District Heat Network Application Form

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Welcome to the application form for the District Heat Network Fund. 

This fund is for any individual, group or organisation who is considering developing one or more heat network(s). This fund is currently in development, and your data will be crucial to identifying the amount of funding required and how best we can distribute this over time. 

Establishing a heat network can be a complex process involving a balance of operational, financial, environmental, social and technical considerations. For more information about our approach and our strategic aims on decarbonisation please see SIB Community Heat | Social Investment Business

Please note that there is no expectation to know all of the project details asked for in this form. However, where you do have the information asked for, please share this with us. The more data we have, the more relevant the support we can offer. 

This application form should take approximately 25 minutes to complete if you have all of the information to hand.

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Once you have completed the form we will endeavour to reach out to you within 30 days  regarding the next steps. 

If you have any questions, require accessibility support or would like any reasonable adjustments, please contact Salma Perveen, Community Engagement Lead, at salma.perveen@sibgroup.org.uk. 


Information About You
Please confirm your key contact details so we can keep in touch about this application. 








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Organisational Details

I.e. The exact name registered at Companies House/ other regulator.




Under Company number, please include Companies House or other company registration number e.g. CIC or FCA. Please leave Charity Number blank if you are not a registered charity.

If you have a company or charity number that is shorter than the required characters, please add 0’s at the start to meet the required character count.

This will usually be when the organisation was incorporated





The postcode must be in uppercase and the correct format, for example, M2 1BB, CB2 1QA or BS32 0BQ.







Please just enter a whole number (no commas or symbols). Please enter 0 if the answer is none.

Please just enter a whole number (no commas or symbols). Enter 0 if you do not have volunteers.




How diverse is your organisation's board and senior management team?

We are collecting data on equalities to better understand the make-up of the organisations this fund will support. 

We have a commitment to ensuring that we fully represent the diversity of the sector in our funding. The data will also feed into wider on-going Programme reporting and learning.

People who assess their day-to-day activities as limited by long-term physical or mental health conditions or illnesses are considered disabled.

What percentage of your board and senior management team are:




Completion of these questions is encouraged but voluntary.

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Please answer the following questions as best you can with the most recent information you have. For any questions you do not know the answer to, please choose the relevant option or input ‘0’ or ‘N/A’.
 
Please complete the following questions for each heat network you are planning on working with us on. If that number exceeds 5, please only share 5 as examples.

Please select 'Add another Heat Network' to add more. 
Heat Network Information



When choosing a postcode, please identify a building that is in the middle of your heat network or as close as possible. Please do not share your own or business address with us if it is not located within the heat network

The postcode must be in uppercase and the correct format, for example, M2 1BB, CB2 1QA or BS32 0BQ






e.g. libraries, community centres, etc











This could include information on biodiversity, previous feasibility reports, funding applications, planning application, planning permission challenges, environmental considerations, or anything else you think may be relevant.
Please upload a compressed zip file  - how to prepare a compressed zip file containing all relevant information.

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Submit your application 
By submitting this form, you are confirming that the information contained within it is true and correct. You are also confirming that you have the authority to submit this application on behalf of the organisation.


By applying to the fund, you consent to the sharing of your details (including name, contact information and organisation details – including organisational financial information, loan details) amongst the Fund partners for the purposes of managing the fund. Your details will also be shared with the investors of the Fund and their advisors, agents, contractors, and auditors, as well as the fund's suppliers where relevant and necessary. Each organisation’s data policy can be reviewed on their respective websites.


Your data will not be shared with any other third parties and will only be used for administrative purposes in relation to the fund and for its duration.


All data sharing will be in accordance with current data protection regulations.
 
The full privacy policy for The Social Investment Business can be found at https://www.sibgroup.org.uk/data-privacy-policy

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