Applications to our Community Climate Action Fund will close at 5pm on Monday 26 August.
Community groups, volunteer organisations and charities in East Hampshire can apply for up to £15,000 for projects dedicated to tackling climate change.
To qualify for a grant, your project should:
- engage with the wider community on climate issues
- support carbon reduction in East Hampshire
- support adaption response to climate change and encourage behaviour change
The sorts of projects we’d welcome include, but are not limited to:
- Helping residents to save energy at home.
- Local car sharing scheme.
- Organising a community loan or swap scheme of some kind to support waste minimisation and encourage recycling.
- Reducing food waste. For example, community larders or pantries and community cooking projects.
- Greening projects. For example, community gardens, wildflower gardens and green roofs.
- Organising and hosting community learning events.
A total of £70,000 is available through this third round of grants.
So far, the Community Climate Action Fund has provided more than £178,000 to 21 projects around the district ranging from making community buildings more energy efficient, to offering support and education within the community to help residents to reduce their own carbon footprint.
Support is available to help groups to put together their application. More details can be found on our website.
To find out more about the scheme go to: www.easthants.gov.uk/climate-and-environment/community-climate-action-fund