Practice and Action Projects
Invitation Period(s)
Applicant organisations should download a soft copy of the application for
record after submission.
Online Application through Smart ECF
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.
P&A Projects are categorised in the following themes:
Waste Reduction at Source and Waste Recycling
•Waste Reduction at Source Action
•Food Waste Recycling
Clean Shorelines / Clean Shorelines (Small Scale)
Carbon Neutrality / Low Carbon Living 
Biodiversity
Clean Air
Other theme
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.
The Secretariat will only accept online applications submitted through Smart ECF. No other means of submission will be accepted.
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 “Clean Shoreline (Small Scale) Projects”
Clean Shorelines (Small Scale) Projects
Slides of the Briefing Session
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).