Having signed an agreement with Airvolution Energy to manage their Community Benefit Funds (CBF’s) throughout the UK, GrantScape are looking forward to launching the first, of many, CBF’s on behalf of Airvolution Energy, in early 2012.
Airvolution Energy’s CEO Richard Mardon said:
“Airvolution Energy is committed to establishing Community Benefit Funds for each of our wind energy projects in the UK. Each Fund extends to the lifetime of the operational site so can provide a regular and often much needed income for local organisations' projects and causes.
We are delighted to be working with GrantScape, an independent charity, which has an excellent track record of successfully managing similar grant programmes across England and Wales.
It is particularly pleasing to have found an organisation with the skills and ability to operate across the entire UK. This provides consistency and transparency in how our funds will be distributed to the local communities”.
Full details about the fund will be publicised through GrantScape's Newsletter, in the first instance, by March 2012.
If you have a CBF you would like to talk to GrantScape about, please contact our Grant Director, Matt Young, Tel: 01908 247635.
