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Funding Scheme

Practice and Action Projects

2025-26
Invitation Period
21 November to 30 December 2025
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Applicant organisations should download a soft copy of the application for record after submission.
Online Application through Smart ECF

Online Application
Nature of Projects

Practice and Action (P&A) Projects, which are community-based and result-oriented, aim to transform public awareness into behavioural practices of individuals to achieve in waste reduction and carbon emission reduction. Such projects should bring about sustained and tangible effect in local communities.

Project Themes

Practice and Action Projects are categorised in the following themes:

1

Waste Reduction at Source and Waste Recycling
•Waste Reduction at Source Action
•Food Waste Recycling
•Surplus Food Recovery

2

Single-Use Plastics Reduction Action

3

Clean Shorelines / Clean Shorelines (Small Scale)

4

Carbon Neutrality / Low Carbon Living

5

Biodiversity

6

Clean Air

7

Other theme

Project Period

Each P&A Project should normally last for not more than 2 years, unless with justifications accepted by or as required by the ECF Committee for specific reason(s). For “Clean Shorelines (Small Scale) Projects”, the project duration should not be more than 6 months. For projects from first-time applicant organisations, the project duration normally should not be more than 1 year.

Application Method

Applications can be submitted online through Smart ECF or by email.
(Note: Paper-based applications submitted in any methods would NOT be accepted in this round of application.)

Points to Note

Under normal circumstances, application(s) submitted by an applicant organisation with two on-going projects under the same funding scheme will not be approved.

Relevant documents of funding schemes/programmes

Applicable to all project themes, except “Surplus Food Recovery Projects” and “Clean Shoreline (Small Scale) Projects”

Clean Shorelines (Small Scale) Projects

Surplus Food Recovery Projects

Slides of the Briefing Session

Slides of the First Briefing Session –Introduction of Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF) and Practice and Action (P&A) Projects (14 November 2025)
Slides of the Second Briefing Session – Details Related to Completion of the Application Form (9 December 2025) (Being updated)
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For each round of new application, the Secretariat of the Environment and Conservation Fund Committee (the Secretariat) will organise briefing session for organisations to understand the application requirements. If you wish to attend the briefing session, please stay tuned for the latest news on this website. For any questions regarding the application, organisations may contact the Secretariat (Tel.: 2835 1234).