Below you will find the information you need to enable you to decide whether your organisation or project is eligible for funding and how to complete your application.

Project Eligibility

1. Projects from local community groups and not for profit organisations and charities within the UK may apply.
2. Your project needs to advance renewable energy and support your local community through education and public engagement.
3. The Trust considers all kinds of renewable technologies, including small-scale hydro, wind power, biomass, landfill gas, solar energy and ground source heat pumps. Applications involving other technologies may also qualify for support.
4. We do not fund feasibility studies.
5. Grant requests must be to support the capital and installation costs of a renewable energy project.

Guidance

1. Education and public engagement is important in any application therefore remember to specify your target audience and highlight how you are going to communicate your project to the wider community.
2. Let the Trustees know why your project is important to the community and how it is going to make a difference. Also, this would be a good opportunity to note how the community will be involved in your project.
3. Don't forget to specify the type of application you are making and also make sure your request is for an acceptable level of funding.
4. The Trustees need to know how the grant funding requested will be used. Therefore, you need to provide a financial summary, giving a breakdown of capital and operating costs.
5. Grant requests are becoming very competitive. You can provide additional information to support your application to enable the Trustees to reach a decision about your request.
6. Your supporting document must be a Microsoft Word document (i.e. .doc), a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (i.e. .xls) or an Adobe pdf document (i.e. .pdf) and must be less than 2Mb. You can attach a maximum of 4 documents with your application.
7. Remember to fully complete all questions. If you're unsure of what you need to include then contact the Secretary who will be only too happy to guide you.

What Happens Next?

1. Your application will be reviewed by each Trustee and a decision made based on merit and the context of the aims of the application and the availability of funds.
2. If your application is received after the final deadline, it will be considered at the following Trustees' meeting, unless otherwise agreed by the Trust Secretary.
3. The Trust Secretary will write to you within 2 weeks of the meeting date to let you know if you've been successful or not. Due to the limited funds and the number of applications received each round; you can only re-apply with the same project if the Trustees invite you to. The Trustees decision is final.
4. If you have been successful then your offer is valid for 2 years from the date of the letter of offer. In order to claim the grant you need to provide evidence that the project is complete. You can do this by forwarding, to the Secretary of the Trust, copies of your contractors invoices and any PR surrounding the launch of your project. Once evidence has been received and verified, a cheque will be raised and forwarded within 28 days.

The Secretary of the Trust will be only too pleased to assist you and can be contacted by e-mailing greenenergytrust@scottishpower.com or calling 0141 568 3492.

We wish you well with sourcing funding for your project.