How to apply for a grant
Your organization has a project that may correspond to the mission and priorities of the Veolia Environnement Foundation.
The nature of the projects
The Foundation acts within the framework of corporate patronage. The projects supported must be community-oriented, non-profit initiatives. Unlike sponsorship or sponsoring operations, no commercial gain is sought in return for the financial assistance granted.
Employee involvement
The Foundation does not simply provide funding. It gives preference to projects likely to mobilize the skills of Company employees, who support project leaders as sponsors.
Project assessment and feasibility
The Foundation ensures that project leaders provide a clear description of how they will use the grant for which they have applied, including information about the targets to be met and indicators to assess the effects of the grant provided.
It pays close attention to the technical and financial feasibility of each project, the experience of the project leader and the quality of its partners. It gives preference to projects that are original, exemplary and reproducible.
The nature and amount of the grant
The Foundation will consider all requests irrespective of their size. No maximum or minimum limit is set concerning the amount of the grant, although it may not exceed 50% of the budget of the project concerned. The grant is intended to supplement public and private subsidies or grants and the existing resources of the entity requesting it. The Foundation's aim is to give project leaders additional leverage and its grants are intended primarily to cover investment expenses, whether tangible or intangible.
Project leaders
They are typically non-profit organizations and companies running back-to-work schemes or, less frequently, public authorities in France or elsewhere. The Foundation does not approve grants for projects that are led personally by a Company employee.
What the Foundation does not finance
Certain types of project are not supported by the Foundation:
- temporary projects (exhibitions, one-off events, symposiums, etc.), even if they have a community-based or environmental conservation objective
- projects located in areas where our employee sponsors or Veolia Force volunteers are unable to contribute their skills
- ordinary operating costs (expenses, salaries, transportation costs, etc.)
- preliminary studies
- projects likely to compete with the activities of Veolia Environnement
- travel or trip projects not associated with any concrete outcome
- projects that have already been initiated or completed.
