Energy Resilience Fund

The Energy Resilience Fund is a finance program designed to enable community and social enterprises to retrofit energy generating and saving technology on community-owned or managed buildings. The fund has an initial focus on stabilizing or reducing energy costs for eligible organizations. The program offers investment amounts ranging from £10,000 to £150,000, with up to 40% of the total available as grant funding where justifiable to support cost stabilization or reduction. Energy Audit Grants are also available between £500 and £2,500 for organizations that have not completed these assessments. The fund provides flexible repayment terms from a minimum of 12 months to a maximum of 7 years. It is primarily unsecured financing with a 6.5% flat interest rate and a 1% arrangement fee. The program is delivered in partnership with Big Issue Invest, Charity Bank, Coop and Community Finance, Resonance, GMCVO, The Architectural Heritage Fund, and Key Fund. The fund is supported by Access, Power to Change, Better Society Capital, and Barrow Cadbury Trust.