Our Grants

GRANT SCHEMES

August 2026. All grant schemes have now reopened.

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.

Up to £2000 for projects that make a residence more energy efficient.

Young person’s 

Up to £250 to support children and young people’s interests and activities.

Get the Valley Growing 

Supporting people growing their own food.

Bursary 

£1000 for people at university or on an apprenticeship. 

Warm up/costs down 

Supporting people to keep warm and reduce costs. Up to £200

Ebike

Up to £500 for an ebike.

Community 

Supporting community groups

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.