The MSC Foundation are looking to fund retrofit-related projects as defined as energy efficiency or renewable generation measures to a domestic building. This is in line with their objective to make every UK home carbon free.
Who will they fund?
Projects will need to be one or both of the following types:
- Retrofit in action: projects demonstrating or experimenting with methodologies in the real world and actively evaluating results
- Retrofit research: research projects which aim to research a particular issue and better inform retrofit work in the future
Building on the Foundation’s knowledge of the sector and stakeholder consultation they are particularly interested in grants responding to one or more of the following questions:
- What are effective grant and finance mechanisms to deliver measures?
- How do we engage citizens in retrofit and then turn engagement into action?
- How do we increase the numbers of people entering the retrofit supply chain?
Funds available
The maximum grant available will be £50,000 inclusive of VAT. A total funding pot of £300,000 is available and they therefore expect to be funding around 6 grants, if the maximum amount of funding is requested.
Deadline date
Applications will need to be submitted to grants@mcsfoundation.org.uk by the 1st May 2025.