SHDC to work with Crowdfunder to support projects that tackle climate change

To apply for funding, you need a crowdfunding project. You must first demonstrate strong local support by getting to 25 per cent of your crowdfunding target from a minimum of 25 unique supporters before being considered. If you receive a match-funding pledge from the South Hams Climate Action and Biodiversity Fund, but the amount does not take you to your crowdfunding target, you must continue crowdfunding until you hit the target.

Projects must support South Hams District Council’s Climate Change and Biodiversity Strategy in one of the following ways to be considered:

• Reducing carbon emissions from households, businesses or organisations, including community and voluntary groups.
• Creating new opportunities for renewable energy - Higher levels of match funding will be considered for projects providing innovative solutions for heat decarbonisation such as district energy networks.
• Supporting behaviour change and sustainable living.
• Projects which will result in removal of carbon from the atmosphere through nature-based solutions or supporting improvements in biodiversity.
• Providing education and awareness of the Climate and Ecological Emergency through direct engagement with hard-to-reach groups and individuals.
• Projects which aim to help communities and species adapt to the effects of Climate Change.
• Projects to help reduce organisational carbon footprints, this could include feasibility studies, action plans and emissions studies - (not open to for-profit organisations).

  The Council will consider pledging towards crowdfunding targets as follows:

• Up to 50 per cent for constituted community groups and town and parish councils
• Up to 30 per cent for registered not-for-profit organisations 
• Up to 20 per cent for incorporated locally based for-profit organisations

To find out more about the project match funding, visit: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/funds/south-hams-climate-fund