Members of the Highlands and Islands Climate Hub can apply for up to £1000 to help with unexpected financial challenges that mean a project relating to climate action can no longer continue.
Key Criteria
The types of costs anticipated are legal or regulatory costs (planning or licensing) where no other funds can be found by the organisation or where an opportunity exists for a climate action project where a small grant would provide professional support and advice to determine if it should go ahead.
The fund cannot cover any staffing, training or otherwise HR costs or legal costs relating to HR or staffing. It also cannot support any event or project costs. Exception may be made for example, where the project requires greater community consultation than first planned and there is a financial gap to fill in order to carry this out or where there is a sudden emergency and support is needed to continue delivery of the project while awaiting insurance claims or further grant awards.
The project must fit the overall aims of the Highlands and Islands Climate Hub - more information about their objectives can be found on their website.
As the aim of the funding is to bridge a gap, organisations are requested to provide evidence of their current reserves, reserves policy and indication on why reserves cannot be utilised in their application.
The organisation must be a member of the Highlands and Islands Climate Hub to apply to the fund - more information about membership can be found on their website.
