The purpose of the fund is to reduce the impact of single-use plastic water bottles on coastal habitats by funding communities to purchase water drinking fountains and install them for use by the public in busy or environmentally important areas.

Bids must be for funding of water fountain bottle filling stations at or near UK beaches/marinas/coastal locations that can be operational within 2023. Ideally this should be by the start of the 2023 summer season.

Grants of up to £2,500 are available, per applicant, towards the cost of a fountain.