How to apply for a grant

Your organization has a project that may correspond to the mission and priorities of the Veolia Environnement Foundation. It can provide financial support and give you access to its network of employee sponsors.

The Veolia Environnement Foundation gives preference to projects put forward by its employees and ensures that all project leaders benefit from the advice and support of a sponsor, who is a Veolia Environnement employee.

If you do not yet have a sponsor, the Foundation's permanent staff can put you in contact with one. The sponsor, chosen for his/her proximity to your project, particular interests and skills, is responsible for providing support and guidance throughout the project.

After first checking that your project corresponds to the criteria described below, you can fill out the grant application form.

Selection criteria

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 can support project leaders as sponsors or participate in certain community-based operations in the field as volunteers.

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 Waterforce/Waterdev 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.
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The application procedure

1

Fill out and confirm the online form.

2

Print and sign two copies of the form.

3

Send the two forms signed by the person responsible for the project to the Foundation, accompanied by two copies of the supporting documents (list at end of form) to the following address:
Fondation d'entreprise Veolia Environnement
15, rue des Sablons - 750116 Paris - France

4

On receipt of your complete dossier (it must reach us no later than three months after online submission of the form), your application will be examined by the Foundation's permanent staff.
If your project corresponds to the Foundation's criteria, it will be submitted for examination to the Selection Committee, which meets every two months. You will be informed of the final decision made by the Selection Committee by post a few weeks later.

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