National Grid Community Matters Fund

This winter, National Grid’s Electricity Distribution business along with Localgiving are again partnering to deliver grants to charitable organisations working to address fuel poverty and ensure energy affordability in their communities. As the temperature begins to drop, costly energy prices and the high cost of living still create major challenges to communities across the nation.

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This winter’s funding is part of National Grid’s ongoing commitment to energy affordability through a broad package of community support initiatives. These include year-round partnerships with trusted organisations via the ‘Power Up’ and ‘Affordable Warmth’ schemes to help tackle fuel poverty, targeted assistance delivered in collaboration with Kidney Care UK and the Fuel Bank Foundation, and increased access to warm, welcoming community spaces through the Warm Welcome campaign. Additional support is also available for vulnerable customers through the Priority Services Register.
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Successful projects will need to meet one or more of the following themes: 

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• Distributing warm packs or energy efficiency measures (i.e. warm blankets, radiator keys, insulated curtains, draught excluders) for home usage
• Visiting isolated households to help people make their homes warmer and more energy efficient
• Running a warm space in a community building
• Improving the energy efficiency of a community building used as a warm space
• Providing tariff switching, energy saving, winter fuel discount, or other fuel poverty advice

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