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Change description : 2025-09-11 15:19:00: We’ve updated the Phase 3a project summaries to reflect completed projects. [Guidance and regulation]

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Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme: Phase 3 - projects awarded funding

The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme provides grants for public sector bodies to fund heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency measures.

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Phase 3 of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme isScheme is providing over £1.8£1.425 billion of grant funding over the financial years 2022 to 2023 to 2025 to 2026,2026. throughIt multiplesupports applicationthe windows:aim of reducing emissions from public sector buildings by 75% by 2037, compared to a 2017 baseline.

Phase 3c has up to £230 million available in 2024 to 2025. We will confirm the budget for 2025 to 2026 though applicants should assume a broadly balanced profile across 2024 to 2025 and 2025 to 2026:

  • Phase 3c closed to new applications in November 2023
  • Phase 3b closed to new applications in NovemberOctober 2022
  • Phase 3a closed to new applications in November 2021

More information about the scheme is available on the the Salix Finance website.

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Published 8 September 2021
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  1. We've updated the Phase 3a project summaries to reflect completed projects.

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Update history

2025-09-11 15:19
We’ve updated the Phase 3a project summaries to reflect completed projects.

2025-04-17 16:42
Updated several project locations, and added new West London NHS Trust project summary under ‘Phase 3c Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme: project summaries’.

2024-11-21 09:49
Added the summary report for Phase 3c of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme.

2024-05-15 00:01
Added Phase 3c Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme: grant recipients and project summaries.

2023-11-27 08:35
Added Phase 3b Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme: summary report.

2023-11-02 14:35
Due to technical issues, Phase 3c is being re-run. The new application portal for Phase 3c will open on Tuesday 7 November at 2pm and close on Friday 10 November at 2pm.

2023-10-10 14:00
Updated grant recipients and project summaries for Phase 3b. The application portal for Phase 3c is now open.

2023-09-08 16:07
We expect the Application Portal for Phase 3c to open on Tuesday 10 October, at 2pm.

2023-07-12 14:00
Phase 3c will open to applications in autumn 2023. The Phase 3c guidance note and application form are available on the Salix Finance website.

2023-05-02 14:57
Added Phase 3a Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme: summary report.

2023-03-22 00:15
Updated with latest list of projects and summaries for Phase 3b.

2023-02-10 10:47
Updated with latest list of projects and summaries for Phase 3a.

2022-11-01 00:15
Phase 3b closed on 31 October 2022.

2022-10-12 14:01
Phase 3b is now open for applications.

2022-10-10 08:00
Phase 3b will open for applications on 12 October 2022.

2022-09-22 10:00
Phase 3b application portal is expected to open for applications in October 2022.

2022-08-02 00:15
Phase 3b application window is planned to open in September 2022.

2022-07-20 08:25
Merseytravel, Liverpool and University College London added to phase 3a projects funded by the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme.

2022-05-23 00:15
Added list of phase 3a projects funded by the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS).