2024-25 Tales from an East Anglian Riverbank - Portfolio - Page 14
What is Natural Flood
Management?
Natural nood management
(NFM) uses natural
processes to reduce the
risk of nooding. These
processes protect, restore,
and mimic the natural
func琀椀ons of catchments,
noodplains and the coast
to slow and store water.
NFM measures can
include:
soil and land
management
river and noodplain
management
woodland management
run-o昀昀 management
coast and estuary
management
NFM can also provide
wider bene昀椀ts including:
Natural flood management
East Anglia Local Levy Approach 2024-2026
In July 2024, both the Anglian (Great Ouse) and Anglian (Eastern) RFCCs awarded £1 million of Local Levy funding each
towards the delivery of NFM projects. This Local Levy approach focuses on small scale NFM projects with a total value of
less than £500k and a maximum Local Levy contribu琀椀on of £75k per project. This approach uses a streamlined funding
applica琀椀on and approval process that is propor琀椀onate to inherently small-scale low-cost schemes where the nood
reduc琀椀on bene昀椀ts are not easily quan琀椀昀椀ed. All Risk Management Authori琀椀es (RMA) can apply for this Local Levy funding.
Summary of criteria
Only RMAs can apply for the funding.
RMAs can collaborate with other organisa琀椀ons.
Maximum amount of £75,000 per project.
NFM measures must be within 5km of nood risk area.
Landowner permissions must be in place.
Commitment to monitoring and evalua琀椀ng required.
Funding covers detailed design, construc琀椀on and project
management—sta昀昀 琀椀me or maintenance costs cannot be included.
Ongoing maintenance costs must be arranged—cannot be funded by
Local Levy.
Project comple琀椀on with 2 years of approval le琀琀er.
enhancing habitats and
biodiversity
improving water quality
and availability of
drinking water
improving carbon
capture
boos琀椀ng health and
wellbeing
Next Funding
Rounds
Opening and Closing Dates
Funding Round 2b
1 October—14 November 2025 (for project start in January 2026)
Funding Round 3a
1 April—29 May2026 (for project start in July 2026)
Funding Round 3b
1 October—13 November 2026 (for project start in January 2027)
For more details please contact one of the team, or
email: eanep@environmentagency.gov.uk
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