Wales Funding Programme

Read the Wale Funding Programme Application Guidance Notes which incudes everything you need to know about the scheme including the criteria, process, and how to receive the funding. 
 

Fill in the application form with key details about your organisation and the project you are applying for. You will be required to submit this as part of your application.

Please include the following information as part of your application:

• The date of expected commence and completion of the project(s)
• The Salix funding requested for each project and the total overall value you would like to apply for or,
• Salix funding requested expressed as % contribution of the total project cost (where an application will be funded through additional sources of funding
• The technologies and specific work types you would like to apply for
• The expected life of the building in which the project is due to be implemented
• The average energy price expected to be paid
• The load used by the existing equipment prior to project implementation, and the load after installation of the new technology to calculate annual kWh savings
• A breakdown of estimated costs by main equipment capital costs, installation costs, project management costs, and other project costs.

To support your application please ensure you compile the information and documentation listed below to be submitted as part of your application.

• Energy-saving calculations for each measure, preferably in Excel format
• Budget/costing documents
• Data sheets (if available)
• Energy and carbon monitoring plan
• Project programme
• Risk register

The Main Contact is typically an Energy Manager/Officer, Project Manager/Officer or similar. They oversee the day-to-day delivery of the project and are able to provide Salix with the latest updates in terms of project delivery. The main contact will have the authority to sign off on funding drawdown documents below £1m.

The Sponsoring Director is typically a Head of department/Director or Chief. In some cases, the Main Contact and Sponsoring Director may be the same. This individual is expected to oversee the project at a strategic level and authorise funding. The Sponsoring Director will need to sign loan agreements and any funding drawdown documents for claims over £1m.

Once you have completed the steps above, you can email your application to the Wales team. Please ensure the person submitting the application is an individual from the public sector body, or supporting body for example, a consultant. If a supporting body is submitting the application on behalf of the public sector body, please make sure that the Main Contact and/or Sponsoring Director is copied in.

In your email please include the following statement

• I am authorised to make a loan application on behalf of the public sector organisation.
• The organisation is authorised to take a Salix loan.
• The organisation can make repayments through a Direct Debit.
• The project meets the criteria of ‘additional’set out in the application notes (i.e. the project has not already started, the full funding has not already been agreed from a different source, the project is above and beyond meeting required legislation/Building Regulations and the project is not being implemented for commercial gain other than the reduction in costs through increased energy efficiency).
• The organisation will directly receive the benefit of the resultant energy savings.
• We have or will follow the agreed procurement route for this project in line with any internal procurement policy for our organisation or the relevant Local Authority (where applicable).

Next steps

Email your application to [email protected].

Once your application has been submitted, you may expect to hear from the team within five working days.