Cumbria’s bid for £2.5 million of National Lottery funding to cut carbon
emissions in the county has been successful, it was announced today.
SLACCtt is one of nearly 70 organisations
from many walks of life in Cumbria that came together to submit the bid
to the National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community
activity in the UK. The award to the Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership will
fund a five-year programme of action aiming to make Cumbria the first
carbon-neutral county in the UK, in a way that benefits communities and
is led by them.
The grant brings a significant investment into the county just
when we need it most, as we begin to rebuild after the Coronavirus
pandemic. It will create 12 green jobs and will see a whole range of
activities led by communities that will make them more sustainable,
stronger and more resilient for the future.
