Walney Extension Community Fund
Walney Extension Community Fund
In October 2015 Ørsted (Formerly DONG Energy) decided to construct an extension to the operational Walney offshore wind farm The extension will be located in the Irish Sea, west south west of the Walney Island coast in Cumbria.
Keen to invest in local communities, Ørsted has committed to a fund for community and environmental projects worth approximately £600,000 a year for the lifetime of the project (around 25 years).
Grants from the fund from £500 up to £50,000 are available, and there are normally two application closing dates each year.
Late applications submitted after a closing date will be processed in the next round (approximately six months later).
To be eligible to apply for a grant your project must be located, and for the benefit of communities within the funding area. Please note the area of benefit also includes the coastal tidal zones directly in line with the onshore areas.
If you have questions about whether your project is located in an eligible area please call the GrantScape team before spending time completing your application. Once you are confident your project is located within the area of benefit, read the criteria carefully to make sure your project is eligible.
To continue an application visit GrantScape - Continue your application.