The Smart Energy Affordability Fund works with organisations that support people to take up and benefit from low carbon technologies, and smart energy products and services.
Apply by midday on Thursday 27 March 2025
Administered by the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) on behalf of National Grid Energy Distribution (NGED), the fund has helped people be warmer at home and been a vital lifeline for many households across the NGED area since 2016.
Grants of £30,000 – £40,000 are available for eligible organisations within the NGED area (East Midlands, West Midlands, South West England and South & West Wales) to support activities running from June 2025 until May 2026.
The fund is open to all organisation types, but activities must take place within the NGED network area (check if you’re in the area).
We are looking for projects which:
- Provide in-depth 1-1 advice and support to help vulnerable households take up and benefit from low carbon technologies and smart energy products and services. All projects must meet this objective.
- Provide in-depth 1-1 fuel poverty advice and support by helping vulnerable households to lower and manage their bills, make their homes more energy efficient, reduce their energy demand and maximise their income.
- Provide support and advice to increase resilience of vulnerable households to severe winter weather and what to do in a power cut – including identifying new registrants for the Priority Services Register (PSR) and offering support to households already registered.
- Target home energy advice and support to households that are in areas of higher deprivation, at greater risk, not connected to the gas network or who have difficulty accessing support.
- Connect with healthcare providers, other support organisations and community partners, to widen networks; raise awareness of the links between cold, damp homes and poor physical and mental health; improve collaboration to register PSR eligible patients; and increase access to support.
Get in touch at energyaffordabilityfund@cse.org.uk if you have any questions about the fund and application process.
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