Funding
This is your one-stop shop for all the funding programmes being delivered by the Hub across the North East and Yorkshire.
As and when we launch new funding schemes they will be included on this page; please check back in future to keep up to date.
Other Opportunities
Zero Carbon Fund – The Zero Carbon Fund is a grants programme for projects helping UK schools decarbonise as part of Let’s Go Zero, the campaign uniting schools across the UK to work together to be zero carbon by 2030.
Our colleagues at the Midlands Net Zero Hub are working with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to provide grants for heat network training – and the funding is open to heating engineers in the North East and Yorkshire.
Five approved training providers – including providers who run courses in Leeds and Hartlepool – can offer £500 towards eligible courses.
You’re eligible for the grant if all of the following are true:
– you’re a heating engineer or work in the heat networks area
– you’re based in England
– you, or the business you work for, have received less than £315,000 in government subsidies over the last 3 years
There may be additional requirements for some of the courses.
More information is available here.
The UKIB is a government owned bank – based within the North East and Yorkshire Net Zero Hub region – designed to support regional and local economic growth. Tacking climate change, particularly meeting the government’s net zero emissions target by 2050; is one of the strategic priorities of the bank which provides the lowest cost financing for retrofit, heat network, transport (both vehicle and infrastructure), solar and place-based projects of a minimum of £5million in value. The bank also operates a free local authority advisory service. The Hub can facilitate introductions to the Hub local authority team.
Community Grants for not-for-profit organisations with charitable projects in the North East, Yorkshire and north Lincolnshire that support the community in line with the Foundation’s priority areas of energy resilience, vulnerability, fuel poverty, levelling the rural divide, innovation, collaboration or charities. A maximum value of £20,000 is available, the applications open in March 2024.
Younity Community Power Fund
Younity have announce their 6th round of the Community Power Fund. Community energy groups can apply for up to £3,750 for applications which focus on creating social impact. Whether you want to create a resource for your local community, run an event for young people, or even start a community garden – no matter what your idea is, they want you to apply!
Find out more and apply here.
The Climate Action Fund is The National Lottery’s commitment to help communities tackle climate change. They’re supporting communities to be environmentally sustainable. With Climate Action Fund – Our Shared Future they want to involve more people in climate action. And they want to inspire bold and exciting change.
Suitable for:
Formal partnerships, working across sectors. Led by community and voluntary organisations or public sector organisations.
Funding size:
The minimum you can ask for is £500,000. We expect to fund most projects for between £1 million and £1.5 million over 3 to 5 years. We may fund a small number of larger or longer projects. Contact us if you would like to discuss this. We aim to fund up to 25 projects.
Total available:
£20 million
Application deadline:
You’ll be able to apply until at least the end of 2024. We plan to close to applications in early 2025. We will announce the final deadline nearer the time.
Community Foundation Climate Funding
The Community Foundation is aiming to allocate £500,000 from its existing portfolio of funds in the 2024/2025 financial year to support organisations in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland to look after and enhance the environment and support the region to rise to the challenge of climate change.
Find out more here.
Community Power – New National Lottery Funding
Applications open 8th Jan 2025 for a future £100 million, 10 year Community Power fund which aims to be launched 2026.
The National Lottery are looking for 10 to 15 partners to work with us in the development stage of our Community Power fund.
s a partner you’ll deliver activities in and with communities to increase their agency, power and control. This can be new or existing work.
You’ll also work with us, and the other partners, to understand what works to increase community power. Including what the barriers are. And what support and learning is needed to improve community power activities over the long term.
Find out more here – Community Power | The National Lottery Community Fund
Further Information and resources
North East
Energy funding and support services are also available by searching for ‘energy’ on the North East Growth Hub.
Hull and East Yorkshire
Businesses can access support to reduce their energy costs, cut their greenhouse gas emissions, install new technologies and access advice through the Hull and East Yorkshire Growth Hub
York and North Yorkshire
Support is available for anyone interested in developing anaerobic digestion and circular economy projects in Yorkshire through the Biorenewables Development Centre.
Support grants are also available from experts through the SparkFund and York & North Yorkshire Growth Hub.
West Yorkshire
Support is available for anyone interested in developing anaerobic digestion and circular economy projects in Yorkshire through the Biorenewables Development Centre.
Businesses can access support and grants through the Resource Efficient Business (REBiz) programme.
South Yorkshire
Support is available for anyone interested in developing anaerobic digestion and circular economy projects in Yorkshire through the Biorenewables Development Centre
