The Community Sustainable Energy Programme (CSEP) is an open grants programme run by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) as an award partner of the Big Lottery Fund. BRE carries out research, consultancy, training and testing to help create better buildings and communities.

Applications will be accepted for heat generating technologies and energy efficiency measures only.

CSEP has to date awarded £8.5 million to community-based organisations for the installation of microgeneration technologies, such as solar panels or biomass boilers and energy efficiency measures including loft and cavity wall insulation. Ithas provided £1 million for project development grants thathas helped community organisations decide if they could benefit from amicrogeneration and energy efficiency installation. Visit the BRE website for a full list of their outcomes.

Deadline for the receipt of completed applications is 5pm Friday 29 February 2012

Capital grants will be awarded on a competitive basis. Details of all aspects of the grant application process, installers and technologies are available on the BRE website.