Grants from the community climate action fund are not currently available.

Community Climate Action Fund (CCAF) will reopen in autumn 2025

Over 2023 and 2024, the CCAF scheme allocated £250,000 to 29 projects across the district.

A new round of CCAF funding totalling £129,000, funded through councillor grants, will be launched in autumn 2025 - the date is to be confirmed.

Updated details of the fund will be released when it opens.

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About the fund

The Community Climate Action Fund (CCAF), supports new projects that will benefit the wider community and encourage education on the response to climate change.

Our priorities and categories that projects must align with are:

The objectives of this fund are:

  • to engage with the wider community on climate issues
  • to support carbon reduction in East Hampshire
  • to support adaption response to climate change and encourage behaviour change. For example, the concepts of reduce, reuse, recycle to support waste minimisation.

Projects could 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.

Terms and conditions of awarded grants

Results of round 1 (March 2023)

The following grants have been awarded through the first round of funding:

  • £4,000 to Alton Climate Action Network (ACAN) to support the Alton Eco Fair 2023
  • £18,000 to Alton Community Centre for solar panels
  • £4,035 to Basingstoke and Alton Cardiac Rehabilitation Charity to install loft insulation at their Alton HQ
  • £6,511.39 to Binsted Parish Council for the Greening Binsted's Village Green project
  • £10,000 to Dementia Friendly Alton for an electrical update to Edgar Hall
  • £12,500 to Energy Alton to help fund Home Energy Support Team Alton (HESTA)
  • £7,500 to Grayshott Cricket Club for a borehole and irrigation system at Grayshott sports field
  • £1,100 to Headley Village Hall for LED lighting to replace less efficient lighting
  • £10,000 to King George V Memorial Hall (Froxfield) for solar panels
  • £10,000 to Petersfield Bowling & Snooker Club for photovoltaic solar panel installation
  • £12,500 to Petersfield Climate Action Network (PeCAN) for their community outreach project (youth, schools, businesses and other local authorities)
  • £12,500 to The Sustainability Centre to help fund a new learning centre
  • £18,211 to Treloar's for solar panels

Results of round 2 (October 2023)

The following grants were allocated through the second round of funding:

  • £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

Results of round 3 (August 2024)

The following grants were allocated through the third round of funding:

  • £5,361 to Alton Climate Action Network for community outreach, guided walks and creative workshops to create a culture of action.
  • £12,000 to Horndean Parish Council towards the Horndean Green Trail and Heritage Network which will create a network of footpaths and trails around the parish to encourage walking and cycling.
  • £6,478 to Cycle Alton to improve their ‘cycling in Alton’ map and help fund a cycle shelter.
  • £8,000 to Alton Rugby Club towards solar panels for their club house.
  • £8,000 to Petersfield Community Association towards solar panels at Petersfield Community Centre.
  • £8,000 to The Grain House Trust towards solar panels at Alton Maltings.
  • £9,000 to Alton Men's Shed towards replacing single glazing on windows and doors of their headquarters.
  • £12,500 to Petersfield Climate Action Network to support their continuing climate change community outreach programme.

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