News article
Energy - ​Urban Community Energy Fund (England)
01/07/2015
The next deadline for applications to the Urban Community Energy Fund (UCEF) is the 31st July 2015 (and the last Friday of every second month thereafter).
The UCEF is a £10m fund to kick-start renewable energy generation projects in urban communities across England. Community groups will be able to access grants and loans to support renewable energy developments. Grants of up to £20,000 are available for the early stages of a project. This can include public consultations and preliminary viability studies, etc. UCEF will also provide loans of up to £130,000 to develop planning applications and a robust business case to attract further investment. This will help projects become ‘investment ready', to secure a bank loan or another form of investment. The type of organisations that can apply include Registered Company (including CICs); Charitable Incorporated Organisation; Registered Societies (formerly known as IPS); and Parish and Town Councils.