Purpose

At
their meeting on 28 August 2025, the Grants Advisory Committee
reviewed a report setting out applications to the 2025/26 Zero
Carbon Communities (ZCC) grant scheme. In line with the report
recommendations, the GAC recommended that the following
applications be awarded funding: 

Applicant:

Type of project:

Conditions:

Amounts applied for:

Amount awarded:

The
Liberation Cycle

Carbon
Reduction

 

£12,000

£12,000

Whittlesford United Reformed Church

Carbon
Reduction

 

£15,000

£15,000

Teversham Community Club

Carbon
Reduction

 

£6,500

£6,500

Balsham
Parish Council

Carbon
Reduction

 

£9,769

£9,769

St
Mary’s and All Saints Church Willingham PCC

Carbon
Reduction

 

£7,255.52

£7,255.52

Stapleford Parish Council

Carbon
Reduction

 

£15,000

£15,000

Fen
Ditton Parish Council

Carbon
Reduction

Fen
Ditton Parish Council provides satisfactory evidence of
safeguarding and equal opportunities considerations for the
project.
 

£15,000

£15,000

Cambridge Sustainable Food

Carbon
Reduction

 

£14,936

£14,936

Dry
Drayton Parish Council

Carbon
Reduction

Dry
Drayton Parish Council provides evidence of landowner permission
for the project.

£3,130

£3,130

Cambridge Carbon Footprint (Repair Cafés Plus)

Community Engagement

 

£15,000

£15,000

Cambridge Carbon Footprint
(Open
Eco Homes)

Community Engagement

 

£15,000

£15,000

The
Let’s Cook Project

Community Engagement

 

£15,000

£15,000
 

Cambridge Retrofit Hub

Community Engagement

The
Retrofit Hub confirms the specific deliverables of the
project.

£12,700.55

£12,700.55

William
Westley CofE Primary School PTA

Community Engagement

The PTA
confirms they have met the necessary planning
requirements.

£5,000

£5,000

Total

 

£161,291.07

£161,291.07

 
In line
with the report’s recommendation, and to remain within the
allocated budget for the grant scheme, no awards were recommended
by the GAC to the remaining applications listed below.
 

Applicant:                  

Type of project:

Amounts applied for:

Amount awarded:

Dry
Drayton Village Hall

Carbon
Reduction

£9,000

£0

Cambridge Past, Present & Future

Carbon
Reduction

£15,000

£0

Cottenham Parish Council

Carbon
Reduction

£15,000

£0

Orchard
Park Community Council

Carbon
Reduction

£9,400

£0

Springtail Productions

Community Engagement

£9,460

£0

HI
Hub

Community Engagement

£5,054

£0

Green
Heat Co-Op

Community Engagement

£5,500

£0

Sustainable Northstowe

Community Engagement

£2,495

£0

 
 

Content

To
accept the recommendations of the Grants Advisory Committee (see
above).

Reasons for the decision

All
applications were considered by the Grants Advisory Committee (with
the Lead Member for Resources present). The recommended awards will
spend the total funding pot for 2025/26 (£152,000) plus a
further £9,291.07, to ensure all projects scoring 77% or
above were fully funded.

Alternative options considered

To
reject or vary the recommendations of the Grants Advisory Committee
(GAC).
 
Rejected as the recommendations met the criteria.