Purpose

At their meeting on 28 August 2025, the Grants Advisory Committee reviewed a report setting out applications to the 2025/26 Zero Carbon Communities (ZCC) grant scheme. In line with the report recommendations, the GAC recommended that the following applications be awarded funding: 

Applicant:

Type of project:

Conditions:

Amounts applied for:

Amount awarded:

The Liberation Cycle

Carbon Reduction

£12,000

£12,000

Whittlesford United Reformed Church

Carbon Reduction

£15,000

£15,000

Teversham Community Club

Carbon Reduction

£6,500

£6,500

Balsham Parish Council

Carbon Reduction

£9,769

£9,769

St Mary’s and All Saints Church Willingham PCC

Carbon Reduction

£7,255.52

£7,255.52

Stapleford Parish Council

Carbon Reduction

£15,000

£15,000

Fen Ditton Parish Council

Carbon Reduction

Fen Ditton Parish Council provides satisfactory evidence of safeguarding and equal opportunities considerations for the project.

£15,000

£15,000

Cambridge Sustainable Food

Carbon Reduction

£14,936

£14,936

Dry Drayton Parish Council

Carbon Reduction

Dry Drayton Parish Council provides evidence of landowner permission for the project.

£3,130

£3,130

Cambridge Carbon Footprint (Repair Cafés Plus)

Community Engagement

£15,000

£15,000

Cambridge Carbon Footprint

(Open Eco Homes)

Community Engagement

£15,000

£15,000

The Let’s Cook Project

Community Engagement

£15,000

£15,000

Cambridge Retrofit Hub

Community Engagement

The Retrofit Hub confirms the specific deliverables of the project.

£12,700.55

£12,700.55

William Westley CofE Primary School PTA

Community Engagement

The PTA confirms they have met the necessary planning requirements.

£5,000

£5,000

Total

£161,291.07

£161,291.07

In line with the report’s recommendation, and to remain within the allocated budget for the grant scheme, no awards were recommended by the GAC to the remaining applications listed below.

Applicant:                  

Type of project:

Amounts applied for:

Amount awarded:

Dry Drayton Village Hall

Carbon Reduction

£9,000

£0

Cambridge Past, Present & Future

Carbon Reduction

£15,000

£0

Cottenham Parish Council

Carbon Reduction

£15,000

£0

Orchard Park Community Council

Carbon Reduction

£9,400

£0

Springtail Productions

Community Engagement

£9,460

£0

HI Hub

Community Engagement

£5,054

£0

Green Heat Co-Op

Community Engagement

£5,500

£0

Sustainable Northstowe

Community Engagement

£2,495

£0

Decision

To accept the recommendations of the Grants Advisory Committee (see above).

Reasons for the decision

All applications were considered by the Grants Advisory Committee (with the Lead Member for Resources present). The recommended awards will spend the total funding pot for 2025/26 (£152,000) plus a further £9,291.07, to ensure all projects scoring 77% or above were fully funded.

Alternative options considered

To reject or vary the recommendations of the Grants Advisory Committee (GAC).

Rejected as the recommendations met the criteria.