"Layer 4 grant types per node: setup, equipment, training, social impact. Reduces capital ask by ~60%."
Each new node stacks 4 grants: (1) Setup grant from Local Enterprise Partnership; (2) Equipment grant from waste sector innovation funds; (3) Training grant from skills funding; (4) Social impact grant tied to Waste-to-Plates. Grant calendar mapped 18 months ahead. Average stack: £37,500/node, reducing private capital ask from £80k to ~£42k.
Sealed: 14 June 2025·Owner: Grants Officer · Finance Ltd·Weight: Operational · Medium
4
Grant types
£37.5k
Avg stack
~60%
Capital reduce
Signature Diagram · STACK
📝 Real Example · Numbers · Names
In the field
Wolverhampton node grant stack 2026: £12,000 LEP, £14,500 waste innovation fund, £6,000 skills, £5,000 social impact = £37,500 total. Application timeline: 22 weeks total, parallel-tracked. Capital ask reduced from £80k to £42k.
▸ Triggers · When This Fires
New node planning (Protocol 011)
Grant calendar window opens
Existing node equipment refresh
⚠ Consequence · If Broken
Without grant stacking, every node is privately capital-bound. With it, the Genesis Pool stretches 2× as far. Critical for replication economics.
Each new node stacks 4 grants: (1) Setup grant from Local Enterprise Partnership; (2) Equipment grant from waste sector innovation funds; (3) Training grant from skills funding; (4) Social impact grant tied to Waste-to-Plates. Grant calendar mapped 18 months ahead. Average stack:…