Deadline: 23-Dec-22
The Staffordshire County Council is seeking applications for its Climate Change Action Fund.
The climate change action fund offers funding assistance to local communities to build resilience and reduce Staffordshire’s contributions to climate change.
Categories
- Category 1 – Reducing carbon impact or adapting to changing climate
- Examples include:
- Reducing energy demand, through:
- Changing to more energy efficient appliances, LED lighting and lower carbon heating.
- Reducing heat loss of buildings, for example improving insulation and reducing draughts.
- Electric vehicle charging points accessible by communities.
- Installing renewable technologies.
- Awareness raising on what we all can do to make a difference for climate change
- Reduction in water use including rainwater capture initiatives.
- Reducing energy demand, through:
- Projects which can help to reduce the impact of extreme weather such as heavy rain, drought, wind and extreme temperatures. For example:
- Reducing the speed of runoff from hard surfaces
- Tree planting and/or land use change to slow water flow along watercourses/floodplains
- Providing temporary shade for buildings to reduce overheating in summer
- Examples include:
- Category 2 – Improving air quality
- Examples include reducing pollution by encouraging alternatives to car use, such as walking and cycling initiatives.
- Category 3 – Natural environment
- Examples include tree, shrub or hedge planting (individual trees or shrubs can be funded up to £25 each).
- Category 4 – Reducing waste
- Examples include minimising waste creation, for example repair initiatives, waste reduction or encouraging on site composting.
Funding Information
- Projects can apply for £500 – £3,000 and must receive support from a County Councillor.
- Each Councillor can allocate up to £1,500 per project.
- Project funding must be spent by 30 June 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
- The funding is open to properly constituted, not-for profit organisations, including charities, societies, voluntary and community groups, parish councils and schools. The County Council is not able to fund individuals.
For more information, visit https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/environment/Climate-change/Climate-Action-Fund.aspx
