The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.
Support to decarbonise community buildings
The latest round of funding from the Scottish Government’s Community and Renewables Energy Scheme (CARES) is now open.
Grant funding, advice and support is available to community organisations, charitable organisations and faith groups that want to decarbonise their community buildings by installing low carbon or renewable energy systems, such as heat pumps or solar panels.
Funding is available for many types of community buildings, including:
- community cafes
- community hubs
- faith buildings
- public halls
- community halls and centres.
Find out more
The current call will close on 30 September 2021, or earlier should the funding call budget be reached. They encourage you to submit your expression of interest as early as possible.
Full details and guidance notes area available on the Local Energy Scotland website.