Community schemes and funding

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Information relating to grants and schemes for communities around Leicestershire.

Grants and funding opportunities for charities and community-based organisations.

Help available to make your home more energy efficient through upgrades to insulation, heating systems, controls and other home improvements.

Qualifying householders can access funding to upgrade heating or improve home insulation through the government’s Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme.

The Home Upgrade Grant (Phase 2) is a Government backed scheme delivered by local authorities to improve the energy efficiency of eligible households without mains-gas heating.

The Home Energy Retrofit Offer supports residents with advice on what can be done to homes to keep warm and cut energy bills.

Time4Leicestershire is a local skills exchange initiative at a district level, where people swap time, not money.

We're doing everything we can to support families as cost of living rises bite.

The home energy grant scheme providing energy efficiency improvements to low income households has now closed. This information is for existing applicants only.

News

Orchard trees in a meadow

Almost 280 trees have been planted on 30 sites

The event will help build and strengthen relationships in the community

The farmer-owned co-operative has received 75 trees from the free trees scheme