Bristol Airport, which is located close to Junction 18 of the M5 at Lulsgate Bottom, on the northern slopes of the Mendip Hills, in North Somerset (postcode BS38 3DY) offers 2 grant schemes to mitigate the impact of the airport on local communities:
The Airport Environmental and Amenity Improvement Fund (AEAIF), also known as the Local Community Fund, provides grants of up to £8,000 for environmental projects in North Somerset (particularly for projects close to the airport), and
The Diamond Fund, which can support projects within a 6-mile radius of Bristol Airport that are not eligible for the Airport Environmental and Amenity Improvement Fund.
You can draw a 6-mile radius from the BS38 3DY postcode using Free Map Tools (click past the green Download' tab - you don't need to download Free Map Tools to use it online).
Applications should be made two weeks before the Committee meetings, which are on the following dates:
Monday 8 June
Monday 14 September
Monday 7 December
Further information is available on the Bristol Airport website.