Aims/priorities: The priorities of the Main and Small Grants schemes are to:
- Support energy consumers in vulnerable situations.
- Deliver benefits to the types of consumers that were negatively impacted by the specific issues that triggered the redress payment.
Who can apply? Registered charities in England, Scotland and Wales that are registered with the Energy Redress Scheme and have passed the due diligence process can apply to the open funding rounds.
Other organisations can be involved in delivering the project, but the projects must be led by a charity who must submit the application and be responsible for the funding and project delivery.
Grant amount: The amount of funding available through the scheme varies throughout the year and will be reviewed on a quarterly basis in January, April, July and October.
For the Spring 2024 round, there is a total of £20 million to fund new projects across the following funding streams:
- Small Project Fund contains £750,000 and offers grants of between £20,000 and £49,999 for projects that will support households in vulnerable situations.
- Main Project Fund contains £13.25 million and offers grants of between £50,000 and £2 million for projects that will support households in vulnerable situations.
- Innovation Fund contains £3 million and offers grants of between £20,000 and £1 million for projects that will develop innovative products or services to benefit households. (Covered in a separate entry).
- Carbon Emissions Reduction Fund contains £3 million and offers grants of between £20,000 and £1 million for projects that that will reduce UK carbon emissions and empower households to reduce their carbon footprint. (Covered in a separate entry).
Application process: The guidance notes and online application system (called the Charity Dashboard) can be found on the Energy Saving Trust website.
Applications will be reviewed on a quarterly basis in January, April, July and October.
Before applying, organisations need to pre-register by visiting the Energy Redress registration page
Organisations that have not yet registered with the scheme must do so 10 working days before the relevant Fund closes to allow time for eligibility checks to take place.
Organisations wishing to access the Scheme must complete an online information form so that Energy Saving Trust can check whether they are eligible to apply. Charities that meet the initial criteria will be notified and will be emailed a link to create an account, through which they can apply for all subsequent rounds.
When funds become available, eligible charities will be notified to use their online account to apply for funds. The system allows charities to create, review, save and submit funding applications in multiple rounds. Charities should only set up one account, which can have multiple users.
All applicants are usually notified of the outcome of their application with 8 to 10 weeks following a funding round closing.
Organisations can reapply in the next open funding round, whether they have been successful or unsuccessful in previous rounds.
Deadline: Tuesday 20 February 2024, 5pm.
Contact information: Email: energyredress@est.org.uk