Registered charities in Great Britain can now apply for Energy Saving Trust’s Main and Small Project Grants Funds, which aim to:
- Support energy consumers in vulnerable situations.
- Deliver benefits to the types of consumers that were negatively impacted by the specific issues that triggered redress payments.
Funding for Round Nine (Autumn 2024 Round) is as follows:
- Main Fund offers grants of between £50,000 and £2 million for projects that will support households in vulnerable situations.
- Small Project Fund offers grants of between £20,000 and £49,999 for projects that will support households in vulnerable situations.
The grants can be used for capital or revenue funding and can provide up to 100% of the project cost.
Examples of the kind of activities that can be funded include:
- Engaging vulnerable consumers with energy issues and delivering energy advice and support that does not duplicate existing services.
- Installation of energy saving or renewable energy measures that cannot be funded from other sources.
- Training and education on energy issues that are targeted at supporting vulnerable consumers.
- Crisis support, linked to energy bills or the energy efficiency of a property, only as part of a wider energy advice project aimed at providing sustainable change for a client.
Organisations that have not yet registered with the scheme must do so 10 working days before the relevant fund closes to allow time for eligibility checks to take place.
The deadline for applications to Round Nine is 22 October 2024 (17:00).