Apply for funding to help cut carbon emissions

We are aiming to make Lewisham a carbon neutral borough by 2030. We are offering grants to groups looking to:

• generate renewable energy
• cut fuel consumption by adapting equipment already in use
• increase awareness and improve energy efficiency within your community.

Grants are available for:

• feasibility and business case development
• project implementation.

Groups eligible to apply

• community and voluntary groups
• co-operatives
• faith and equalities groups
• social enterprises
• small-medium enterprises (including third-sector organisations and sole traders) which:

• employ fewer than 250 full-time employees
• have an annual turnover below £25m
• are no more than 25% owned by a parent company that does not meet the above criteria.

Projects that will be prioritised

The Lewisham Community Energy Fund will prioritise:

• collective action to reduce, manage and generate energy
• community-led projects of direct benefit to the local community
• action which will increase awareness and improve energy efficiency
• projects targeting homes affected by fuel poverty
• activity that complements existing work in the borough
• new approaches that will deliver measurable impacts for the borough.

Application deadlines

There will be two opportunities to apply for this funding.

First opportunity to apply

• Deadline for submissions: 28 October 2019
• Feedback to applicants: 15 November 2019
• Deadline for signed funding agreements: 29 November 2019
• Projects undertaken: from 2 December 2019 to agreed completion date.

Second opportunity to apply

• Deadline for submissions: 9 December 2019
• Feedback to applicants: 10 January 2020
• Deadline for signed funding agreements: 24 January 2020
• Projects undertaken: from 27 January 2020 to agreed completion date.

How to apply

Download the prospectus and application form below. All application forms (Microsoft Word or PDF) must be emailed to emma.bushell@lewisham.gov.uk by the dates listed.