Aims/priorities: The 2025 funding is for projects that are one or both of the following types:
- Retrofit in action: projects demonstrating or experimenting with methodologies in the real world and actively evaluating results.
- Retrofit research: research projects which aim to research a particular issue and better inform retrofit work in the future.
Building on the Foundation’s knowledge of the sector and stakeholder consultation there is particularly interested in grants responding to one or more of the following questions:
- What are effective grant and finance mechanisms to deliver measures?
- How do we engage citizens in retrofit and then turn engagement into action?
- How do we increase the numbers of people entering the retrofit supply chain?
Who can apply? Applications may be submitted by any incorporated organisation including but not limited to private/public organisations, not-for-profit and charities.
Grant amount: A total funding pot of £300,000 is available.
The maximum grant is £50,000 inclusive of VAT.
It is expected that around six grants will be awarded in this round, if the maximum amount of funding is requested.
Application process: The application form and guidance documents are available from the funding page of the MCS Foundation website.
The completed application form should be submitted by email to the Foundation.
Deadline: Thursday 1 May 2025.
Contact information: Email: grants@mcsfoundation.org.uk
Website: Home - MCS Foundation