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<p>Darwin Plus is a competitive UK Government grants scheme that provides funding
for environmental projects in the UK Overseas Territories. Since 2019, UK government
spending on Darwin Plus has increased year on year to a record high of £6.85m in 22/23,
reflecting the rising breadth and quality of applications to our schemes. Projects
are selected on their merit at application supported by the advice of independent
experts currently sat on the Darwin Plus Advisory Group. Darwin Plus funding per territory
over the last five years can be found below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Overseas
Territory</p></td><td><p>Grant Funding from 2019 - 2024</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anguilla</p></td><td><p>£2,702,538.47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bermuda</p></td><td><p>£562,703.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British
Antarctic Territory</p></td><td><p>£935,916.75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Indian
Ocean Territory</p></td><td><p>£1,233,527.92</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Virgin
Islands</p></td><td><p>£3,660,593.29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cayman Islands</p></td><td><p>£2,871,387.06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Falkland
Islands</p></td><td><p>£3,137,812.11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>£169,956.10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Montserrat</p></td><td><p>£2,071,315.89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pitcairn,
Henderson, Oeno and Ducie Islands</p></td><td><p>£423,105.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St
Helena, Ascension and Tristan Da Cunha</p></td><td><p>£5,918,668.62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South
Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</p></td><td><p>£4,412,383.75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sovereign
Base Area of Akrotiri and Dhekelia</p></td><td><p>£1,176,523.50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turks
and Caicos Islands</p></td><td><p>£3,462,690.14</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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