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[Find out more] Ashden Awards
Ashden Awards aim to fund practical, local energy solutions that cut carbon, protect the environment, reduce poverty and improve people’s lives.
Funding Levels: Awards with prizes between £5,000 and £40,000.
[Find out more]Building Design Advice
Free or subsidised consultancy throughout a project - depending on its size and potential carbon savings.
[Find out more]Business Incubation
Consulting services from one of our 6 Incubator Partners.
Funding Levels: Up to £70,000
[Find out more]Carbon Cutting Entrepreneurs Fund
The first phase of the Carbon Cutting Entrepreneurs Fund, part of a £35million fund supports energy efficiency technologies such as building control systems, advanced lighting systems, and space heating and cooling technologies.
Funding Levels: £16million fund for entrepreneurs to develop new ideas. There is also up to £6million available for power generation and energy storage technologies including fuel cells, biomass boilers and heat pumps.
[Find out more]Carbon Reduction Commitment Scheme
Companies will have to start buying carbon allowances to cover their carbon emissions, and that will involve measuring and recording energy use and calculating carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (not including transport emissions).
Funding Levels: Profit or loss depending on performance.
[Find out more]Carbon Saving Advice
Expert advice to help cut carbon and save money in your workplace.
Funding Levels: You can use Footprint Expert by purchasing a 1-year license, which gives you access to all the components of the toolkit.
[Find out more]Carbon Surveys
Survey of your site to assess the potential for energy savings.
Funding Levels: Free
[Find out more]Carbon Trust Research Programme
For projects which develop new low carbon technologies that will benefit the UK.
Funding Levels: Carbon Trust has catalyzed more than £123million of private-sector co-investment into pre-commercial technologies through focused programmes that de-risk their commercialization. Examples of CRs impact include: Deployment of a novel foundation in consortium with eight UK Offshore Wind developers to deliver a 10% reduction in the cost of delivered energy for offshore wind Securing a $5million partnership with General Electric to identify, assess and nurture start-up businesses across Europe Identifying opportunities for up to 29% reduction in energy bills through process innovation across a range of sectors, from dairy to metal-forming CT have assessed more than 3,500 low carbon start-ups to find the most promising technologies and ideas.
[Find out more]Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP)
With small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as its main target, the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) supports innovation activities (including eco-innovation), provides better access to finance and delivers business support services in the regions.
Funding Levels: The CIP runs from 2007 to 2013 with an overall budget of € 3621 million.
[Find out more]Council Tax Rebates
Under Section 65 of Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, every Scottish Local Authority has been given powers to establish a scheme to give discounts on council tax bills for householders installing energy efficiency measures.
Funding Levels: Council Tax Rebates are still to be established by individual councils.
[Find out more]Cycle Friendly Employer Award
The award is for any organisation in Scotland that would like to encourage their staff to cycle to work.
[Find out more]Cycle Solutions Scheme
The Cycle to Work scheme takes advantage of generous tax benefits provided by the UK Government in support of the Bike to Work scheme.
Funding Levels: Employees qualify for a saving of between 31% and 53% off the retail cost of bikes and accessories.
[Find out more]Cycling Scotland Workplace Grant Award
Developed specifically for organisations registered on the Cycle Friendly Employer Award scheme.
Funding Levels: The purpose of providing these small grants (up to £2000) is to help organisations remove barriers they may have in encouraging cycling to work.
[Find out more]Developers Trial
The Scottish Government has announced the developers who will be participating in the New Supply Shared Equity Trial with developers.
Funding Levels: As with the current scheme, buyers will need to fund 60 to 80 per cent of the purchase price with a mortgage and any deposit. The Scottish Government and the participating developer will fund the remainder of the cost as an interest-free equity loan.
[Find out more]District Heating Loan Fund
The Scottish Government’s district heating loan fund provides loans for both low carbon and renewable technologies to help organisations implement district heating projects to benefit local communities.
Funding Levels: Low interest* loans of up to £400,000 per project will be made available to be repaid over a period of up to 10 years. (*Interest rate of 3.5%)
[Find out more]EU Emissions Trading Scheme
The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is a cornerstone of the European Union's policy to combat climate change and its key tool for reducing industrial greenhouse gas emissions cost-effectively.
Funding Levels: The EU ETS has put a price on carbon emissions and shown that it is possible to trade in greenhouse gas emissions. Emissions from installations in the scheme are falling as intended. The changes to be introduced in 2013, notably a progressive move towards auctioning of allowances, will further enhance its effectiveness. The success of the EU ETS has inspired other countries and regions to launch cap and trade schemes of their own. The EU hopes to link up the ETS with compatible systems around the world to form the backbone of a global carbon market.
[Find out more]Eaga Partnership Charitable Trust
Eaga Charitable Trust provides financial support for work that contributes to combating fuel poverty and ensuring energy services are fair and accessible for all groups in society.
Funding Levels: There is no minimum or maximum grant and each application is judged on its merits. However, eaga-CT wishes to fund larger projects where possible and encourages the co-funding of projects where appropriate. There is no minimum or maximum length of grant, although typically projects span between one and three years.
[Find out more]Empty Homes Loans Fund
To encourage owners of empty homes to bring these back into use as affordable housing.
Funding Levels: Up to £4 million in the form of an Empty Homes Loan Fund, £2 million of the fund is being particularly targeted at renovating empty homes in rural areas.
[Find out more]Energy Efficiency Design Awards
This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
Projects should be located in Scotland, be primarily residential and achieve cuts in carbon dioxide emissions of at least 40%.
Funding Levels: Maximum award for a single project will be £250,000.
[Find out more]Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA)
Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA) – is a tax relief for businesses investing in energy efficiency.
Funding Levels: The ECA scheme provides businesses with 100% first year tax relief on their qualifying capital expenditure. If your business pays corporation tax at 24% every £1,000 spent on qualifying equipment would reduce its tax bill in the year of purchase by £240. In contrast, for every £1,000 spent, the generally available capital allowance for spending on plant and machinery would reduce business' tax bill in the year of purchase by £43.20. In other words, an ECA can provide a cash flow boost of £196.80 for every £1,000 it spends in the year of purchase.
[Find out more]Enterprise Growth Fund
This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
The Enterprise Growth Fund is a Scottish Government Fund.
Funding Levels: A total of £6m grant funding was available. The Fund has invested in: organisational services and structures in order to support the long term organisational sustainability development of sustainable income streams leading to long term financial sustainability. The Fund awarded grant funding between £25,000 and £200,000 to successful grant recipients. potential for growth and sustainability. The Enterprise Growth Fund is one of a range of support opportunities that the Scottish Government has provided for third sector organisations. Other support such as business advice and learning may be available through Just Enterprise.
[Find out more]Environment (including Climate Change)
(under FP7 Framework)
Funding Levels: The EU has earmarked a total of € 1.9 billion for funding this theme over the duration of FP7.
[Find out more]European Investment Bank (EIB)
The majority of lending is directed to wind and solar power generation.
Funding Levels: EIB lending for renewable energy has grown dramatically over the last few years to reach EUR 5.5bn in 2011 It has also considerably boosted its lending for energy efficiency, which amounted to EUR 1.3bn in 2011.
[Find out more]European Local Energy Assistance (ELENA)
(Funded by Intelligent Energy Europe programme)
Funding Levels: The Commission will provide funding of €15 million to local authorities for financing their costs associated with development of municipal investment projects or programmes contributing to the overall EU energy targets. It contributes to covering the technical assistance costs related to eligible investment projects or programmes.
[Find out more]European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
The ERDF has the objective to strengthen economic and social cohesion in the European Union by correcting imbalances between its regions.
Funding Levels: €55 million will become available to co-finance European projects for the promotion ICT-solutions for Energy Efficiency. Up to 75% of the eligible project costs will be supported.
[Find out more]European Research Council
The ERC operates according to the principles of scientific excellence, autonomy, efficiency, transparency and accountability, and supports investigator-driven projects in ‘frontier research’, carried out by individual teams competing at the European level, within and across all fields of research.
Funding Levels: Overall budget for the ERC of € 7.5 billion over 7 years (2007-2013). Funding per grant: up to € 1.5 million (in some circumstances up to € 2 million)
[Find out more]Feed in Tariffs (FITs)
The introduction of Feed in Tariffs aims to incentivise the installation of small scale, low carbon electricity generating technologies.
Funding Levels: Generation tariff - your energy supplier will pay you a set rate for each unit (or kWh) of electricity you generate. Once your system has been registered, the tariff levels are guaranteed for the period of the tariff (up to 20 years) and are index-linked. For a full list of generation tariffs, see the Feed in Tariffs on the Ofgem website. Export tariff - you will get a further 5p/kWh (non-solar PV as of 1 December 2012) from your energy supplier for each unit you export back to the electricity grid, so you can sell any electricity you generate but don't use yourself. This rate is the same for all technologies. At some stage smart meters will be installed to measure what you export, but until then it is estimated as being 50% of the electricity you generate (so that if your solar PV system is less than 30kWp you do not need to have an export meter fitted). Feed in Tariffs on the Ofgem website Read about FITs on the Energy Saving Trust website
[Find out more]Grants for Investment Projects
Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) encourages businesses to undertake investment that will directly result in the creation or safeguarding of jobs in Scotland.
Funding Levels: The amount offered is dependent on the size of your business, location of the project and our assessment of how much is needed for the project go ahead. There are three tiers of assisted areas in Scotland reflecting different maximum levels of grant assistance potentially available.
[Find out more]Green Business Strategies Assistance
Support to facilitate the introduction and mainstreaming of sustainable design within live projects.
Funding Levels: Various.
[Find out more]Intelligent Energy Europe Programme (IEE)
IEE programme works to make Europe more competitive and innovative while, at the same time, helping it to deliver on its ambitious climate change objectives.
Funding Levels: A budget of € 730 million is available to fund projects and put into place a range of European portals, facilities and initiatives.
[Find out more]Investing in Communities
(Part of Big Lottery Funding)
Funding Levels: £1 million. If you are applying for more than £1 million please seek Funder’s agreement in writing before applying. Projects can be funded for up to five years and grant can meet up to 100 per cent of project costs. However, this level of funding cannot be guaranteed, as decisions on individual projects will be influenced by the number and quality of applications received. Stage one applications will be assessed within six weeks Stage two applications will be assessed within four months.
[Find out more]Investor Readiness Support Grant
The Investor Readiness Support Grant is to assist companies with professional fees relating to the preparation, submission and subsequent legal agreements of funding proposals to potential investors; (such investors typically include Banks, Venture Capital Trusts, Angel Investors, Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme; et al .
Funding Levels: The funding package which must include £100k of equity in the overall package and these grant can assist with legal and accountancy fees, patent applications, costs of meeting investors etc up to 30% support up to max of £10k.
[Find out more]Landlords Energy Saving Allowance (LESA)
The Landlords Energy Saving Allowance is a deduction for income tax purposes when energy efficiency investments are made to properties.
Funding Levels: Tax relief is for a maximum of £1,500 per property, (this is not limited to a building, e.g. if a landlord owns two flats in one building they can claim twice, once for each individual property.)
[Find out more]Low Carbon Skills Fund
The aim of the Low Carbon Skills Fund is to enable employers to access sector specific training to help the adoption of processes around carbon reduction and energy efficiency.
Funding Levels: The Scottish Government, with the support of European Social Fund money, has invested £585,000 to enable employers to upskill and reskill employees in low carbon technologies as part of the Scottish Government's drive to maximise the economic benefits of greener business. Upon receipt of the necessary evidence and compliance with the rules of the programme, we will retrospectively fund 50% of the total cost of the training that you apply for. Up to 25 employees from your business can undertake one episode of training each. For example, if the training costs £2500, we will refund £1250. If it costs £500, we will refund £250.There is no upper funding limit.
[Find out more]Low Impact Buildings Programme
(Under Technology Strategy Board)
Funding Levels: The Technology Strategy Board has invested more than £31.5m in more than 400 projects through the Low Impact Buildings Innovation Platform since its launch in May 2008.
[Find out more]Mid Market Rent
Grants for Mid Market Rent properties are aimed at assisting people on low and modest incomes to access affordable rented accommodation.
[Find out more]Mortgage to Rent
Mortgage to Rent is part of the Home Owners Support Fund.
[Find out more]National Renewables Infrastructure Fund
The National Renewables Infrastructure Fund (N-RIF) has been established to support the development of port and near-port manufacturing locations for offshore wind turbines and related developments including test and demonstration activity, with the overall aim of stimulating an offshore wind supply chain in Scotland.
[Find out more]Partnership Support for Regeneration Grants
Formerly known as GRO (Grants for Owner Occupation), these are grants to private developers to build houses for sale.
[Find out more]Regions for Economic Change
"Regions for Economic Change" is an initiative of the European Commission that aims to highlight good practice in urban and regional development, with a particular focus on innovation, and to speed up the transfer of good practices to enhance the quality and impact of the EU’s regional development programmes and their implementation by the EU’s Member States and regions.
Funding Levels: EUR 375 million
[Find out more]Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)
RHI is designed to provide financial support to encourage individuals, communities and businesses to switch from using fossil fuel for heating, to renewables.
Funding Levels: Renewable Heat Premium Payment scheme (RHPP).
[Find out more]Research and Development (R&D) grants
Free information and advice and may also be eligible to apply for financial support, in the form of an R&D grant.
Funding Levels: Various: A grant of up to £20,000 is available to businesses with fewer than 250 employees. A grant of up to £100,000 is available to businesses with fewer than 50 employees A grant of up to £250,000 is available to businesses with fewer than 250 employees. A negotiable grant of up to £500,000 is available to businesses with a qualifying project.
[Find out more]Rural Empty Properties Grant (REPG)
This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
The aim of the Rural Empty Properties Grant (REPG) is to increase the supply of rented housing in rural areas by assisting projects that improve or convert eligible empty properties for the provision of affordable rental units.
Funding Levels:
[Find out more]Scotland Rural Development Programme 2007-2013
The Scotland Rural Development Programme is outcome focused and funds measures to address economic and social goals as well as environmental measures.
Funding Levels: £1.6 billion programme of economic, environmental and social measures designed to develop rural Scotland over the next six years.
[Find out more]Scottish Biomass Heating Scheme
The Scottish Biomass Heat Scheme provides grants for the installation of biomass heating only systems in small-medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
Funding Levels: The maximum grant available is £100,000 (unless deemed an exceptional circumstance). Applicants wishing to apply for an increase in grant above this level will be required to provide a detailed justification for such a request as well as demonstrate an ability to spend the grant within the strict timescale outlined below
[Find out more]Scottish Enterprise Business Grants (SMART:SCOTLAND)
Scottish Enterprise can provide financial assistance to new and existing businesses in Scotland through its innovation (SMART: SCOTLAND) and investment (RSA) grants.
Funding Levels: Feasibility studies This covers early stage proof of concept R&D, that enables informed decisions on the technical feasibility of a new product or process. We can support up to 75 percent of the eligible project costs. Projects must last between 6 and 18 months, and the maximum grant is £100,000. One third of the grant is paid upfront when the project starts. The remainder is paid quarterly in arrears against claims submitted. R&D Projects This covers projects that aim to develop a pre-production prototype of a new product or process. Support is available at up to 35 percent of the eligible project costs. Projects must last between 6 and 36 months, and the maximum grant is £600,000. The grant is paid quarterly in arrears and minimum total project cost is £75,000.
[Find out more]Scottish Funding Council (SFC)
Working closely with universities and key delivery partners, the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) aims to lever innovation and value from the Scottish research base to achieve an effective, demand-driven exchange of knowledge and expertise with business, public and third sector organisations, which enhances competitiveness and promotes economic growth.
[Find out more]Scottish Investment Fund
It forms contractual partnerships with active VC fund managers, business angels and business angel syndicates from the private sector (the SCF partner).
Funding Levels: £72 million equity investment fund established by Scottish Enterprise, partly funded by the European Regional Development Fund, to invest from £100,000 to £1 million in company finance deals of up to £2 million.
[Find out more]Scottish Partnership for Regeneration in Urban Centres (SPRUCE)
Scottish Partnership for Regeneration in Urban Centres (SPRUCE) Fund is a JESSICA (Joint European Support for Sustainable Investment in City Areas) UDF (Urban Development Fund) that is a source of funding for regeneration and energy efficiency projects within targeted areas of Scotland.
Funding Levels: The SPRUCE fund has a budget of £50million.
[Find out more]Scottish Seed Fund
The Scottish Seed Fund will provide a national, consistent approach to the investment needs of new start and early stage companies operating in Scottish Enterprise's geographical area.
Funding Levels: The fund will invest (loans and equity investments) on commercial terms from £20,000 to £100,000 in companies seeking to raise their first round of growth capital. At least 50% of the company's financial requirements must be matched by non-public sector sources.
[Find out more]Scottish Sustainable Communities Initiative (SSCI)
This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
SSCI provided support in progressing developments through regulatory processes and assistance with masterplanning, and innovative community engagement.
[Find out more]Scottish Venture Fund
The SVF supports a broad range of industry sectors, typically high growth companies.
Funding Levels: The Scottish Venture Fund (SVF) has been set up by Scottish Enterprise in conjunction with the Scottish Government to invest £500,000 to £2 million, along side private sector partners, in company finance deals of between £2 million and £10 million.
[Find out more]Seventh Framework Programme for Research
Under FP7 Programme, Environment (including Climate Change)
Funding Levels: €50.5 billion research and development programme.
[Find out more]Small Business Loans
Funded by the Scottish Government, the scheme aims to support businesses that are looking to replace old and inefficient technology as well as install energy efficiency measures.
Funding Levels: For loans concerning energy efficiency measures the loans are interest free. For loans concerning renewable technologies and you are intending to receive the Feed in Tariff (FIT) or Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) the interest rate is 5%. If you are not intending to claim the FIT or RHI then the interest rate is 0%.
[Find out more]Social Entrepreneurs Fund (SEF)
The Social Entrepreneurs Fund is aimed at individuals who want to set up and run a business with a social or environmental purpose.
Funding Levels: £1million and an additional £500,000 has been made available for the Social Entrepreneurs Fund to keep it open until March 2012.
[Find out more]Special Needs Capital Grant (SNCG)
This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
The Special Needs Capital Grant (SNCG) grant mechanism aims to provide housing for rent to meet the housing needs for people with particular needs.
Funding Levels: The grant must not exceed 40% of the total capital costs though some exceptions, in special circumstances, can be made to increase above this level the percentage available for voluntary organisations.
[Find out more]Sust Grant Aid
This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
Funding support for: design innovation design analysis feasibility studies/ assistance with development of funding applications (e.
Funding Levels: Funding up to £7,000 for capital woks Funding up to £15,000 for study/research
[Find out more]Sustainable Transport Cycling Scheme
This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
Improve facilities, provide training, purchase equipment and more.
Funding Levels: Up to £2000
[Find out more]Technology Strategy Board (TSB)
Rethinking the build process
Funding Levels: Up to £4m in collaborative research and development to fund up to 15 research projects that will explore and test the viability of new integrated ways of working in the construction industry. Investment of between £150k and £1m per project, and projects can last between one and four years.
[Find out more]Technology Transfer Strategy Board
(Under Innovation Platform)
Funding Levels: Overall £47m over 3 years £4M Typically over 1-3 years £200,000-£1M £150,000 max per project Grants at 100%, 50% level for short projects and 75% for research projects January 2009 - Technology Strategy Board announces £10 Million Grand Challenge to Make Housing Greener
[Find out more]The Green Deal
The Green Deal is the Government’s programme which aims to promote energy efficiency, whether people own or rent their property.
Funding Levels: The Green Deal is expected to provide finance for up to £6,500 worth of works to homes or businesses. This will be tied to the property and paid off through lower energy bills. Householders will make repayments spread over a long enough period so that repayments are lower than their predicted energy bill savings, meaning financial and carbon savings are made from day one.
[Find out more]Transport Scotland
Work to support the development of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, particularly through our participation in the Plugged-in Places programme.
Funding Levels: 2012/13, £3.25 million 2013/14, £7.75 million Total, £11.0 million
[Find out more]VIBES Award
The VIBES Special Award for Energy Efficiency, which is supported by the Scottish Government’s Action on Energy Efficiency, aims to reward businesses that have made the biggest steps in cutting their energy use and CO2 emissions.
Funding Levels: Award
[Find out more]Zero % Business Loans
Help organisations finance and invest in energy saving projects.
Funding Levels: 0% business loans of £3,000 - £500,000
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