2024/25 Carbon Reduction Grants Programme

The council’s 2024/25 carbon reduction grants programme has now launched.

This scheme is expressly for grants of up to £3,000 to fund carbon reduction measures under one of the following categories:

  • Low/zero carbon infrastructure – examples being: buildings – LEDs, wall or roof insulation, heat-loss reduction measures including draft exclusion, doors, windows and thermal window dressings, thermostats, renewable energy sources, associated heating system upgrades, renewable energy storage, infrared panels
  • Transport – electric vehicle charging points, bicycle racks
  • Decarbonisation plans – energy performance certificates with retrofit guidance as a minimum, or ideally full, technical decarbonisation plans
  • Community events – examples being eco fairs, e-v demonstrations, stalls at a fete
  • Community resources – examples being support for a local carbon reduction group, heat cameras, promotional materials
  • Sequestration – tree planting, peat or grassland restoration, rewilding, no-dig initiatives

We suggest that as you consider your proposal, you check the eligibility criteria first to make sure you are in a position to receive funding from the council. 

Note: Before starting your application via the online form in the link below, please be advised that we have identified a technical issue whereby users can only complete the form using a guest account. This does not permit you to save your application part way through so, if your system crashes or you need to come back to it at a later time, your entry may well be lost. We would advise downloading this word document to prepare and save your application, and, copy/paste your answers into the online form once you are ready to do so.

Applications are now closed.

What happens after you apply:

  • Your application will be checked to determine if it is complete and eligible
  • Applications will be scored using steps outlined in the assessment process
  • Successful applicants will be notified no later than ten weeks after the grants closure date on 9th September 2024
  • Payments of grants for successful applicants will be made before 31 March 2025
     
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