A 40% Intervention Rate will apply for Woodland Infrastructure (capped at 10% of the total capital cost of the entire Grant proposal for Woodland Creation or 5% of remaining scheme funds (whichever is lower). • “Recreational Infrastructure” items include footpaths, gates, waymarkers, interpretation boards, picnic benches, footbridges, steps, ramps, small carparks and the signage displayed to promote permissive access agreed with the Authority. • A 100% Intervention Rate will apply for Recreational Infrastructure (capped at 10% of the total capital cost of the entire Grant proposal for Woodland Creation or 5% of remaining scheme funds (whichever is lower). The Grant Recipient will not be able to charge for the use of any Recreational Infrastructure.
2.5 EWCO will make an additional payment to Grant Recipients, payable as a Low Sensitivity Land Payment, for proposals within a Low Sensitivity Area for Woodland Creation, subject to the below: • The Low Sensitivity Land Payment is available where the Authority determines in its sole discretion that the Woodland Creation falls within a low sensitivity area for woodland creation. • The Low Sensitivity Land Payment is available to Grant Recipients based on the date of submission of their EWCO Application Form (see EWCO Grant Manual). ANNEX 2A – Special Definitions and Interpretations Applicable to EWCO Where they appear in these Conditions:
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Samples: Grant Funding Agreement