Bath & West Community Energy Fund Grant in the UK

Deadline: 5-Nov-21

Applications are now open for the Bath & West Community Energy Fund Grant.

Bath & West Community Energy Fund is the mechanism through which Bath & West Community Energy distributes surplus income for community benefit. Bath & West Community Energy develops community owned renewable energy projects, offering local people the opportunity to invest in local projects, earn a reasonable return and as members have a say in the running of the organisation. Bath & West Community Energy is a community enterprise, set up for the benefit of the community and to support local action to reduce the impact of climate change.

Funding Information

The BWCE Fund makes grants between £500 to £5,000 to local charities, community, voluntary or self-help groups. Priority will be given to applications where any grant awarded will make a significant contribution to the delivery of the project.

What can you apply for?

To be eligible for funding the project must aim to reduce carbon emissions and/or address fuel poverty.This year, and as communities work together to recover from the Covid-19 crisis, the fund is happy to consider applications for projects that increase the resilience of communities in a way that also reduces carbon emissions.
Carbon reduction does not just relate to energy projects; it might also include local food, sustainable transport or waste reduction or indeed any activity that reduces carbon emissions.

Eligibility Criteria

The BWCE Fund will provide grants to local community projects in Bath and the surrounding area that reduce carbon emissions and/or tackle fuel poverty. Applications from projects in the vicinity of existing Bath & West Community Energy projects are particularly welcome.
Your group must be a community, self-help or voluntary group, a community enterprise or a charity.

Ineligible