Grants of up to £2,500 are available per organisation. These are to help purchase equipment, fishing tackle and resources to run fishing events and activities to give people the opportunity to get into fishing.
The Get Fishing Fund is available for angling clubs, fisheries, licenced angling coaches as well as non-angling organisations such as schools, local authorities and charities based in England.
Full guidance on how to apply, what the funding can be used for and more can be found at www.anglingtrust.net/get-fishing-fund.
The deadline for applications is Friday 18th March 2022. Applications will be judged on a weekly basis and as a result, the funds may be allocated before the deadline. The Get Fishing Fund has been incredibly popular with clubs, fisheries, charities and other organisations using funding to get thousands more people into fishing. Therefore, we would strongly recommend that organisations that are interested in applying do not delay and submit their application now.
The easing of lockdown restrictions in May 2020 led to a huge increase in popularity for angling as people sought the wellbeing benefits the sport can offer. The new buzz around fishing looks set to continue, with latest rod licence sales currently showing more than 900,000 people have bought or renewed their fishing licence since April this year, with 100,000 new anglers taking up the sport. This additional income has allowed the Environment Agency to offer increased investment to support projects that will run safe angling participation events throughout 2021.
Contact for Get Fishing Fund applicants is: admin@anglingtrust.net