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<p>Higher Education Institutions are autonomous and responsible for managing their
own estates.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 2008 the Higher Education Funding
Council for England (HEFCE) has provided £61 million in repayable grants to HE institutions
to support projects which save money and reduce carbon emissions. A further £34m is
being made available over the next two years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Decisions
on which institutions will benefit from this support will be announced early in the
New Year. A large number of the project applications are for LED lighting.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>FE colleges, as autonomous institutions, will make their own
decisions on embracing sustainability principles across their estates. Criteria for
funding from the Department included requirements for projects to achieve high levels
of environmental performance.</p><p> </p>
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