CARES Community Buildings Fund
Funding
Up to £80,000
Deadline
Check with the funder
Location
Scotland
Applications
Rolling applications
Overview
CARES gives Scottish community organisations up to £80,000, covering 80% of costs, to install heat pumps, solar panels and energy saving measures in community buildings. You need to own or have a long lease on the building and find 20% match funding. It is open now, first come, first served, until the money runs out. Official source: https://localenergy.scot/funding/cares-community-buildings-fund/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 22 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Up to £80,000 for 80% of costs.
- Scotland only.
- 20% match funding.
- First come, first served.
- Finish by 15 March 2027.
Non-profit distributing Scottish charities or companies that own the building or hold a lease of at least five years, where the building is well used. You must match 20% of the project cost.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Scottish charities and community groups with a building.
Regions
Full details from Local Energy Scotland (Scottish Government and National Lottery Community Fund)
The CARES Community Buildings Fund, jointly funded by the Scottish Government and The National Lottery Community Fund and run by Local Energy Scotland, gives grants of up to £80,000 for 80% of eligible costs to cut a community building's energy costs and emissions. It funds renewable technologies such as heat pumps, battery storage and solar panels, energy efficiency measures and essential costs like building warrants, planning and grid applications. Buildings must have or be installing low carbon heating, and fossil fuel heating must be replaced. Applications are reviewed as they arrive and funded first come, first served until the money is allocated; projects must finish by 15 March 2027.
Read the guidance on the CARES Community Buildings Fund page, submit an expression of interest and complete the organisation eligibility check in the CARES project portal, then submit your full application with installer quotes, energy bills and proof of ownership or lease.
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