Fund currently closed
The community climate action fund is currently closed. Thank you to everyone who applied for the third round of grants. We've had 15 applications worth a total of more than £145,000. We will be looking through the applications and aim to announce the successful applicants in early October.
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
- scope how many residents does it support
- deliverability
- value for money
- deliver against our corporate objectives and the climate and environment strategy
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.
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
Contact us
Enquiries or further information on Community Climate Action Fund should be submitted by email to climate@easthants.gov.uk or telephone 01730 234354.
If you are from the not for profit sector and would like support and advice on completing the application form, or general governance, please contact Community First 0300 500 8085.
If you are from the not for profit sector and would like support and advice on completing the application form, or general governance, please contact Gary Davis at Community First via: gary.davis@cfirst.org.uk or 07877 768307.