UK Shared Prosperity Fund Low Carbon Project

To be eligible to take part in the project your business must:

• be a Small or Medium Sized Enterprise (SME), meaning 250 employees or fewer, with a turnover of less than £36 million
• have commercial premises in Sheffield – the scheme cannot support home-based businesses
• not have received more than £315,000 Minimal Financial Assistance subsidy over the last 3 years
• be able to provide 12 months’ energy bills to establish baseline energy use (or however many months you’ve been in your premises, if less than 12 months)

What you’ll receive

You’ll receive the following if you meet the eligiblity criteria.

1. One-to-one support from an advisor
2. Free energy survey

Depending on the outcome of the energy survey, you may then be able to access a Low Carbon Grant to part-fund energy saving improvements. Your business will need to meet additional criteria in order to qualify for a grant.

• Low Carbon Grant scheme

The project includes a grant scheme which contributes to the cost of energy-saving improvements.

The grant will part-fund improvements, with the business making up the rest of the funding itself. The funding is allocated as follows:

• For projects costing up to £20,000 you can apply for a 50% grant contribution
• For projects costing more than £20,000 you can apply for a grant contribution of £10,000

The minimum grant you can apply for is £1,500 (for a project where the total cost is £3,000).

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