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Current Local Grant & Funding Opportunities
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An investment in renewable energy helps to reduce business overheads, improve energy security and enhance sustainability. It’s a decision that many businesses throughout the UK are taking.
If your company is being held back from investing in green energy, you may be able to access Government funding. The Energy Transformation Fund and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) are just two Government funded schemes that are providing funding for UK businesses.
Current Local Grant & Funding Opportunities
Many local authorities are providing grants to businesses looking to reduce their impact on the environment, provide help for business energy bills and invest in technology that reduces emissions and contributes towards Net Zero.
Working with customers throughout the UK helps us to maintain a list of some of the current funding schemes that are available.
Birmingham
The Net Zero Grant Programme (NZGP) is open to small to medium sized businesses, based within or locating to, the Birmingham City Council or Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council area.
Business grant funding is available up to £100K and grants will cover energy and resource efficiency improvements to business premises. This includes solar panels.
Find out more: The Net Zero Grant Programme has launched – Sustainability West Midlands
Lancashire
Chamber Low Carbon Grant (North West) – Eligible businesses in Lancashire (excluding Blackpool) can access fully funded support through various UK government-backed programmes. These initiatives cover environmental and energy-saving practices, the development of net zero targets, Carbon Reduction Plans, and guidance on adopting low-carbon technologies.
Find out more: Chamber Low Carbon Grant (North West)
Derby
The Peak Innovation SME Innovation grant aims to increase private sector investment in growth-enhancing activities. Through targeted support for small and medium-sized businesses this grant aims to help them undertake new-to-firm innovation; adopt productivity-enhancing, energy efficient and low carbon technologies and techniques; and start or grow their exports.
Grants available from £1,000 to £10,000.
Find out more: Peak Innovation SME Innovation grant – High Peak Borough Council
Kent
The West Kent Green Business Grant Scheme – Local businesses in the Sevenoaks District aiming to enhance their environmental initiatives or initiate capital projects can benefit from this scheme. The programme offers financial assistance of up to 40% of the total project cost, providing grants ranging from £5,000 to £8,000 based on the nature of the business and project. Applications are open from January 23, 2024 to March 13, 2024.
Find out more: The West Kent Green Business Grant Scheme
Norfolk and Suffolk
New Anglia’s Business Transition to Net Zero Grant is aimed at businesses in Norfolk and Suffolk with ambitions to reduce their carbon footprint and increase productivity.
Grants available from between £25k and £100k.
Find out more: Business Transition to Net Zero Grant – New Anglia
Suffolk’s £1,000k ‘Net Zero Innovation Fund’ will provide grants for businesses to innovate solutions that will drive the county towards its net zero target.
Find out more: Carbon Charter | Net Zero Innovation Fund Suffolk – Carbon Charter
Nottingham, Rushcliffe
The Rushcliffe Accelerator is a business support project designed to help businesses across Rushcliffe to start, sustain, grow and innovate. The project, which runs until 31 March 2025, offers support to all businesses across the district in a number of ways.
This includes grant funding to help grow, increase efficiencies and build a sustainable business for the future.
Find out more: Rushcliffe Accelerator – All Initiatives – D2N2 Growth Hub
East Midlands
The Accelerator project provides support to businesses across the East Midlands to help them start, sustain, grow and innovate.
Fully funded and tailored to the needs of each participating district across the region, the project provides businesses with impactful support that will leaves a lasting impact on business plans. The project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and East Midlands Chamber and schemes are available throughout the region.
Find out more: Accelerator – D2N2 Growth Hub
Somerset
North Somerset Council’s Net Zero Business Grants Programme offers capital grants of up to £30,000 to install renewables and energy efficiency measures. Grants are available to Community Interest Companies and eligible small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) with a registered trading address within North Somerset.
Find out more: North Somerset Council’s Net Zero Business Grants Programme | North Somerset Council (n-somerset.gov.uk)
Nationwide Government Incentives and Policies Supporting Solar Energy Storage
The UK government offers several incentives to support businesses investing in renewable energy:
Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) is a government scheme that pays businesses for exporting excess solar power to the grid. The amount earned per kWh exported varies based on the tariff, but typically earns businesses around 5p.
Find out more: Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) | Ofgem
Productivity items and specifications – Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024 – A wide reaching fund for businesses in the agricultural sector to access grants of up to £50,000. Applications are measured on their productivity benefit, environmental benefit and level of adoption by the industry. The funding window is due to open imminently.
Find out more: Productivity items and specifications – Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024
Climate change agreements are voluntary agreements made between UK industry and the Environment Agency to reduce energy use and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. In return, operators receive a discount on the Climate Change Levy (CCL), a tax added to electricity and fuel bills. The Environment Agency administers the CCA scheme on behalf of the whole of the UK.
Find out more: Climate change agreements – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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