Our Grants

UPDATE JUNE 2025

The following grant schemes will reopen on 1 August 2025:

Energy Efficiency Grant

Young person’s Grant

Ebike Grant

Get the Valley Growing Grant

Warm up/costs down Grant

Please do not submit applications prior to 1 August.

The Bursary Grant Scheme is currently open to applicants as the Community Grant Scheme.

Changes to existing grant schemes

Energy efficiency grants will only be open to residents who did NOT receive such a grant in the 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025 period.

In addition the maximum for a young person’s grant has been reduced to £250.

Although the VRG financial year starts on 1 July, grant schemes will reopen on 1 August 2025 owing to staff holidays.

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.

As ever 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. To be eligible applicants must be resident in the Carron Valley & District Area or the project must be of benefit to residents in the area.

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.