GRANT SCHEMES

All grant schemes are now closed until 1 August 2026

Please scroll to the bottom of the page for details on individual grants.

Please note that grants are only available to people resident in the Carron Valley & District Area, or the project must be of benefit to residents in the area.

Grants run with VRG’s financial year which is August to June, schemes are closed in July owing to staff holidays.

Any application should usually be acknowledged within a few days, but please allow up to a month for a decision and note that schemes are closed in July. Please note that you should not purchase any item before a grant is approved as retrospective receipts are not accepted.

Energy Efficiency

From 1 August 2026 Energy efficiency grants will only be open to residents who did NOT receive such a grant in the 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026 period.

Young person’s 

Reopens 1 August.

Get the Valley Growing 

Reopens 1 August.

Bursary 

Reopens 1 August. From 1 August 2026 the amount increases to £1000.

Warm up/costs down 

Reopens 1 August.

Ebike

Reopens 1 August.

Community 

Reopens 1 August.

As well as the guidelines on the website please note the following:-

Grant applications should be made PRIOR to work being done or items purchased. Retrospective applications can only be approved in exceptional circumstances.

If you have any queries contact our Admin Assistant on admin@valleyrenewables.co.uk

VRG is proud to administer a diverse range of grant programmes for the benefit of the Carron Valley & District Area community.

Using community benefit funds provided by local wind farm developments, VRG independently manages, assesses and administers grant programmes for: community projects, households, young people, student bursaries, and new ventures within the Carron Valley and District Area.

All funds distributed by VRG go to projects or works which support VRG’s objectives.

Please note that EV charging points are not eligible for VRG grants. Information on Government Grants can be found here: Government-grants-for-low-emission-vehicles

VRG reserves the right to close or amend its grant schemes at any time.

Energy efficiency grants

Reopens 1 August. 

E-bike-grant

Reopens 1 August.

Warm Up, Costs Down Grant

Reopens 1 August.

 

 

Student Bursary Scheme 

Reopens 1 August.

New Venture Fund

This grant scheme has been closed until further notice.

Community Grants 

Small Community Grants of up to £5,000 and Large Community Grants over £5,000 available to Community Projects which benefit residents of the Carron Valley & District Area.

Household Grant Scheme

This scheme closed in 2022 and was replaced by the Energy Efficiency, E-bike and Get the valley growing grant schemes.