The Community Climate Action Fund (CCAF) is now closed.

Applicants will be contacted once funding decisions have been made unless we need more detail for your application.

The latest round of funding (which closed at noon on Monday 13 October) accepted applications up to £20,000 for capital or revenue. A total of £129,000 was available, funded through councillor grants.

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

Please see below for details of the fund and examples of funded projects.

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:

  • Carbon reduction or climate adaptation.
  • Scope- how many residents does it support?
  • Deliverability.  
  • Value for money.
  • Deliver against EHDC Council Strategy and the Climate and Environment Strategy.
  • Evidence - this fund is highly competitive and we are likely have an over subscription of applicants so please make sure you put as much detail in your application as possible to prove the above.
  • Has district councillor support.

The objectives of this fund are:

  • Green communities and resilience - supporting communities to enable climate action and become more climate resilient.
  • Travel and transport - improving active travel & sustainable transport options across the district to enable reduced carbon emissions from transport in East Hampshire.
  • Energy - supporting communities to reduce energy consumption from the built environment and increased renewable energy generation and storage.
  • Natural environment - supporting communities to conserve and enhance the natural environment.

Projects could include, but are not limited to:

  • Health and climate projects - projects that address both health benefits and mitigate climate change.
  • Greening projects - creating accessible natural spaces to encourage education on climate change. For example, community gardens, wildflower gardens and green roofs.
  • Community engagement that will inspire communities to take climate action.  
  • Active travel or sustainable travel projects.
  • Helping the community to save energy or community buildings.

Guidance for applicants

It is strongly recommended you read the guidance notes and associated documents in full before completing your application to ensure your project is eligible (please note these are sample documents and subject to change):

Terms and conditions of awarded grants

Results of previous rounds

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.

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 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

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