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02 Social Rented / Voluntary Sector
Funding sources featured in this section are relevant to social housing organisations/ community groups seeking to improve environmental, economic and social sustainability of housing and places in which they operate.
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2014 Communities
2014 Communities is a micro grants programme which aims to support and stimulate grass roots involvement in sport and physical activity by building a legacy of well-being before and beyond the Commonwealth Games.
Funding Levels: Total available £500,000 for first year; £300 to £2,000 per project will be offered based on a process similar to the Awards for All model.
[Find out more]Action Learning Network Challenge Fund
Objectives of the fund are: A well-functioning housing system High quality, sustainable homes Homes that meet people's needs People live in socially, physically and economically sustainable communities SH are seeking to maintain an environment that promotes cost-effective learning opportunities through the communication of ideas, networking and engagement.
Funding Levels: The Challenge Fund is a twice-yearly bidding round for small grants to support or sponsor events, best practice sharing, research, or other Learning Network related activities. With an annual budget of up to £100,000, the Challenge Fund will allow morestakeholders to become directly involved in supporting the learning networks than has happened to date. We do not envisage bids will be for more than £5,000 (although we do not intend to set amaximum), indeed we would encourage organisations to bid for smaller amounts in order that we can maximise the budget and thusreceive more materials for sharing to a wider audience. Jointsubmissions will also be welcomed.
[Find out more]Air Quality Grants
The primary aim of the scheme is to provide an additional tool for authorities to improve air quality as part of their statutory local air quality management responsibilities.
Funding Levels: Grants will be offered at a rate of 30% (or 70% for local authorities that operate a Low Emission Zone).
[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]Assisted Connections
This initiative has the support of Ofgem and is designed to assist customers in existing housing who live in areas that are considered to be among the most deprived in the country.
Funding Levels: For those within mains gas areas we expect the majority of connections to be free of charge. In other cases qualifying connections may also be free or at least significantly reduced when customers submit our special “Assisted Connections Voucher” along with a connection request.
[Find out more]Assisted Living Programme
(Under Technology Strategy Board, Knowledge Transfer Partnership)
Funding Levels: Overall £47m over 3 years 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 £10m Grand Challenge to Make Housing Greener
[Find out more]Awards for All
Awards for All are for people to take part in art, sport and community activities, and projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community.
Funding Levels: You can apply for a grant of between £500 and £10,000 to be used within a year.
[Find out more]Biffa Award
Biffa Award helps to build communities and transform lives through awarding grants to community and environmental projects across the UK.
Funding Levels: Small Grants Scheme You can apply for between £250 and £5,000. Your project must not cost more than £10,000 in total. You will need to find a third party contributor(s) to provide 5% of the grant you are applying for. Main Grants Scheme You can apply for between £5,000 and £50,000. You will need to find a third party contributor(s) to provide 10% of the grant you are applying for. Flagship Scheme Through our Flagship Scheme Biffa look to fund projects that have something unique and exciting that no other project in the region can offer. Grants of £150,000 - £500,000 are available. The Flagship Scheme supports two themes - Rebuilding Biodiversity and Cultural Facilities. Unlike our Small and Main Grants Schemes, Flagship applications are only accepted at a certain time each year.
[Find out more]Big Lottery Fund
Awards for All are for people to take part in art, sport and community activities, and projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community.
Funding Levels: Overall £1.3 million for various programmes. Funding of individual projects between £300-£500,000 £500 and £10,000
[Find out more]Building Repair Grant
Under the agency’s Historic Building Repair Grants Scheme, financial help is available to owners to meet the cost of high-quality repairs using traditional materials and specialist craftsman to conserve original features in buildings of special architectural or historic interest.
Funding Levels:
[Find out more]CIC Start
This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
CIC Start Online aims to embed sustainable building design and refurbishment into practice.
Funding Levels: The grants, which are of a value up to £5,000 to evaluate the feasibility of an interdisciplinary approach to a market led problem.
[Find out more]Capacity Building Grants
The Foundation distributes its funds to registered charities in Scotland which are focused on improving the quality of life for people in Scotland who are disadvantaged or at risk of becoming disadvantaged.
Funding Levels: Registered charities with an annual income of less than £500,000 can apply to us for funding through this programme; awards ranging from £1,125 to £6,000. Examples of Henry Duncan Awards: 193 charities received Henry Duncan Awards totalling just over £1m. Of these: 131 awards totalling just under £750,000 were to help pay for salaries of people working in the charities. 55 awards totalling almost £240,000 were to pay for charities running costs. This includes things like rent or costs for hiring rooms, and gas and electricity bills. 7 charities received a total of just over £27,000 for capital funding. This money has helped buy computers, chairs and a specially adapted vehicle that can be driven by wheelchair users, paid for the installation of an access ramp and helped upgrade a building so it can be used by adults with learning disabilities.
[Find out more]Carbon Emission Reduction Target (CERT)
The Carbon Emissions Reduction Target is about reducing carbon dioxide emissions, one of the main causes of climate change.
Funding Levels: It is estimated that CERT would stimulate approximately £3.2 billion of investment by energy suppliers in carbon reduction measures. 40% of this will need to be invested in the priority groups which includes those on low income and the elderly (over 70). Within this 15% of the target is to be achieved within a super priority group of those perceived to be most vulnerable. The amount of funding available is dependent on the supplier and therefore it is advisable to contact several suppliers in order to attain the best deal. CERT is funded by energy suppliers through customers’ bills.
[Find out more]Carbon Saving Communities Obligation
The Carbon Saving Obligation, will provide additional support for homes that do not meet the 'Golden Rule' and therefore cannot fully fund energy efficiency improvements through Green Deal finance alone.
Funding Levels: The Carbon Savings Community Obligation (CSCo) is expected to deliver measures equivalent to expenditure of £190m per year through to March 2015. The areas of low income that will be eligible for ECO support have been selected using the Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) in England, Scotland and Wales. In England, Scotland and Wales the lowest 15% of areas ranked in the IMD will qualify for inclusion within the CSCo element of ECO. To ensure that rural areas are able to benefit from the CSCo element of the ECO, we will require energy suppliers to deliver a minimum of 15% of their CSCo obligation to low-income households living in rural areas. Further information on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation can be found at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/SIMD A wide range of measures including loft, cavity wall and solid wall insulation will be eligible.
[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]Carbon Trust and Siemens Energy Efficiency Financing
Leases, loans and other financing options to all types of organisations seeking to reduce their energy use.
Funding Levels: Leases, loans and other financing options are offered from £1,000 upwards with no minimum.
[Find out more]Central Energy Efficiency Fund
The Scottish Government's Central Energy Efficiency Fund (CEEF) is a key vehicle for delivering energy efficiency and small-scale renewable energy measures across the public sector in Scotland.
Funding Levels: The Central Energy Efficiency Fund (CEEF) is a revolving loan fund under which £20 million was provided over two years to implement energy efficiency measures, which will reduce carbon emissions across the public sector in Scotland. Within CEEF, £15 million is allocated to the 32 local authorities in Scotland, £4 million to the NHS trusts and £1 million to Scottish Water. The scheme has since been extended to provide £4 million to Higher Education. Each local authority has been allocated a proportion of this £15 million based upon a combination of the population in their city/region and their geographical area.
[Find out more]Change Fund
The Scottish Government established the Change Fund for older people’s services to enable health, social care, housing, Independent and Third sector Partners to implement local plans for making better use of their combined resources to improve outcomes for older people.
Funding Levels: £80m Health and Social Care Change Fund will be available for Partnerships in 2012/13, with £80m committed for 2013/14 and £70m for 2014/15. Partners should use this Fund to change the way the total resource - approximately £4.5 billion per year (figures from 2008-09) - is spent on health and social care provision for people aged over 65 years.
[Find out more]Cities Action for Sustainable Housing (CASH)
(under URBACT Framework)
Funding Levels: URBACT projects have two phases and a total budget between €150,000 and €710,000 covering both phases (see below). This budget finances its activities: meetings, conferences, publications, communication, etc. An additional amount is available to each project to cover the costs of thematic and methodological support provided by experts approved by the programme. This amount is: €50,000 for a working group €125,000 for a thematic network Implementation of Local Action Plans is covered by the partners or, if possible, by European operational programmes such as ERDF, European Social Fund, etc.
[Find out more]Cities Investment Fund
The Cities Investment Fund is designed to accelerate the pace of investment in our cities by: Developing programmes which lever in other funding - either private finance or European funding Supporting collaborative programmes between cities which will develop large-scale projects Developing programmes which allow for wider city region investment .
Funding Levels: £5 million Cities Investment Fund to support a Scottish Cities Alliance.
[Find out more]Climate Challenge Fund Scotland
The Climate Challenge Fund is a grant scheme.
Funding Levels: £27.4 million (2008 ‐11) £10.3 million (2011‐12) The Scottish Government’s spending review has confirmed that the CCF will continue to support communities in this way. £10.3 million will be available to Scottish communities until 31 March 2015.
[Find out more]Climate Justice Fund
The fund is designed to help people living in some of the world's poorest countries affected by the changing climate, such as more frequent and severe droughts and floods, will be a good example to bring to the Rio+20 summit in June of how the rich world can face up to its historic responsibility for climate change and its substantial negative impact on many of the world’s poorest people.
Funding Levels: The fund is £1million.
[Find out more]Communities and Renewable Energy Schemes (CARES)
CARES is all about helping local ownership of additional renewable energy projects.
Funding Levels: CARES loans are available up to £150,000 (up to 95% of agreed costs) (10% per annum interest) to cover the planning stage (at risk) of renewable energy projects.
[Find out more]Community Buying
By pooling your orders with others, you can buy in bulk, and as the costs to shops or suppliers can be lower if there is a group of buyers you may benefit from significant discounts.
[Find out more]Community Energy Efficiency Programme (CEEP)
The scheme supports voluntary community groups who manage a community building in Shetland.
Funding Levels: Phase 1 - Grant available 90% up to £2,000 Phase 2 - Grant Available 75% up to £40,000
[Find out more]Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP)
Whole house approach to energy efficiency, funded by the energy suppliers and generators.
Funding Levels: £350 million programme. The amount of funding available is dependent on the supplier and therefore it is advisable to contact several suppliers in order to secure the best deal.
[Find out more]Community Renewable Energy Support Programme (CRESP)
CRESP support and grant is delivered by Community Energy Scotland and can provide up to £40k or pre-development technical assistant grant to projects larger than 1MW.
Funding Levels: Over recent years HIE has provided significant funding to communities developing wind and hydro projects and this support has enabled more than 18 communities to secure planning consent for over 33 MW of generation. This programme builds on this success, focusing on projects over 1MW.
[Find out more]Community Service Volunteers Action Earth Grant
Environmental activity using volunteers aimed at improving local nature areas.
Funding Levels: The 2012 campaign offers grants up to £500 to cover plants, materials, tools and expenses. 1. CSV Action Earth Awards are grants of £250 for projects who are providing or improving habitats for wildlife, enhancing local nature spots and getting communities volunteering together. 2. CSV Local Nature Reserve Awards of up to £500 are available exclusively for projects taking place on Local Nature Reserves (LNR).
[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]Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS)
This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
This fund provides financial assistance for area based regeneration and conservation initiatives undertaken by local authorities.
Funding Levels: In January 2012, a further £10m of funding was approved for a fifth CARS round to run over a 5-year period from 1st April 2013 to 31st March 2018.
[Find out more]Cooperation
under FP7 Framework
Funding Levels: FP7 allocates EUR 32 413 million to the Cooperation programme. The budget will be devoted to supporting cooperation between universities, industry, research centres and public authorities throughout the EU and beyond.
[Find out more]Council House Building
The aim of the fund is to incentivise local authorities to begin building new homes and is the first such central government support to councils in a generation.
Funding Levels: Almost £50 million has already been allocated to 22 councils to build 2,297 houses across Scotland. The results of the assessment process were announced in two rounds, in April/June 2009 and December 2009. A further £30 million was allocated to 22 councils to 'kick-start' the development of over 1,001 homes in the third round on 1 July 2010. The funding for the extra 1,000 council houses will support around 1,200 jobs in the construction industry and 700 more in related trades.
[Find out more]Covenant of Mayors
(Linked with JESSICA, JASPERS and ELENA)
Funding Levels: While Covenant Signatories have voluntarily committed to go beyond the EU’s CO2 emissions target of 20% reduction by 2020, the European Commission is adapting or creating specific financial mechanisms to help local authorities fulfill their commitments. Here is a non-exhaustive list of financial programmes and initiatives available to Covenant Signatories.
[Find out more]Cross
Loft and cavity wall insulation works.
Funding Levels: Same as CERT
[Find out more]Cycle Friendly Grants
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]Development Funding for Energy Efficiency Design Awards
This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
Assistance with the heat loss calculations or design aspects of their projects.
Funding Levels: Subject to overall funding limits, up to £5,000 of development funding is available per project.
[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]E.ON Sustainable Energy Fund
The EON Sustainable Energy Fund aims to help communities become energy fit, delivering positive social impact to individuals and organisations.
Funding Levels: EON invite applications for grants of up to £20,000 for renewable energy and energy saving measures. EON is able to fund 90% of the total project costs.
[Find out more]EDF Energy Trust
EDF Energy Trust awards grants to: clear domestic gas and electricity debts clear other priority debts (known as Further Assistance Payments (FAP) purchase essential household items.
[Find out more]ERDF Fund Scotland
A vehicle for promoting the economic development and regeneration of defined areas within the Member States of the European Union acting as a lever to encourage domestic resources to address the key development challenges investing in the key research and innovation sources in the regional economy and encouraging their greater use by enterprises promoting a more pro-active approach to research and innovation among all businesses increasing the level of new firm formation improving the conditions for indigenous economic growth in the most deprived urban areas .
Funding Levels: ERDF £82,898,704 Enterprise Growth £109,967,669 Urban Regeneration £91,357,756 Rural Development £46,017,241
[Find out more]EU LIFE+ Fund
This fund offers co-financing of projects under three headings: nature and biodiversity; environmental policy and governance; and information and communication .
Funding Levels: Up to 250 million Euros available and applicants should apply directly to the relevant national authority. LIFE+ Nature & Biodiversity - the maximum co-financing rate can be 75 percent, but is normally 50 percent. LIFE+ Information & Communication - co-finances up to 50 percent projects
[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]Eco Innovation Programme
Support for innovative products, services and technologies that can make a better use of our natural resources and reduce Europe's ecological footprint.
Funding Levels: € 200 million
[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 Company Obligation
The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) will replace the existing Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) and Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP), which will both expire in 2012.
Funding Levels: The additional support from energy companies is estimated to be £1.3bn per year across the UK, to support households in fuel poverty and those with hard-to-insulate homes. The ECO will include carbon reduction, affordable warmth and carbon saving communities obligations.
[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]Enhancing Communities
Enhancing Communties is SITA Trust's funding programme for community improvement projects.
Funding Levels: The Fast Track Fund provides grants of up to £20,000, available to not-for-profit organisations with a community leisure amenity improvement project that has an overall cost of no more than £40,000. Grants of up to £60,000 are available to not-for-profit organisations whose community leisure amenity improvement project has an overall cost of no more than £250,000.
[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]Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (EIP)
Facilitates access to loans and equity finance for SMEs where market gaps have been identified.
Funding Levels: Several schemes and a budget of over €1billion.
[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]Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation aims to improve the quality of life for people and communities in the UK both now and in the future.
Funding Levels: The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation aims to commit £30 million annually towards a wide range of work.
[Find out more]European Initiative on Smart Cities
This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
This Initiative will foster the dissemination throughout Europe of the most efficient models and strategies to progress towards a low carbon future.
Funding Levels: €10,000 - €12,000 million Indicative Costs till 2020
[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 Social Fund
Under European Structural Fund
Funding Levels: To date billions of pounds have been granted in EU Structural Fund Grants. Overall funding to Scotland from the Structural Funds will total around €820 million in the period 2007-2013. Additionality -Grants will be subject to additionality and complement funding from other sources. Minimum Project Size - For Lowlands and Uplands Scotland, eligible projects must have minimum annual average eligible project costs of £200,000.
[Find out more]European Structural Funds
European Structural Funds provide EU Member States and regions with assistance to overcome structural deficiencies and to enable them to strengthen competitiveness and increase employment.
Funding Levels: Spend on EU Structural and Cohesion Funds is the second largest item in the EU’s budget and from 2007-2013 the EU will invest a total of €347 billion in Europe’s regions.
[Find out more]Fairer Scotland Fund (FSF)
Allocated to Community Planning Partnerships (CPPs) to help them achieve sustainable economic growth by: regenerating disadvantaged communities tackling poverty by helping vulnerable people and groups.
Funding Levels: The fund totals £435 million over three years
[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]Fellowship for Mid-Career Professionals
The Commission funds fellowships for mid-career professionals from developing Commonwealth countries to spend periods (typically three months) with a relevant UK host organisation in their field for a programme of professional development.
Funding Levels: Funding can be given for programmes of between one and six months (though typically for three months).
[Find out more]Grants for Mid Market Rent
Grants for Mid Market Rent properties are aimed at assisting people on low and modest incomes to access affordable rented accommodation.
Funding Levels:
[Find out more]Grants to improve the Physical and Social Environment (GPSE)
This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
Grants to improve the Physical and Social Environment (GPSE) must be related to housing either by providing or improving a facility for use by local residents or by contributing to the regeneration of areas through physical change or through the stimulation of economic activity.
Funding Levels:
[Find out more]Greener Homes Innovation Scheme
The scheme is specifically for affordable homes that employ modern, environmentally friendly methods of off-site construction.
Funding Levels: The £10 million fund is split £5 million in grants and £5 million in loans.
[Find out more]Grundtvig
Grundtvig funds training opportunities for UK adult education organisations, staff & learners education.
Funding Levels: Levelsof funding vary in each country. For 2010 the UK funding levels are: Minimum of 4 mobilities €10,000 Minimum of 8 mobilities €15,000 Minimum of 12 mobilities €20,000 Minimum of 24 mobilities €25,000 Mobility is a visit by one person from the UK partner to a partner organisation in another country. In simple terms one person involved in a visit to a partner country ="1" mobility.
[Find out more]Health Care Trust
This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
Sometimes willing to invest in energy efficiency measures in the homes of the fuel poor.
Funding Levels:
[Find out more]Hero
Under URBACT Framework
Funding Levels: URBACT projects have two phases and a total budget between €150,000 and €710,000 covering both phases (see below). This budget finances its activities: meetings, conferences, publications, communication, etc. An additional amount is available to each project to cover the costs of thematic and methodological support provided by experts approved by the programme. This amount is: €50,000 for a Working Group €125,000 for a Thematic Network Implementation of Local Action Plans is covered by the partners or, if possible, by European operational programmes such as ERDF, European Social Fund, etc.
[Find out more]Home Renewables Grants
This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
Residential buildings, following, where practical, installation of: Loft insulation to 270mm Cavity wall insulation (where there are cavity walls).
Funding Levels: Grants of 30%, up to £4,000, of the total cost of products and installation.
[Find out more]Household Energy Management Strategy
The Strategy paves the way for .
Funding Levels: Puts the cap on loans secured against homes at £10,000; an increase from the early proposal of circa £6,500
[Find out more]Housing Association Grant (HAG)
Housing Association Grant (HAG) is available to registered social landlords from the Scottish Government to acquire land or buildings and to build, convert or improve housing for rent or low-cost home ownership.
Funding Levels: In February 2010 Scottish Government announced plans to cut the grant available for building homes from an average of £66,500 per unit to £40,000.
[Find out more]INTERREG 4C
This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
Authorities and stakeholders at local and regional level have a vital role to play in the achievement of the EU’s strategies for growth, jobs and sustainable development.
Funding Levels: €302 million programme
[Find out more]Ideas
(under FP7 Framework)
Funding Levels:
[Find out more]Information and Communication Technologies Policy Support Programme (ICT-PSP)
The focus is placed on driving this uptake in areas of public interest while addressing EU challenges such as moving towards a low carbon economy or coping with an ageing society.
Funding Levels: The Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) has several schemes and a budget of over €1bn to facilitate access to loans and equity finance for SMEs where market gaps have been identified. the EIF. The list of funds [18 KB] is published on the Access to Finance website. An overview of this activity can be found in the EIF's venture capital website. Financial institutions interested in participating in the programme should contact the EIF that manages the instruments or visit its CIP venture capital website. Guarantees: The SME guarantee facility (SMEG) provides loan guarantees to encourage banks to make more debt finance available to SMEs, including microcredit and mezzanine finance, by reducing the banks' exposure to risk. For more information follow this link
[Find out more]Innovation and Investment Fund
Competitive funding arrangement to allow all suppliers to provide new affordable homes.
Funding Levels: £50 million. Subject to sufficient bids meeting the criteria, it is intended that at least £20m is made available for councils; at least £20m for RSLs; and up to £10m for the innovative fund But the Scottish Government will retain the flexibility to move money among the 3 streams.
[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]International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
IRENA promotes the widespread and increased adoption and sustainable use of all forms or renewable energy.
[Find out more]Joint Assistance to Support Projects in European Regions (JASPERS)
JASPERS is a technical support facility set up in 2006 to help Member States identify and prepare projects potentially eligible for assistance under the EU Structural Funds (European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund).
Funding Levels: JASPERS focuses on large projects with total costs exceeding EUR 25 million for environmental projects and EUR 50 million for transport or other sectors. However, there is flexibility about these thresholds in the case of small countries or where projects serve as pilot actions to establish best practice.
[Find out more]Joint European Support for Sustainable Investment in City Areas (JESSICA)
JESSICA is a joint initiative for financing sustainable urban development, operated by the European Commission in cooperation with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB).
Funding Levels: €1.6 billion in Europe. £50 million deal signed for Regeneration in Scotland BIG is establishing a £15 million JESSICA (Scotland) Trust which will build on the European Investment Bank’s Scotland JESSICA Fund (SJF) by investing in complementary projects that create opportunities for local people and community-led organisations to develop locally owned, led and controlled assets that will lead to local regeneration.
[Find out more]Joint Research Centre
Under FP7 Framework
Funding Levels: JRC will have a budget of EUR 1751 million to carry out direct non-nuclear research under FP7.
[Find out more]Joseph Rowntree Foundation
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) is not a grant-making organisation and does not accept speculative enquiries for funding.
Funding Levels: Grants typically range from £100 to £5,000. Grants are usually made for one year but may be for two or three, not exceeding a total of £5,000.
[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 Buildings Programme 2
This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
Microgeneration technologies excluding electricity generating micro renewables) are available to public sector buildings (including schools, hospitals, housing associations and local authorities) and charitable bodies.
Funding Levels: Grants for up to 50% of the installation costs. Up to £200,000 in grant funds per site.
[Find out more]Low Carbon Networks Fund
Ofgem’s Low Carbon Networks (LCN) fund allows up to £500m support to projects sponsored by the distribution network operators (DNOs) to try out new technology, operating and commercial arrangements.
Funding Levels: There are two tiers of funding which are available under the LCN Fund. The First Tier is designed to enable DNOs to recover a proportion of expenditure incurred on small scale projects. Under the Second Tier of the LCN Fund, Ofgem facilitates an annual competition for an allocation of up to £64 million to help fund a small number of flagship projects. In the first year, 4 projects were awarded Second Tier funding totalling £63.6million through the annual competition and 11 projects were registered under the First Tier. These projects involve the DNOs partnering with suppliers, generators, technology providers and other parties to explore how networks can facilitate the take up of low carbon and energy saving initiatives such as electric vehicles, heat pumps, micro and local generation and demand side management, as well as investigating the opportunities that smart meter roll out provide to network companies. As such the Fund should also provide valuable learning for the wider energy industry and other parties.
[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]MY GENERATION
This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
(under URBACT Framework)
Funding Levels: URBACT projects have two phases and a total budget between €150,000 and €710,000 covering both phases (see below). This budget finances its activities: meetings, conferences, publications, communication, etc. An additional amount is available to each project to cover the costs of thematic and methodological support provided by experts approved by the programme. This amount is: €50,000 for a Working Group €125,000 for a Thematic Network Implementation of Local Action Plans is covered by the partners or, if possible, by European operational programmes such as ERDF, European Social Fund, etc.
[Find out more]Modern Built Environment Platform
(under Technology Strategy Board Programme)
Funding Levels: £75 million of support for SMEs amongst incentives for businesses to grow through innovation. £10 million programme, funded by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC), introduces new energy efficient technologies and processes to the refurbishment of non domestic buildings, with the aim of reducing the Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of the existing building stock.
[Find out more]National Housing Trust Initiative
The Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) are working closely with a number of local authorities to deliver the National Housing Trust initiative (NHT).
Funding Levels: NHT is designed to increase the supply of affordable homes in areas where they are most needed. Under NHT, developers are appointed to build a specified number of affordable homes on land they already own. Once complete, a local partnership company comprising the developer, the participating local authority and SFT buys the homes and lets them to tenants at affordable, mid-market rent for a period of between 5 and 10 years, after which units are sold. SFT does not itself have capital or revenue funding to support infrastructure investment, and will work with budget holders to identify affordable solutions using public and private finance as appropriate. SFT will both advise on funding and financing approaches that public bodies have developed or have had brought to them, and will act to internally develop and promote approaches where it is believed that the initiative can improve value for money.
[Find out more]National Retrofit Programme
The National Retrofit Programme is designed to reduce emissions and energy use in Scotland.
Funding Levels: Social landlords have the opportunity to access European Funds to support work on energy efficiency including the currently available £15 million SPRUCE fund for energy efficiency which is available in 13 local council areas. Restructuring of European funds in 2014 could provide further opportunities for landlords to improve the energy efficiency of properties using specific grant or loan funds.
[Find out more]New Supply Shared Equity (NSSE)
Delivered by Registered Social Landlords through Housing Association Grant, properties built for New Supply Shared Equity (NSSE) aims to help people on low to moderate incomes who want to own their own homes, where this is sustainable for them, but can't afford to pay the full price for a house.
Funding Levels: Shared equity generally allows a buyer to pay between 60 to 80 per cent of the price of a home, with the remainder paid for by the Scottish Government. The buyer owns the whole of the property, but the Scottish Government holds a security over the proportion of equity stake it has funded, the value of which will go up or down with the value of the house.
[Find out more]Ove Arup Foundation
The Ove Arup Foundation is committed to: promoting new thinking in education, and to nurturing engineering of the built environment; promoting and establishing new teaching, to develop the skills needed for tomorrow's world; commissioning and publishing research to inform and encourage debate; providing contributions to projects initiated by others, particularly where our support helps to attract other sources.
Funding Levels:
[Find out more]People and Communities Fund
The People and Communities Fund (PCF) supports community organisations to grow and strengthen by delivering outcomes to meet and respond to the aspirations of their communities.
Funding Levels: There will be at least £6 million available for allocation in each of the three years from 2012/13 to 2014/15. This funding is available to organisations to allow them to deliver the services and/or projects that have been identified by the community as helping it achieve its outcomes. There are two main priorities: Employability Preventative action
[Find out more]Pilkington Energy Efficiency Trust (PEET)
This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
All energy efficiency measures.
[Find out more]Renewable Heat Communities Scheme
The Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) Community Scheme will support communities to deliver clusters of domestic renewable heating systems.
Funding Levels: The Scheme will support installation of renewable heating systems in homes by providing vouchers to householders. It is targeted at making renewable heating affordable for middle to low income households and aims to maximise carbon reduction by reaching homes with high carbon heating systems that are expensive to run (especially those off the gas network) and ensuring that heating systems are installed after or alongside energy efficiency measures. Technologies that are supported under the scheme include: Solar thermal panels Heat pumps (air to water, ground source or water source, excluding air to air and exhaust air heat pumps) Biomass Boilers
[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]Renewable Heat Social Landlords Scheme
Registered social landlords were invited to bid for money to support the installation of renewable heating systems in social housing stock.
Funding Levels: The overall budget for this year’s scheme has doubled to £10 million. As in the previous competition, the maximum amount per project is set at the sterling equivalent of €200,000
[Find out more]Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs)
People and organisations that generate their own electricity may be able to sell this electricity directly to electricity suppliers and also Renewables Obligation Certificates by the same process.
Funding Levels: Since the introduction of the Feed in Tariffs in 2010 you can also claim the export tariff for any additional electricity you export. This is set at a fixed price of 3 pence per unit. If you are exporting a large amount of electricity then it could still be worth negotiating with an energy supplier for a better price. The price paid per unit of electricity will depend on the supplier you negotiate a deal with and the amount of electricity you generate. As a producer of renewable electricity you may also be eligible to claim for support under the Renewables Obligation, which will come in the form of Renewables Obligation Certificates or ROCs. Electricity suppliers may be willing to purchase these ROCs from you in addition to payment for the electricity you supply.
[Find out more]Retrofit for the Future
This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
(under Technology Strategy Board Programme)
Funding Levels: In the initial design phase, over 190 organisations – including housing associations, architects and construction companies – received up to £20,000 each to carry out full feasibility studies and devise innovative proposals. From these proposals, 86 have been awarded development contracts to carry out retrofits on current social houses. The retrofit prototypes will each receive an average of £142,000 to demonstrate deep cuts in carbon emissions and exemplar energy efficient measures in UK social housing. The level of funding is specifically designed to stimulate the implementation of innovative, proof of concept demonstrator houses that may offer cost effective solutions for wider role out across the UK
[Find out more]Rural Ayrshire Renewable Energy Fund
This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
The Rural Ayrshire Renewable Energy Fund offers support and funding to communities in rural Ayrshire to develop renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
Funding Levels: Grants are available for capital and technical costs that will result in a wider community benefit. Technical Assistance Grants of up to £15,000 Capital Grants of up to £80,000
[Find out more]SNIFFER
Sniffer works in knowledge hubs to better connect people, issues, knowledge and solutions.
Funding Levels: Each of knowledge hubs take a leading role in its field through a managed approached to: Providing a place for sharing of ideas and creative thinking by drawing in knowledge, connecting resources and influencing solutions Identifying and delivering training and guidance needs and 'how to use evidence' for all stakeholders – private, public and third sector Delivering the solutions that are identified Being inclusive Our hubs connect with and build on initiatives within and beyond Scotland. Through this approach a broad set of stakeholders are better informed and engaged.
[Find out more]Salix Finance
Salix is an independent company funded by the Carbon Trust to work with the public sector to reduce carbon emissions by investing in energy efficiency measures.
Funding Levels: A range of measures are eligible for funding and Salix typically provides grants of £250,000 and up to £500,000.
[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 Futures Trust (SFT)
SFT is managing the National Housing Trust (NHT) initiative, which has been designed for local authorities in Scotland to be part of the 'toolbox' to help create more new affordable homes for rent, on a mid-market or intermediate basis, in areas where there is a demand for affordable housing.
Funding Levels: Building upon the success of Phase 1 NHT, a second phase of procurement was launched in November 2011 and 10 Scottish Council areas are currently in the final stages of the tender process. Over the coming year, the number of homes to be built under NHT is set to rise to over 1000. SFT itself does not have capital or revenue funding to support infrastructure investment, and will work with budge holders to identify affordable solutions using public and private finance as appropriate. SFT will both advise on funding and financing approaches that public bodies have developed or have had brought to them, and will act to internally develop and promote approaches where it is believed that the initiative can improve value for money.
[Find out more]Scottish Gas Networks
Assisted Connections - Scotland
Funding Levels: For those within mains gas areas we expect the majority of connections to be free of charge. In other cases qualifying connections may also be free or at least significantly reduced when customers submit our special “Assisted Connections Voucher” along with a connection request.
[Find out more]Scottish Green Bus Fund
The aim of the fund is to further support the wider roll out of low carbon buses across Scotland and builds on the success of the first and second rounds of the Scottish Green Bus Fund held in 2010-2011 and 2011-2012.
Funding Levels: The Scottish Green Bus Fund 3 will operate as a Challenge Fund with a fixed budget of £3 million in the financial year 2012-2013 Grants will be offered to successful bidders for up to 80% of the price differential between a LCV and its diesel equivalent No more than £1m will be offered to any one bidder (though joint bids can be submitted for more than £1m) Bus companies should bear in mind that the £1m maximum applies collectively across all their subsidiary companies.
[Find out more]Scottish Investment Fund
This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
To be delivered over the period from 2008-2011.
Funding Levels: £30million fund
[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 Power Energy People Trust
The Scottish Power Energy People Trust funds registered charities that help people whose lives are affected by fuel poverty.
Funding Levels: The Scottish Power Energy People Trust will award funding at levels appropriate to the type of project and the number of people to be helped, from small sums up to a maximum of £50,000. Projects may be funded for a maximum of three years, but the maximum amount of £50,000 applies, regardless of the timescale of the project.
[Find out more]Scottish Power Green Energy Trust
The Trust supports renewable energy projects UK wide and aims to promote education in the community on renewable energy generation.
Funding Levels: The Trust can provide up to 50% of project costs up to a maximum of £25,000. There is a maximum award of £25,000 but most projects receive around £10,000. The maximum amount would only be awarded to exceptional projects that tick all the boxes and demonstrate real value for money.
[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]Seventh Framework Programme for Research
Under FP7 Programme, Environment (including Climate Change)
Funding Levels: Budget of €1751 million
[Find out more]Social and Urban Inclusion through Housing (SUITE)
This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
(under URBACT Programme)
Funding Levels: URBACT projects have two phases and a total budget between €150,000 and €710,000 covering both phases (see below). This budget finances its activities: meetings, conferences, publications, communication, etc. An additional amount is available to each project to cover the costs of thematic and methodological support provided by experts approved by the programme. This amount is: €50,000 for a Working Group €125,000 for a Thematic Network Implementation of Local Action Plans is covered by the partners or, if possible, by European operational programmes such as ERDF, European Social Fund, etc.
[Find out more]Stage Three Adaptations
If you rent from the council or a housing association and your home is no longer meeting your needs, or the needs of anyone else in your household, you should get in touch with your landlord as soon as possible.
Funding Levels: 100% funded via housing association grant.
[Find out more]Strategic Affordable Warmth Fund (SAWF)
This fund is aimed at finding solutions to areas and communities most at risk of fuel poverty.
Funding Levels: SAWF is a three year programme undertaken by Energy Action Scotland and Calor. The average funding level is about £4250.
[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 Living Assistant (SuLA)
The SuLA project is the vision of a home supervising service which will enable house-owners and social housing providers to provide a service that will allow householders to reduce energy use in their homes and save on energy costs for space heating.
Funding Levels: Total Budget: € 789 231 Total Funding Request: € 473 537.98
[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]The Housing Finance Corporation (THFC)
The Housing Finance Corporation (THFC) is the foremost organisation dedicated to raising private sector finance for the development of social housing.
Funding Levels: Since its inception in 1987 T.H.F.C. has raised almost £1.5 billion for lending to registered housing associations.
[Find out more]Third Sector Enterprise Fund
This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
To help the third sector to contribute towards Scotland's success.
Funding Levels: Awards of between £25,000 to £100,000 to third sector
[Find out more]Town Centre Regeneration Fund
This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
The new Town Centre Regeneration Fund is a sign of our commitment to the improvement of Scotland's town centres and local high streets.
Funding Levels: £60 million in 2009-10
[Find out more]Transversal
Transversal funds opportunities for UK education & training professionals to exchange expertise across Europe.
Funding Levels: The amount of funding available varies depending on the key area - you can ask for up to 150,000 euro per year for dissemination projects, 200,000 euro per year for languages projects and 250,000 euro per year for ICT projects. The Quick Guide to Funding below sets out this information in a clear and concise way. Click here for more details.
[Find out more]URBACT
Projects under URBACT: My Generation, SUITE, HERO
Funding Levels: URBACT projects have two phases and a total budget between €150,000 and €710,000 covering both phases (see below). This budget finances its activities: meetings, conferences, publications, communication, etc. An additional amount is available to each project to cover the costs of thematic and methodological support provided by experts approved by the programme. This amount is: €50,000 for a Working Group €125,000 for a Thematic Network Implementation of Local Action Plans is covered by the partners or, if possible, by European operational programmes such as ERDF, European Social Fund, etc.
[Find out more]Universal Home Insulation Scheme (UHIS)
The Universal Home Insulation Scheme (UHIS) provides energy efficiency measures to a large number of Scottish households while delivering emission savings and helping to reduce fuel poverty.
Funding Levels: UHIS will allow free energy efficiency measures to be offered to around 200,000 households. In addition to loft and cavity wall insulation, some of the schemes provide support for harder to treat properties.
[Find out more]Warm Home Discount Scheme
The Warm Home Discount (WHD) scheme came into operation on 1 April 2011.
Funding Levels: Automatic annual rebate of at least £120, rising to £140 by the end of the scheme.
[Find out more]Wider Role Fund
This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
The Wider Role Fund supports Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) to undertake projects in their local communities - beyond their principal role as landlords - which make life better for the people living there.
[Find out more]Winter Fuel Payments
A Winter Fuel Payment is a tax-free payment for older people.
Funding Levels: The rate of the Winter Fuel Payment is usually announced in the summer before the qualifying week in September. For the winter of 2010/11 the Winter Fuel Payment is £250 per household (£400 where you or your partner are aged 80 or over). If you live in a care home, you get a reduced rate of Winter Fuel Payment. In 2010/11, this is £125 or £200 if you are 80 or over. However, if you live in a care home and get Pension Credit, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance or income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), you will not get a Winter Fuel Payment at all. If you are not sure which rate of Winter Fuel Payment you are entitled to, you should consult an experienced adviser, for example, at a Citizens Advice Scotland Bureau. To search for details of your nearest branch, including those that can give advice by email, click on your nearest Citizens Advice Scotland.
[Find out more]Your Heritage
Under Heritage Lottery Fund
Funding Levels: Minimum £3,000 Maximum £50,000
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