Applications have opened for the 2027 fiscal-year grant programme funded by the Public Interest Trust Musashino Bank Midori Fund. Grants of up to two-thirds of the required amount, capped at ¥500,000, will be provided to organisations and individuals engaged in conserving or creating natural environments in Saitama Prefecture, with payment scheduled for April 2027.
The Public Interest Trust “Midori Fund,” established by Musashino Bank, is inviting applications for grants supporting the conservation and creation of natural environments in Saitama Prefecture. Eligible applicants are non-profit corporations, organisations or individuals in the prefecture. As a general rule, organisations that have received grants for 3 consecutive years are not eligible to apply.
Grants are limited to two-thirds of the required amount, with a maximum of ¥500,000, and payment is scheduled for April 2027. Applications will be accepted from 1 October to 11 December 2026. The application guidelines and forms can be obtained at Musashino Bank branches or from the bank’s website.
Contact information is provided for Musashino Bank’s IR Public Relations Office in the Corporate Planning Division and the Public Interest Trusts Department of Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation. Contact information for the prefectural government’s Environment Department, Midori and Nature Division, is also provided.