Sustainable Development Fund
The Sustainable Development Fund (SDF) was established in 2001 to support innovative, sustainable projects in Wales’s five Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) 
and the good news is we have been awarded another year of funding from the Welsh Government. The Fund supports the development of living and working more sustainably in association with enhancing natural beauty, wildlife, culture, landscape, land use and community within the context of the goals and sustainable development principles in the Well-being of Future Generations Act.
Lots of different people can apply for funding:
- community, voluntary and partnership groups
- community councils
- the private sector and individuals (for projects in the wider public interest)
The fund supports projects which will:
- conserve and enhance the natural beauty of the AONB, including the built environment
- promote sustainable forms of social and economic development
- promote the economic and social well-being of local communities
- promote quiet enjoyment of the AONB
Examples might include sustainable schools projects such as the management of grounds for wildlife or energy, waste, and traffic reduction initiatives; sustainable transport projects to reduce car use and improve health; enhancement of village open spaces for local use and wildlife; restoration of historic features such as a village pond, community orchard or traditional boundaries; training programmes to safeguard traditional skills such as hedge laying, stone walling, conservation management.
The Sustainability Development Fund offers project grants, management grants to support staff costs or development grants to act as a catalyst for new action or partnerships and can provide up to 50% of the total project cost.
Want to know more?
Contact Ceri Lloyd, Sustainable Development Officer on 01824 712748 or e-mail ceri.lloyd@denbighshire.gov.uk