East Devon Carbon Action Fund

The Carbon Action Fund (CAF) has been created to provide funding for businesses and community organisations in East Devon to decarbonise their premises or to reuse and reduce waste in their production process.

The funding can be used to purchase equipment such as solar panels, air-sourced heat pumps, insulation, LED lighting, and more. Multiple pieces of equipment can be applied for and the grant can also cover installation costs.

How much funding can I apply for?

Applicants can apply for up to £50,000 per individual business or community organisation. The minimum funding request is £2,000. All grants will be paid up front.

Grant requests between £50,000 and £100,000 for unique projects will be considered where the applicant can demonstrate significant carbon reductions. Applicants considering this should contact the team at East Devon District Council prior to submitting an application.

Match-funding

Businesses will need to match-fund at least 30% of their total project cost. For, community organisations, they must match-fund at least 10%.

For example, if your total project cost is £20,000, a business could apply for a CAF grant of up to £14,000, or £18,000 for a community organisation.

Eligibility

To be eligible, applicants must:

• Be seeking capital funding for a specific project to decarbonise or reuse/reduce waste
• Be operating from at least one fixed premises in East Devon
• Be primarily operating or trading within East Devon at the time of their application
• Be able to provide a carbon survey and action plan for their organisation. You can get free support with providing these through the East Devon Carbon Action Programme.
• Be able to get the equipment fully installed within 6 months of receiving funding (excluding complex projects)
• Not be in administration, insolvent or been struck off the Companies House register
• Not be requesting funding for a road vehicle or for EV charge points for staff.

B&Bs must be registered for business rates to be eligible, and holiday lets must be owned by a business registered on Companies House.

A full list of eligibility criteria and guidance can be found in the CAF Policy.

How to apply

This scheme is now open to applications. You can apply via the East Devon District Council website here.

All applications will be determined by a Panel of EDDC councillors who will meet on a monthly basis. These Panel meetings will continue until all funding has been used up.