Grants given to Edinburgh Zoo and RZSS: FOI release

FOI reference: FOI/17/02068
Date received: 14 September 2017
Date responded: 2 October 2017

Information requested

Details of any payments including grants given to/paid to Edinburgh Zoo and the RZSS from 1 January 2011 until 14 September 2017.

Response

Here is the information you requested:

Payments to 'Edinburgh Zoo (Ark Enterprises Ltd)' / 'Edinburgh Zoo Events'

Date	Amount(£)	Description
02/04/2011	1,680.00	Event costs linked to job-related training event
29/06/2011	479.70	Event costs for training day event
02/12/2011	576.00	Event costs for away day
02/10/2014	450.00	Event costs for workshop
03/09/2016	859.99	Room hire and hospitality costs for training event

Payments to Royal Zoological Society of Scotland

Date	Amount(£)	Description
22/06/2011	5,000.00	Grant to RZSS under Science Engagement Grants 2011-12 for the project 'Trossachs Water Vole Project'
19/11/2011	10,000.00	Grant instalment to RZSS under 2010-2011 Science Engagement Grant Scheme for the project 'Deep Blue'
21/02/2012	12,900.00	Grant offered to RZSS to support arrival event
04/02/2016	37,649.45	Support of RZSS Wildcat Conservation Programme
11/03/2016	14,118.55	Support of RZSS Wildcat Conservation Programme
23/12/2016	21,344.40	Support of RZSS Wildcat Conservation Programmes
04/03/2017	10,671.60	Support of RZSS Wildcat Conservation Programme

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