Grant Funding For Energy Efficiency and Carbon Reduction

6th June 2015

Got an idea for a local project that will help to promote energy efficiency and carbon reduction?

Apply to the Carbon CLEVER Community Grant Fund and you could receive funding to help make this a reality: benefiting the environment and your local community!

Deadlines for applications vary depending on which area you live in:
Skye, Ross & Cromarty - 24th June
Lochaber - 14th July
City of Inverness - 30th July
Caithness & Sutherland - 5th August
Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey - 12th August

A total of £200,000 is available in the 2015/16 financial period to fund community Carbon CLEVER projects. As a capital grant fund, projects will only be eligible for funding if they concern the acquisition or creation of a new asset, or the enhancement of existing assets.

Each Area Committee will be provided with a portion of the total fund to allocate, and this is broken down below:

Caithness & Sutherland - Annual Allocation £40,000

City of Inverness - Annual Allocation £65,000

Lochaber - Annual Allocation £17,500

Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey - Annual Allocation £20,000

Skye, Ross & Cromarty - Annual Allocation £57,500

Eligibility
We welcome interest from all community groups, community councils and established social enterprises looking for capital funds to part finance projects which display:

Carbon reduction
Leadership
Engagement
Value for money
Economic benefit
Raise awareness and promote behaviour change

For more information on how to apply, visit http://www.highland.gov.uk/carboncleverfund