Applicant journey

Our webinars are designed to:

• Provide guidance on the funding scheme
• Provide an opportunity to meet our Salix team
• Answer any questions applicants may have

The webinars will be held on April 11 at 11am, April 28 at 2pm and May 13 at 11am and May 20 at 2pm. Have a look at our events area to sign up for the events and for further information. We hope to see you there. 

In the meantime, send any specific queries to [email protected]  

To access the Salix Application Portal you will be required to log in with a Salix account. If you have an existing account, please check your log in details prior to the application portal opening. If you do not have a Salix account, you can register for one here.

Once you have generated an account, be sure to check your login details ahead of the application portal opening date.

Read the guidance notes which include everything you need to know about the scheme. They will provide you with information around eligibility, project criteria and more important information.

The online application portal will gather information we require to process your application. To help familiarise yourself with the application portal and overall process, please download a copy of the application portal questions. These questions are separate from the application form and are required to be completed in full alongside uploading the application form and all supporting information. It is important to check that you have uploaded all required documents as part of your application prior to submitting on the portal. 

Please note that organisations are limited to one application. 

The Terms and Conditions for Digarbon are published on the scheme webpage and below.

Please also refer to the Privacy Notice.

Once the application portal opens on 22 May 2025, all applicants must log into their accounts to begin the application process. Applicants must fill out the key information and attach all the required and supporting documents.

The application process must be completed by the public sector organisation, not the consultants involved in the project.

Please note that applicants can only submit one application and must submit an application by the portal closing date on 7 August 2025. 

To ensure that your application meets the scheme criteria, and all mandatory supporting documents are attached, we will conduct a quality check of your application. If you fail this step, we may contact you to request additional information.  

If you pass the quality check in step 7, your application will proceed to the full technical assessment. Note the technical assessor, may be external to our team at Salix so please check for emails relating to your application.

The technical assessor will assess the application as received and there will be no opportunity to submit further evidence. This highlights the necessity in submitting a robust and fully evidenced application. Please refer to the guidance notes for the list of required documentation for each project type. 

The technical assessors will conduct their assessment and will contact applicants for clarification on information submitted. It is important applicants respond to any clarifications and queries within three working days. Delays in response may lead to a failure of the assessment. 

The clarification points will not be an opportunity to provide additional information once the application has been submitted, this ensures that there is fairness across the fund and that the quality of application is determined from the outset.

Once applicants have passed the technical assessment, they will be contacted by a member of our Wales team for a delivery call. The call will discuss project delivery, key risks and issues, the loan amortisation schedule, as well as provide information necessary for the loan agreement to be drafted. This call is not assessed but used as an opportunity to discuss the project in more detail ahead of allocation of funding.

Once all applications have been fully assessed and results have been finalised, applicants will be notified of their assessment outcome. A loan agreement will be issued to successful applicants to formally confirm the funding awarded. The loan agreement will include any project-specific conditions that need to be met throughout project delivery. Further information on loan agreements can be found in the scheme guidance. Providing there are no delays during the assessment process, loan agreements should be sent out to applicants by November 2025.

Unsuccessful applicants will be informed of their assessment outcome and will be given feedback on their application to assist applicants in any future applications to the scheme.