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Great British Energy Community Fund

UK Government

Grant funding to help community organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland develop and build community-owned clean energy projects.

Key funding details

Funding
See official notice
Deadline
November 13, 2026
Status
OPEN
Category
Climate & Environment
More dates and verification details
Opens
October 13, 2026
Directory link check
November 3, 2026

About this opportunity

Grant funding to help community organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland develop and build community-owned clean energy projects.

Eligibility & applicants

Check the full official notice for final eligibility, geographic restrictions and required registrations.

Geography: United Kingdom

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Recorded eligibility

You can apply if you are a community organisation set up to run energy projects for local benefit. You must be a legally constituted, incorporated community organisation based in England, Wales or Northern Ireland. Your project must be designed to be at least 50% community owned when operational. Eligible organisations include community benefit…

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The text below is the recorded source content, not a substitute for the current official funding notice.

You can apply if you are a community organisation set up to run energy projects for local benefit. You must be a legally constituted, incorporated community organisation based in England, Wales or Northern Ireland. Your project must be designed to be at least 50% community owned when operational.

Eligible organisations include community benefit societies, community interest companies, co-operative societies, development trusts and registered charities. See the fund guidance for the full list. The GBE Community Fund is open in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In Scotland, Great British Energy is supporting community energy through investment in CARES programmes delivered by

Local Energy Scotland .

More applicant types and research focus areas

Focus areas: Climate & Environment

How to apply

Review eligibility, read the latest official notice, prepare documents and submit directly through the funder.

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Show detailed eligibility review, source evidence and application checklist

Expanded information is based on recorded directory fields and should be checked against the current official notice.

Directory verification note

Automatically synchronized from UK Find a Grant. Source identifier: great-british-energy-community-fund-1. Confirm details on the official page.

Recorded notice evidence

What to verify for Great British Energy Community Fund

Applicant evidence

  • No reliable applicant-type list is stored; use the official notice.
  • Geography: United Kingdom

Opportunity boundaries

  • Recorded funding: See official notice
  • Recorded deadline: November 13, 2026; confirm the closing time.
  • Recorded focus: Climate & Environment
Fields to verify directly: eligible applicant types, funding amount. A missing directory value does not remove a restriction.
Connect every eligibility claim, registration, attachment and deadline to the current notice. Open the specific official notice →

Application checklist

How to evaluate and apply for Great British Energy Community Fund

Use this record for discovery, then connect every requirement and date to the current official notice and its amendments.

Recorded applicant fit

No structured applicant type is recorded.

Recorded geography

United Kingdom

Recorded deadline

November 13, 2026 — confirm the closing time.

Eligibility summary: You can apply if you are a community organisation set up to run energy projects for local benefit. You must be a legally constituted, incorporated community organisation based in England, Wales or Northern Ireland. Your project must be designed to be at least 50% community owned when operational. Eligible organisations include community benefit societies, community interest companies, co-operative societies, development trusts and registered charities. See the fund guidance for the full list. The GBE Community Fund is open in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In Scotland, Great British Energy is supporting community energy through investment in CARES programmes delivered by Local Energy Scotland .

Recorded focus: Climate & Environment

1Confirm fitMatch entity type, location, project scope, exclusions and cost share.
2Read the noticeCollect amendments, budget rules, attachments and portal instructions.
3Plan timingRecord the funder’s time zone, registrations and internal review dates.
4Submit officiallyUse the funder’s route and save the submission confirmation.

Official sources

Directory link check: November 3, 2026. Always recheck the live notice before relying on it.