Westminster Climate Fund (UK)

About

The Westminster Climate Fund offers competitive grants to support projects aimed at decarbonising Westminster, focusing on energy generation, retrofitting, and community-led initiatives, with a deadline for applications set for July 18, 2025.

Benefits

• Financial support for decarbonisation projects
• Grants capped at £50,000 (exceptions may apply)
• Support for significant carbon reductions through building changes, heating systems, or transport
• Community-led energy reduction and retrofit schemes
• Small grants for grassroots initiatives engaging underrepresented groups
• Funding for feasibility studies for high-impact projects

Eligibility Criteria

• Open to Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organizations
• Community Interest organizations
• Businesses (must meet specific criteria) and larger organizations must be signatories to the Sustainable City Charter
• Cultural institutions and public sector bodies
• Projects must be based in Westminster
• Projects cannot last longer than 3 years
• Post-project monitoring required for certain categories for a minimum of 5 years
• Registered organizations only (e.g., on company’s house or charity commission) and operational for at least 2 years
• Must have a bank account
• Compliance with council’s subsidy control guidance required