Community organisations in Frodsham and Helsby now have the chance to apply for their share of Cheshire West and Chester Council's Climate Emergency Fund.

Through this £100,000 fund, the Council hope to provide a financial boost for the local groups and projects that have actionable plans to reduce their carbon emissions.

Eligible public bodies would include our local town and parish councils, voluntary organisations, community groups, small charities and other not-for-profit-organisations.

Examples of projects eligible for funding include - but are not limited to - the following:

• Renewable energy projects
• Energy efficiency projects
• Heat pump projects
• Zero or low carbon transport
• Waste reduction
• Natural capital/natural environment projects

Successful applicants will need to provide evidence that their projects can be implemented swiftly and will make a strongly positive contribution to the borough's ambition of becoming carbon neutral by 2045.

This is the second call for investment under this fund, following the first in Autumn 2020, in which 11 projects were awarded funding to deliver low-carbon outcomes.

Applicants have until the 25 April 2021 to submit bids for a share of the £100,000 available in the second funding round, which relates to this financial year (2021-22). Further rounds of Climate Emergency funding will be available from 2022 to 2024.

To find out more and view the Climate Emergency Fund guidance, visit the Climate Emergency Fund webpage on the Council website.