Support for:
- Providing discounted equipment for outdoor adventures and trips to individuals, groups, schools and organisations that wouldn’t be viable without support from the Alpkit Foundation.
- Support outdoor educational programs; e.g. grants for outdoor First Aiders or Mountain Leader Training.
- Support proactive conservation and environmental projects; e.g. community gardens and allotments or grants to help re-wild woodland and protect our wild places.
- Support projects which encourage the development of facilities for outdoor skills and activities to be experienced by wider groups who otherwise may miss out e.g. cycling, climbing, outdoor swimming facilities.
Exclusions
- Holidays.
- Charity challenges.
- Commercially led travel Expeditions that are not focused the Great Outdoors (e.g. rebuilding schools, overseas medicine).
- Scout Jamborees – due to the large number of participants involved in Scout Jamborees, this is not something we are able to support.
- Retrospective applications.
When to apply
Trustees meet every 2 months to consider applications. If possible, please apply at least 3 months before the start of a project so that the trustees have time to consider it at their next meeting.
