The Sustainable Innovation Fund

Type of Resource

Guidance website

Source

Gov.uk website

What does it do?

Access to an application process for UK registered businesses to apply for a share of up to £55 million for new projects focusing on sustainable economic recovery from COVID-19. Innovate UK, as part of UK Research and Innovation, is investing up to £55 million to fund single and collaborative research and development projects as part of the Sustainable Innovation Fund.

Why use it?

Closure date is Wednesday 29 July 2020 at 11:00am but provides an understanding of the kind of government funding that is available for projects.

Accessibility

Fully accessible

Target Audience

Usable by all

Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Pre-requisites to use

See Eligibility section for detailed eligibility criteria.

Sector

All

How to access it

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A-Z Housing Funding

Type of Resource

Guidance website

Source

Gov.uk website

What does it do?

A-Z of all housing related government funding programmes.

Why use it?

Check to see if your housing related project is eligible for any government funding.

Accessibility

Fully accessible

Target Audience

Usable by all

Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Pre-requisites to use

None

Sector

Housing

How to access it

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Industrial Energy Transformation Fund

Type of Resource

Guidance website

Source

Gov.uk website

What does it do?

The Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) is designed to help businesses with high energy use, such as energy intensive industries, to cut their energy bills and carbon emissions through investing in energy efficiency and low-carbon technologies.
BEIS will manage the IETF for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with £289 million to invest over 2 phases:
•Phase 1 opens on 20 July 2020, with up to £30 million of funding. Innovate UK will manage delivery of Phase 1.
•Phase 2 will launch in 2021, with the remainder of the fund.

Why use it?

Consider whether your project would be eligible for this funding.

Accessibility

For more information about the fund contact the BEIS IETF team at ietf@beis.gov.uk.If you need more information about how to apply, please contact Innovate UK contact: support@innovateuk.ukri.org

Target Audience

Usable by all

Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Pre-requisites to use

Use contact details to get an understanding of the eligibility criteria.

Sector

Industry

How to access it

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European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF)

Type of Resource

Guidance website

Source

European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF)

What does it do?

ECBF is a dedicated fund to invest in circular and bio-based industries, companies and projects of various sizes across Europe. ECBF Management will raise funds from public and private investors with a target fund volume of 250 million Euro.

Why use it?

Contact the team to see if your project would be eligible for funding.

Accessibility

Website fully accessible. If you would like to get further details contact a member of the team through the contact details provided.

Target Audience

Usable by all

Difficulty Level

Advanced

Pre-requisites to use

Use contact details provided to get an understanding of the eligibility criteria.

Sector

All

How to access it

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Organisation for Climate and Circular Economy (OCCE)

Type of Resource

Guidance website

Source

Organisation for Climate and Circular Economy (OCCE)

What does it do?

OCCE will support a project leader with free of charge access to a repository of resources and an OCCE expert to refine the project idea. Once in a more mature state the OCCE can facilitate discussions with federation members and investors.

Why use it?

OCCE can support innovative, circular related projects. Contact the team to see if they could support with the financing of your project.

Accessibility

Website fully accessible but unable to access resources.Contact team to access further services.

Target Audience

Usable by all

Difficulty Level

Advanced

Pre-requisites to use

Use contact details to get an understanding of the eligibility criteria.

Sector

All

How to access it

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ING – The move to a circular economy

Type of Resource

Guidance documentation

Source

ING

What does it do?

Written in January 2019 by ING's Group Chief Economist this document provides useful summaries into circular financing, circular business models and supply chain financing.

Why use it?

Concise, 30 slide document that will provide you with an understanding of circular business models and the financing options available. This could be useful when developing your own project business case.

Accessibility

Fully accessible

Target Audience

Usable by all.Particularly applicable to someone in a Finance role.

Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Pre-requisites to use

None

Sector

All

How to access it

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