A grant is an entitlement to money from the community. It is usually a one-off amount that you therefore have to apply for again and again. With that amount, the applicant makes a contribution to realise the municipality's established policy. For example, in the field of care and welfare, education, sports, art and culture, integration and recreation.
These may be organisations and facilities to which the municipality makes a financial contribution, such as sports clubs, the library or playgroups. Small-scale initiatives by residents or foundations are also supported if they fit within the policy.
Each type of grant has its own ‘rules of the game’. Such as the amount of the amount, how you apply for it and how you have to prove that you spent the money correctly.
The higher the amount, the more rules and checkpoints.
The municipality of Apeldoorn aims to accelerate the energy transition and actively involve residents and community organisations in this process. Many initiatives that contribute to energy saving, sustainable electricity generation, sustainable heating, energy storage or raising awareness are driven by residents, voluntary organisations and other community groups. These initiatives often make a significant contribution to increasing knowledge, engagement and public support for the energy transition.
- Through the ‘Energieke Activiteiten’ grant scheme, we can provide you with financial support for activities that make a demonstrable contribution to the energy transition within the municipality of Apeldoorn. The grant is available to individual residents of the municipality of Apeldoorn; voluntary organisations or non-profit organisations; who wish to carry out activities that contribute to the energy transition.
Some examples are:
- Setting up a volunteer energy team or organisation for your neighbourhood, village or town.
- Organising public (informative) events on topics such as energy saving, renewable energy, group purchasing of solar panels, heat pumps, electric cooking and so on.
Target audience
The scheme is available to:
- residents of the municipality of Apeldoorn;
- voluntary organisations;
- non-profit organisations;
The scheme is not intended for commercial activities and is not designed to provide financial support to businesses or commercial legal entities.
An activity is only eligible for a grant once per calendar year. Where a voluntary organisation or non-profit organisation applies for a grant for several activities within a single calendar year, an activity plan and budget must be submitted. This enables the council to assess whether the activities and costs applied for are sufficiently coherent and align with the scheme’s objectives.
Grant recipients are expected to:
- carry out the activity within six months;
- cooperate with inspections;
- mention the local authority’s contribution in publicity material;
- to assist with communications relating to the activity.
This enables the local authority to monitor the results of the scheme and to highlight successful activities to other residents and organisations.
The application and assessment process involves a number of steps:
- You can apply for the grant online using the button above.
- The council will assess your application within 6 weeks. If your grant application is successful, this will be a provisional decision. We will pay you the grant amount awarded as an advance.
- You may submit a claim within 6 weeks of carrying out the activity.
We will only finalise the grant once we have received the confirmation form from you. You can submit the confirmation form online. We may request repayment of any overpaid advance.
Application assessment
The council will assess whether your activity:
- is replicable/scalable: the experience or outcome of the activity can be utilised by other residents/businesses in Apeldoorn.
- is realistic/feasible:
- You will use the techniques available for this activity.
- It looks as though there will be enough staff and participants.
- There are sufficient other resources available.
- There is sufficient engagement and/or support amongst the residents of the municipality of Apeldoorn.
- is efficient: to what extent does the activity contribute to achieving the scheme’s objective in relation to the amount of the grant applied for?
What is the scheme not intended for?
Activities that do contribute to the energy transition but are not aimed at the general public in Apeldoorn are automatically excluded. This means that you cannot receive a grant under this scheme for, for example, insulating your own home or purchasing solar panels.
Any questions?
Please get in touch with us by emailing energiesubsidies@apeldoorn.nl
You will receive a grant of up to €2,500.00
A minimum personal contribution of 50% applies here. The scheme is intended as an incentive and not as full funding for activities. The contribution towards the costs of the activity may consist of money or contributions in kind. Examples include the use of one’s own equipment, one’s own labour costs, spare time or voluntary work. Voluntary hours are valued at €30 per hour.