The Stevenage Green Business Grant is designed to help businesses address the challenge of rising energy costs, reach net zero and build resilience to climate change.
Grants of up to £10,000 are available to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and registered charities implement greener solutions by purchasing and installing new products and equipment to reduce their carbon footprint, reduce water and overall waste usage, improve their energy efficiency, and reduce their energy costs.
If eligible you will be able to apply for a one off non-repayable grant of between £500-10,000 to cover 80% of the eligible costs of purchasing and installing new products and equipment. The amount of grant supported will depend on the business size and project type.
The Stevenage Green Business Grant is part of the Stevenage Borough Council’s Sustainable Support Programme available for Stevenage businesses.
To be eligible for the Stevenage Green Business Grant you must be:
- a small or medium sized enterprise/charity with fewer than 250 employees and a turnover of equal to or less than €50 million or a balance sheet total less than €43 million.
- a legal entity – private limited company, community interest company or a registered charity
- trading in Stevenage Borough Council local authority area for over 12 months and paying business rates to Stevenage Borough Council (or qualifying from rate reliefs)
- an owner of business premises in Stevenage
- or trading from commercial premises within the Stevenage area, for which there is a signed lease or rental or licence agreement in place and that there is at least 2 years left on the agreement.
For your project to be eligible:
- You are required to have undertaken an independent Carbon Reduction Plan (CRP) recommending or identifying the project/s you are applying the grant for. The CRP can be obtained free of charge by undertaking support from either:
- Stevenage Borough Council Sustainable Business Support programme through Sustainable X
- Wenta’s Action Zero Programme
- Or through another accredited Sustainable Support programme (which maybe at cost)
- It must identify a reduction in overall carbon emissions.
- It must not start until it has been approved by the Green Business Grants Panel.
- If Planning Permission is required, this must be approved and in place prior to application.
- You must have landlord consent if required.
- You must have funds to complete the project.
For further information and to apply for the Stevenage Green Business Grant click here
Closing date for applications 13 December.
