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Applications are now open for a new green scheme that supports building decarbonisation projects in Welsh colleges and universities.
The Digarbon funding scheme provides £20 million of loan funding for further and higher education institutions to support the implementation of heat decarbonisation, energy efficiency, renewable, and electric vehicle and electric vehicle charging infrastructure measures.
The minimum amount that can be applied for is £250,000, with no maximum application size. An interest rate of 2.05% will be applied.
Eligible costs include:
- project identification and design development
- procurement
- purchase of equipment and materials
- build, installation, construction, and commissioning
- project management (external)
- enabling and ancillary works
- DNO fees
A ‘soft’ sector cap will be applied when allocating funding of which 25% of the available funding will be allocated to the Further Education Sector, with 75% allocated to the Higher Education Sector.
The funding, which is delivered by Salix, has been provided by the Welsh Government to help the public sector meet its ambition to be net zero by 2030.
The deadline for applications is 2pm on the 8th August 2024.
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