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Climate
Challenge Fund
NB
The closing date for applications to the Climate Challenge
Fund was Wednesday 13th January 2010. After this date, no
new applications will be accepted, Expressions of Interest
which are received after 13th January 2010 will be logged
on their systems but will not receive any feedback or development
work by the Development Officers.
Further
information will be added to this page when it becomes available.
The Climate
Challenge Fund, established by the Scottish Govt in 2008,
gives communities, through individual community groups and
community planning partners, the ability to implement actions
to reduce their carbon emissions.
The Climate
Challenge Fund has a total available resource of £27.4
million over the three years 2008-11. The expected allocation
is £9.3 million in 2009-10 and £9.3 million in
2010-11.
A community
group must be the lead player in a project, and projects must
include a measurable and significant reduction in carbon emissions,
with a positive lasting legacy beyond the three years of the
funding programme.
What
is the funding for?
The Climate Challenge Fund helps communities to put their
own solutions for significant reduction of carbon emissions
into action. Priority will be given to ideas that help strengthen
local economies, bring all members of a community together
and generally make your local community a greener, happier
place to live in.
The type of projects they are looking for:
* The
focus is on significant carbon reduction but with a wider
environmental, social and economic benefit.
* Should be community based and with decision-making kept
at the heart of the community.
* Take a long-term view, which means improving the quality
of life for present and future generations.
How
much money is available?
There is no set amount of funding, only a maximum award of
£1 million. If your project is larger than £1
million and has a particularly high potential carbon saving
and fulfils the other fund criteria we may still consider
it.
Who
can apply?
The Climate Challenge Fund is aimed at the community sector
for example community groups, schools, and not-for-profit
organisations, and these groups may also be supported by NGOs,
voluntary sector or local government partners.
To apply
you must be:
* Based
in Scotland,
* Legally constituted,
* Not-for-profit distributing community groups,
* From the community sector and not householders or individuals.
Your project
must have a community focus so naturally the people affected
by the project should be involved in its development and delivery.
The grant
scheme specifically requires that the community be the lead
player in any partnership and that the community must be at
the heart of all decision making.
A community
may be a group who have an interest in common, are living
in the same local area or are a legally constituted group.
When
to apply
Grants
Panel Meetings 2010
Round 1 - (tbc)
Round 2 - (tbc)
Round 3 - (tbc)
How
to apply
You must first submit an Expression
of Interest (EoI) form.
Or call Keep Scotland Beautiful on 01786 471333 or email
ccfenquiries@ksbscotland.org.uk for more information.
The Process
Step-by-step
* Within
2 weeks of sending the EoI form you will receive a telephone
call from a Climate Challenge Fund Development Officer at
Keep Scotland Beautiful to chat over your idea and give you
more advice. You will then either be directed to more appropriate
funding or given the Climate Challenge Fund full Grant Application
form and guidance.
* A Development Officer will be on hand to help you fill out
the Grant Application form. The form needs to be filled out
correctly with as much detail as possible about the project
* Once you and the Development Officer are satisfied with
the full Grant Application form it is considered complete
and the assessment process begins.
* Your Grant Application form is presented to the independent
Climate Challenge Fund Grants Panel which will decide on funding.
* You will be notified of the result within approximately
4 weeks of the Grants Panel meeting.
Key words:
environment, carbon footprint, social enterprise, climate,
community
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