Q3: Are industry groups also eligible to apply for the grant?

A: If the organization fulfills the two requirements of basing their activity on the public will and are non-profit, then the organization may be eligible to apply for the grant.

However, since the Fund is created by contributions from government and the public and is operated by the Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency, a government organization, if the project benefits only the members of the specified organization, it is considered inappropriate for the organization to receive this grant. The project of the applicant organization must contribute to conservation of the global environment and the results must benefit Japan in general or the local residents in developing regions.