How we choose the projects we fund

Community-led, built to last, and measurable: the three questions every project has to answer.

We receive about 300 applications a year and fund around 15. Every one has to answer three questions.

The three questions

  • Who leads? The community has to own the project, not us.
  • Will it last? We fund things that keep working after the ribbon is cut.
  • Can we measure it? Megawatts, tonnes, dollars saved, people served.

Big funding. Local hands.

A monthly gift joins 1,240 others and lets us say yes to a community before the big grants arrive.