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Climate Challenge Fund

Climate Challenge Fund. David Gunn, Climate Challenge Fund Manager 06.11.08. OVERVIEW Aim of Climate Challenge Fund The Climate Challenge Fund supporting alliance What the fund is for Who can apply Application process Exemplar projects

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Climate Challenge Fund

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  1. Climate Challenge Fund David Gunn, Climate Challenge Fund Manager 06.11.08

  2. OVERVIEW • Aim of Climate Challenge Fund • The Climate Challenge Fund supporting alliance • What the fund is for • Who can apply • Application process • Exemplar projects • Progress to date • Contact Details

  3. Aim of the Climate Challenge Fund • The Climate Challenge Fund aims to: • help communities to significantly reduce their carbon emissions. • empower Scottish communities by building the capacity for sustained future reductions • promote greater awareness of the action Scottish communities can take to reduce their emissions

  4. Climate Challenge Fund supporting alliance • The Climate Challenge Fund supporting alliance aims to: • provide guidance and support to communities to put their plans into action; • develop a shared sense of purpose amongst national stakeholder bodies to support the purpose and delivery of the Climate Challenge Fund; • provide a network where communities and stakeholders can exchange good practice and learning. • support Government work on the evaluation of actions by CCF funded communities in tackling climate change

  5. What the fund is for • The Climate Challenge Fund will support: • Projects to reduce carbon emissions; • Community organisations to develop carbon emissions reduction action plans; • The costs of feasibility studies or community engagement for carbon reducing projects and action plan; • Community capacity building (awareness raising, training and skills development) • Communities to establish a partnership, setting up a company or project management costs

  6. Who can apply • Applicants must be Scottish based and by the time a grant is approved they must be a legally constituted not-for-profit community group. • Voluntary, not-for-profit and charitable organisations • Schools • Community groups working in partnership with further education estb • Community groups working in partnership with national voluntary, not-for-profit and charitable organisations • Community groups working in partnership with Local Authorities • Community groups working in partnership with Housing Associations • Community groups working in partnership with CommunityPlanning Partnerships

  7. Application process • Stage 1 – complete and return an EoI form, available from www.infoscotland.com/climatechallengefund or ccf@ksbscotland.org.uk • Stage 2 – a discussion with a member of the CCF team • Stage 3 – complete full grant application form • Stage 4 – CCF team review application in preparation of the CCF grant panel meeting • Stage 5 – CCF grant panel meeting approves project funding • Stage 6 – funds awarded and implementation/monitoring phase begins

  8. Exemplar projects • Barra & Vatersay Community Ltd • This project will use the funding to develop an action plan to deliver environmental benefits to the Barra and Vatersay residents. Work will include locally grown food and the encouragement of residents to buy local produce. • Going Carbon Neutral Stirling • This project raises awareness and offers advice and information to community groups on the key areas of change that they might consider if they want to make a difference in tackling climate change. This project is also supported by Big Lottery, Stirling Council and WWF. • Perth & Kinross Community carbon reduction project • This project will identify barriers to individuals becoming involved in taking up energy efficiency measures and develop and develop effective solutions to overcoming them. As a priority, it will provide support for residents who may be in fuel poverty.

  9. Progress to Date • 165 Expressions of Interest • 19 applications presented to the Grants panel on the 13th August 2008 (14 approved) • 33 applications presented to the Grants panel on the 20th October 2008 (19 approved) • Next panel meetings 17th December 2008 and 24th March 2009

  10. Contact details • David Gunn • Climate Challenge Fund Manager • Email: david.gunn@ksbscotland.org.uk or ccf@ksbscotland.org.uk • Tel: 01786 468781 • Web: www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/ccf or • www.infoscotland.com/climatechallengefund

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