Northern Powergrid Foundation – Funding Available for Dealing with Energy Related Challenges
The Foundation was launched in 2022 by Northern Powergrid, the electricity distributor for the North East, Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, and has initially supported community resilience projects in areas that were worst affected by the winter storms of 2021-22, including providing solar panels, battery storage and back up power for community hubs. During this time, the Foundation has supported 60 projects, delivering more than £860,000 in grant funding.
As an independent charity serving the Northern Powergrid’s geographical area of North East, Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire, the Foundation has enduring plans to empower communities with projects across three key funding priorities:
- Community resilience; supporting projects that embed greater energy resilience within communities.
- Fuel poverty innovation; supporting innovative and scalable solutions for addressing fuel poverty in the region.
- Net zero networks; supporting programmes that build awareness, educate and develop skills in the region to support the net zero transition.
Northern Powergrid is committed to empowering communities across the region to address some of the biggest energy related challenges. Information can be found by clicking on the following link:
www.northernpowergridfoundation.com to learn more about funding priorities. The Foundation is currently open for grant applications. Interested parties are requested to apply for funding online at northernpowergridfoundation.com.
The application window is open until May 13, 2024, and applications will be accepted from organisations seeking funding on community resilience projects.
Visit: www.northernpowergridfoundation.com for more information, which includes Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), eligibility criteria, grant making policy and instructions to start an application. Find out how other communities have been supported by the Northern Powergrid Foundation: community stories video and: grants awarded testimonials.