Wind farm's £9.3 million East Coast Community Fund opens

Villages in South Holland and south of Boston can now apply for grants from a £9.3 million fund for community and environmental projects.
Brent Cheshire, DONG Energys UK Country Chairman.Brent Cheshire, DONG Energys UK Country Chairman.
Brent Cheshire, DONG Energys UK Country Chairman.

The East Coast Community Fund is a result of DONG Energy’s Hornsea Project One and Race Bank offshore wind farms and a commitment to make about £390,000 available for a projects along the Lincolnshire coast for the next 20 years.

However, an extra £75,000 per year will be ring-fenced for a skills fund to support educational and training initiatives focused on so-called STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) subjects.

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Brent Cheshire, DONG Energy’s UK Country Chairman, said: “We are committed to supporting the local areas and communities where we operate so I am delighted this fund is now open to applications.

“We are proud of our place in this part of the country and this fund is another way we can make a difference locally.”

The fund will be managed for DONG Energy by national grant-making charity GrantScape and for more details on projects which may qualify for funding and how to apply, visit http://grantscape.org.uk/fund/eastcoastcommunityfund/