To allocate the 3rd year UK Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) climate funding (total budget £87,944)

July 9, 2024 Cabinet Member Climate Emergency (Cabinet member) Approved View on council website
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To allocate the 3rd year UK SPF climate
funding (a total budget of £87,944) to the following
projects:

Project

Cost

Notes

Retrofit
engagement officer role

£25,000

£25k
to match fund £20k from South West Energy Hub as one of x3
retrofit coordinator roles (others for Forest of Dean &
Cotswolds).

Retrofit supply chain engagement / market
stimulation work

£20,000

Exploring
options around supply chain & skills /market across two
partners (Business West & People Powered Retrofit - £10k
contract each).

10 x
Home energy assessments to add value to the UKSPF Future Fit
Homes project

£5,000

To allow
more homeowners in the project access to full home energy
reports.

Home energy
improvement grants

£10,000

To add
value to Project - Offering homeowners a grant of up to £1000
towards retrofitting their properties. To support meeting project
targets

Annual
software license

£2,394

To support
adaptation piece of work

Zellar
licenses

£9,000

For 2024/25
– Cheltenham Zero project

School Changemaker Grants

£6,000

Grants to
support Cheltenham secondary schools to partake in the Sept
2024-July 2025 sustainability engagement program

Contribution to design code
work

£10,550

If this cannot be progressed due to
resource constraints, to be used for the Tree
Strategy 

Total cost

£87,944

Budget (£87,973)

 

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date9 Jul 2024
Subject to call-inYes