# Apply for the Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES)

- Funder: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/department-for-energy-security-and-net-zero)
- Status: Forthcoming
- Opens: 30 Nov 2026
- Next deadline: 30 Nov 2026
- Award: Amount not specified
- Where: UK-wide
- Who can apply: Local authority / parish council
- Funding type: Grant
- Source: GOV.UK funding competitions & calls (beyond Find a grant) (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/heat-network-efficiency-scheme-hnes)
- Last verified: 2026-11-06T12:07:15.681Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/opportunities/bf9377e1-dbc0-40d9-b93e-bd60f224d290

The Heat Network Efficiency Scheme supports performance improvements to existing district heating or communal heating projects.

How to apply: follow the funder's official guidance at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/heat-network-efficiency-scheme-hnes; OpenGrant does not take applications. The full criteria and how-to-apply notes are also on the OpenGrant page with a free account. Check the original source before applying.