Mon 54 Vital Villages

Descriptions

The project will to provide investment to encourage sustainable use of energy and improve communal areas in Monmouthshire whilst conserving the local heritage and environment. The project includes three grant schemes, marketing and a Community Energy Project Officer. The Renewable Energy Community Investment Fund will coordinate community energy enquiries and work with rural communities to identify and assess their renewable energy needs. The grant scheme will provide a minimum of 4 grants at a maximum of £50,000 each with a grant rate not exceeding 60%. The Sustainable Energy Investment Programme for community facilities will provide small scale capital investment programme for green energy improvements to existing community facilities. The grant scheme will provide a minimum of 10 grants at a maximum of £2500 each, with a grant rate not exceeding 80%. The Community Environmental Improvement Scheme will develop small scale community environmental improvements to develop small scale community environmental/community gardens schemes to include enhancement of village greens, growing for community use (Land Share) etc. The grant scheme will provide a minimum of 12 grants at a maximum of £2500 each, with a grant rate not exceeding 80%. There will be a programme of awareness raising activities to encourage the use of renewable energy within the community and Monmouthshire’s community facilities. The tender is for the provision of a full time suitably qualified and experience project officer to deliver the programme together with appropriate support. The tender does not involve the direct payments of grants to third parties but will co-ordinate such activity.