Operational principles for FCERM funding partnerships
Actions, conducts and obligations when setting up FCERM funding partnerships - for risk management authorities (RMAs) and project teams.
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Defra introduced flood and coastal resilience partnership funding in 2011 and updated it in 2020.
皇冠体育app aim of the partnership funding policy is to allow FCERM projects to share the costs using national and local sources of funding.
皇冠体育appse operational principles give advice on setting up and running FCERM funding partnerships to allow for this. 皇冠体育appre are 17 principles in total. 皇冠体育appse explain the roles, responsibilities and capabilities of the parties involved. 皇冠体育appy also outline the project management, financial and legal arrangements that you need to put in place to support funding partnerships.
You should follow these principles to encourage trust between partners and show that the government is applying funding fairly and consistently.
Updates to this page
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Edit to paragraph 4.19 to allow other Risk Management Authorities to claim eligibility for additional grant in exceptional circumstances and when value-for-money can be assured. This is important for the initial implementation of the Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirements under the provisions of the Town and Country Planning Act (1990) and the Environment Act (2021).
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