Grants for public sector bodies to fund energy efficiency and heat decarbonisation measures.
The Government has launched the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme which offers huge savings on public sector decarbonisation projects. The innovative new scheme will offer up to 100% of costs in an effort to continue the work towards a carbon-neutral future across the UK.
The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) provides grants for public sector bodies to fund energy efficiency and heat decarbonisation measures.
Decarbonisation Scheme Offers up to 100% of Costs
The £1 billion scheme is part of the Chancellor’s ‘Plan for Jobs 2020’ commitment to support the UK’s economic recovery from COVID-19, supporting up to 30,000 skilled jobs in the low carbon and energy efficiency sectors. The scheme also supports the government’s net zero and clean growth goals. It will reduce non-traded carbon emissions from the public sector by up to 0.1 MtCO2e/year and up to 0.5 MtCO2e over each of Carbon Budgets 4 and 5. This is equivalent to taking nearly 45,000 cars off the road.
The scheme is managed by the BEIS delivery body Salix Finance.
The following sectors are able to apply for the scheme and take advantage of significant cost-reduction:
- Emergency services
- Institutions of Higher Education
- Local Authorities
- NHS and Foundation Trusts
- Schools
- Central Government
If you are undertaking a project involving any of those sectors in the following year, make sure you apply for the Grant, as this could prove extremely beneficial in securing large-scale projects in the next year. The deadline for application is 11th Jan 2021.
Find out more here… Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) 2021→
How to apply and closing dates
The closing date for all applications is Monday 11 January 2021. Salix will prioritise assessing and approving funding for projects that have an early completion date. Projects should be completed by 31 March 2021 if possible. Projects that cannot be completed by 31 March 2021 should be completed by 30 September 2021.
Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis and Salix expects to inform applicants within 3 weeks of applications being submitted, as shown here:
| Applications submitted by: | Applications assessed by: |
|---|---|
| Monday 12 October 2020 | Friday 30 October 2020 |
| Monday 26 October 2020 | Friday 13 November 2020 |
| Monday 9 November 2020 | Friday 27 November 2020 |
| Monday 23 November 2020 | Friday 11 December 2020 |
| Monday 11 January 2021 | Friday 29 January 2021 |
Visit the Salix Finance site for more information and details of how to apply.
The Public Sector Low Carbon Skills Fund will provide funding for developing bids and delivering projects.
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