Decision details

Cabinet considered the head of policy and programmes’ report on proposed changes to the council’s climate action fund policy and guidance.  The report sought approval of the changes to take effect in the 2024/25 financial year. 

The Cabinet member for climate action welcomed the changes and reported that these had been supported by the Climate Emergency Advisory Committee.  The main change was to increase the amount that could be granted from £5,000 to £10,000 per application, thereby helping communities to undertake climate action, nature recovery and energy saving projects in their neighbourhoods. 

Cabinet welcomed this also.  It not only supported local climate action projects but also assisted in getting local people together to take action, thereby helping build communities and increase learning. 

This would be a test year; consideration would be given at a later date to whether a second grant round could be offered in 2024/25, or whether to carry forward any unspent grant budget to 2025/26 to extend the scheme to future years. 

RESOLVED: to approve the changes to the Vale Climate Action Fund Policy and Guidance, as set out in Appendix A to the head of policy and programmes’ report to Cabinet on 16 February 2024, and agree to implement these changes for the 2024/25 round.