The Energy Savings Trust is offering grants of between £20,000 and £750,000 to not-for-profit groups in Great Britain for projects that empower householders to reduce their carbon emissions and engage positively with the transition to net zero and for the development of innovative products and services related to energy.
The Carbon Emissions Reduction Fund (CERF) supports initiatives principally aimed at reducing the climate change impact associated with energy use, which relate to Ofgem’s regulated areas of energy generation, distribution, supply and use.
The funding is for projects that demonstrate measurable and lasting reductions in the carbon intensity of energy use and accelerate the transition to net zero. Projects must also have a realistic prospect of delivering broadly replicable benefits to existing and future energy consumers.
The Innovation Fund is aimed at projects that will develop innovative products or services to benefit households.
Projects funded through both schemes can benefit all domestic energy consumers, not just households in vulnerable situations.
Registered charities, Community Interest Companies (CICs), Community Benefit Societies and Cooperative Societies in England, Scotland and Wales that are registered with the Energy Redress Scheme and have passed the due diligence process may apply now.
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.
For more information: How to apply to the CERF & Innovation funding | Energy Redress scheme
The application window opens on 13th June 2024 and closes on 8th July 2024 (17:00).