The Climate Challenge Fund is all about supporting communities to tackle climate change by reducing their carbon emissions. The fund has supported 345 communities from across Scotland to deliver carbon emissions reductions.
The Climate Challenge Fund has made available £37.7 million of funding to Scottish communities over the four financial years 2008-12 and is a grant scheme administered within the Sustainable Action Fund.
As announced in the spending review, the Scottish Government is committed to supporting Scottish communities through the Climate Challenge Fund. £10.3 million will be made available each year until 31 March 2015 with a proportion of the funding also going to support projects run by and for young people under the Junior Climate Challenge Fund.
The next Grant Panel meeting is in May 2012 and Expressions of Interest (EoI) can now be made to Keep Scotland Beautiful who will respond to your submission within four weeks. Please note that for May's Grant Panel the deadline for your EoI is 21 March and full application is 4 April. Further Grant Panels will take place in July and September 2012 and deadline information for both is available on the Climate Challenge Fund website.
Scottish communities have the opportunity to bid for those funds to make a real difference by reducing their carbon emissions. Applications are open to communities already in receipt of funding, and we also encourage new communities to apply. We are grateful for your continued interest in the Climate Challenge Fund and look forward to continuing to work with Scotland's carbon saving communities. Details on how to apply can be found on the Climate Challenge Fund website.
If you'd like to find out more take a look at our case studies and list of projects we're funding to see how your community or others have already put Climate Challenge Funds to good use.
This website will continue to be updated on a regular basis, highlighting the work being undertaken by communities who are receiving funding from the Climate Challenge Fund. This will include up to date information co-ordinated by Keep Scotland Beautiful on Climate Challenge Fund events.
Additional background information relating to the Climate Challenge Fund is also available.