Who grant support is available for
NZGP will aim at removing financial barriers and enable small to medium enterprises (SMEs) to make carbon savings through increased energy and resource efficiency.
The NZGP fund will provide:
- Grants of between £1,000 and £7,500 for start-ups
- Grants of between £1,000 and £100,000 for existing businesses
The capital grants will support businesses to purchase assets that will help them to become more efficient and cost effective. Grants will cover energy/resource efficiency improvements to business premises. Examples include:
- solar panels
- wind turbines
- ventilation (fans, distribution, destratification fans)
- heating (replacement boilers, burners, heat pumps)
- renewable technologies
- lighting (LED, controls, sensors)
- refrigeration
- compressors
- insulation
- recycling and waste (compactors, balers and crushers)
- water management
Intervention rate will be up to 50%.
Subsidy (ex “De Minimis”) regulations will now be used for grant funds, as well as non-financial support, to give a consistent intervention rate across the region.
You are allowed up to £315,000 (subject to exchange rates) in Small Amounts of Financial Assistance over any rolling period of three financial years.
All the documents needed to apply for a grant are available now, but we strongly recommend that you check the eligibility criteria to ensure that you qualify for consideration.
Download the NZGP criteria, application, guidance notes and processes
Grant funding is limited and offered on a first come, first served basis.
Up to 50% of NZGP project costs can be awarded, at the discretion of Birmingham City Council.
If you are not eligible for this grant
We also provide the West Midlands SME Grant Programme (WMGP) or the Business Energy and Efficiency Grant Programme (BEEGP), which you might be able to access.
Page last updated: 19 July 2024
