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Receipt of £93,208 from
the CPCA to allocate to:
 

Criteria

Description 

Project
categories

Tackle energy use
and/or support energy efficiency or generation retrofit to
community buildings
Enabling access to
public transport or access to local services through low carbon
transport
Nature based
solutions to tackle overheating of community buildings or reduce
risk of flooding

 

Measure and
impact

Carbon Emission
reduction
Reduction in
energy consumption
Reduction in
running cost of community facilities
Reduce overheating
of a building
Reduce risk of
flooding
Demonstrator
project that can be replicated
Number of the
community engaged or changes in behaviour

 

Value for money

Does the project
represent value for money – is there a significant impact
for the amount of money requested?

 
Grants should encourage behaviour change within the
community, and we are particularly interested in the demonstrator
projects that encourage wider community participation and solutions
that can be replicated elsewhere.
 
What will it fund?
 
The Grant is for capital projects only for community
assets, for example, projects could relate to buildings, land,
equipment or other capital-related expenditure. This includes
upgrade, extend or improve facilities or purchase capital items for
community use spaces and places. Applications can relate to
buildings, indoor and outdoor equipment, installation services or
any other related capital item intended for community use. The fund
is for village locations only. 
 
 
What
won’t it fund?

Projects in the towns of Chatteris, March,
Whittlesey and Wisbech
Funding of Electric Vehicle charge points (as
there alternative Local Electric Vehicle
Infrastructure funding coming)
New gas or oil boilers
Projects solely seeking to repair, maintain or
renew due to normal wear and tear
Projects that are not intended for community
use
Projects that have the potential to cause
detrimental impacts upon the wider determinants of
health
Organisations previously awarded funding within 3
years, where the UK Subsidy Control limits will be
exceeded.

Private households, businesses premises or public
sector buildings (i.e. local authority or blue light services.
Parish Council owned facilities and buildings are
eligible).

 
 
The following groups and
organisations are eligible to apply:

Cambridgeshire based
voluntary, community and social enterprise sector organisations,
note if the organisation is based outside of Cambridgeshire, the
building or asset must be in the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough
area
Public sector bodies
in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough can apply on behalf of
communities
Businesses are
eligible to apply but the project must relate to a community asset
for public benefit as set out above.

 
FDC in receiving the funding will manage the fund in
accordance with the above criteria and receive 10% of the
allocation for the administrative cost. Alongside this the Council
will ask an additional question linked to how any proposal will
also support the recommendations of the climate change motion
approved by full council in July 22
FDC Climate Change and Carbon Reduction Policy.pdf
(fenland.gov.uk).
 
The Council will need to administer the fund in accordance
with the Grant Funding Agreement attached.
 
Decision:
 
To:

·        
Receive the CPCA grant funding of £93,208 from
the Net Zero Villages programme to administer in accordance with
the fund guidance set out above and the Grant Funding Agreement
attached.

·        
Retain 10% of the funding for the Council’s
administration work relating to the fund.