Loscar Wind Farm Community Fund
Important Notice
Applications to this fund are now open! The deadline for applications is 9am, Monday 20th January 2025.
Decisions on this round will be made in late March, and will not be communicated to groups until mid-late April so projects should not start before 1st May 2025.
The Loscar Wind Farm Community Funds make small grants to support environmental sustainability and general community activities. Wind farm operator Renewable Energy Systems (RES) established the funds for communities close to the site of their Loscar wind farm in Harthill, Rotherham. RES operate renewable energy plants throughout the UK, with the Loscar wind project generating clean electricity since 2010.
What can be funded?
Grants are available for projects and initiatives that educate, promote or implement:
- Sustainable use of energy and energy efficiency
- Sustainable use of other resources
- Reducing climate change
- Nature conservation
- Charitable environmental projects that address the needs of the local community
This can be in the form of activities listed below, benefitting the residents of the defined area of benefit:
- Educational Projects within the local primary and secondary schools
- Free information events about domestic solar or wind power
- Projects to improve the energy efficiency of residents on low incomes
- Free practical workshops about composting methods
- Hedge restoration and wildflower planting schemes
- Activities for older people
- Pre-school group
- Homework club
- Sports group
How much can you apply for?
There is no minimum or maximum grant, but most grants will be for less than £5,000.
Where?
This funding is specifically for the benefit of community initiatives within the parishes of Harthill, Woodall, Thorpe Salvin and Wales.
Application Support
Please read our guidance notes below, answering questions you may have about this programme.
You can contact South Yorkshire Funding Advice Bureau for help or to fine tune your application with their 'Making A Good Application' leaflet
Loscar Windfarm Community Funds - Guidance Notes
- Area of benefit
- Who can or cannot apply?
- What can't be funded
- How to apply
(PDF, 69.2 KB)
South Yorkshire Community Foundation - Top 10 tips
Ten tips from South Yorkshire Community Foundation to help with your funding application
(PDF, 29.4 KB)
Contact Us
If you have a related query to this programme, you can contact our Grants Officer Roz, via the details below to answer your questions