New Forest District Council and Community Energy South have granted £40,000 to New Forest Transition.
This fund is for the New Forest Home Energy Advice Team (HEAT) Project, which aims to offer energy-saving guidance and volunteer training programmes, free of charge.
On September 14, volunteers will gather at the Lyndhurst Community Centre from 10am to 3pm for the project's kickoff event.
The initiative calls on residents to actively participate over the colder months as advice-seekers, or volunteer energy advisors, lending aid to the district's compelling bid to conserve both energy and finances.
All applications for volunteering are to be submitted by noon, September 2.
Councillor Geoffrey Blunden said: "We are proud to be supporting New Forest Transition, together with Community Energy South, by providing £40,000 in funding from our allocation of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. By supporting the delivery of this programme, we are ensuring that we are continuing to take climate action and working towards our aim of becoming net zero carbon by 2050."
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