We’ve awarded our second round of Community Climate Action Fund (CCAF) grants and will be providing eight projects with a total of more than £52,000 to help tackle climate change.
This round of grants saw 16 applications for more than double the £50,000 set aside for it.
We were looking for projects that: engage the wider community on climate issues; support carbon reduction in the district; and support adaptation to climate change and encourage behaviour change.
The following grants have been awarded:
- £8,000 to Kingsley Organisation for solar panels on the Kingsley Centre
- £10,000 to Energise South Downs Ltd to provide feasibility studies for community energy projects
- £8,000 to Petersfield Town Football Club to upgrade floodlights to LED to reduce power usage
- £8,000 to Petersfield Rugby Club towards solar panel installation
- £1,778 to St Mary’s Bentworth CE Primary School towards a bike shelter
- £10,000 to The King’s Arms Youth Project towards heat pumps and air conditioning unit for their Alton site
- £4,129.08 to Whitehill Village Hall to support their move away from gas-powered heating
- £2,099.33 to Medstead Lawn Tennis Club to change their clubhouse lighting to LEDs
Unsuccessful applicants have been contacted and will be helped to find alternative sources of funding where possible.
Cllr Robert Mocatta, EHDC portfolio holder for Regeneration and Place (which includes climate change), said:
“These grants are helping our communities to take steps to reduce the impact they have on the environment and respond to climate change, and I’m really pleased with this round of awards.
“We’ve allocated £250,000 to the CCAF fund and these will be added to the 13 grants issued from the first round.”
The next round of CCAF grant applications will open in spring 2024. Visit our website to find out more about the fund.