Common use of Funded Activities Clause in Contracts

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.

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.

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.