Building Back Greener Loan Fund

£5m of loan funding has been allocated for applications for projects that contribute to one or more of the following:

• clean growth in the Solent maritime sector
• the clean recovery and growth of the Solent's visitor, creative or cultural economy
• the Solent economy's pathway to Net Zero
• nature-based solutions to economic and environmental challenges
• the skills and training that Solent employers need
• strengthening the Solent as a hotbed of innovation

The loan funding is available for private sector businesses, further education colleges and universities, and social enterprises. Applications can be made for amounts between £100,000 and £1,000,000 for capital projects. The deadline for applications is 14 January 2022. You can find out more about the loan funding here.