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Bupa Foundation Green Community Grants support practical projects which help both people and planet health with grants to make a positive difference to local communities. **Key priorities for 2026** The programme funds practical projects which improve both people’s health and the health of the planet. They expect to fund around 175 projects. This is a popular programme and likely to be oversubscribed. Applying takes time and effort, so they want to be clear about the grant priorities to help you decide whether to apply. Priority will be given to projects that: - Improve existing green spaces or create new ones in cities, especially in priority areas: London, Staines, Brighton, Leeds, Greater Manchester (in particular Salford), Dublin and Glasgow - Take place in areas with the greatest need, meaning areas in the top 20% most deprived, based on official Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) data. Where this data is not available, you must clearly evidence that your project location has high levels of need.- Have not received a Bupa Foundation Green Community Grant before- Clearly show how they improve people’s health and the health of the planet They may also consider priority to projects that meet the above criteria and are recommended by a named Bupa employee or customer.**What can you apply for?**They want to fund practical projects which benefit both people and planet health. Some examples of project ideas could be: - Improving a local community garden for community use and recreational activities to improve wellbeing- Volunteer-led tree or flower planting to improve air quality and biodiversity- Creating an outdoor classroom, forest school, or natural play area- Green/living walls in school grounds or community space to improve air quality - Planting to reduce flooding and increase biodiversity - Creating a community food growing space to be more sustainable and healthier - Making a green city space more accessible for example; accessible planters and mud kitchens for wheelchair users or improving or creating paths for walking, wheeling or cycling- Creating a ‘pocket park’, bringing more greenery into cities for wellbeingThis is not an exhaustive list, and other project ideas are also welcomed.

The fund supports strategic, investment-ready projects in South Lanarkshire that will bring about transformational change and significant benefit to the community. It was created by SSE Renewables as part of its voluntary community benefit arrangements from the Clyde Extension Wind Farm. Projects must meet one or more of the following outcomes:- Creating opportunities: create opportunities for education and employment through activities that develop skills and improve people's chances of entering the workplace- Empowering communities: help communities become more resilient through measures that demonstrate long-term social, environmental or economic improvements- Sustainable places: stimulate meaningful regeneration to improve or enhance local infrastructure, landscape, biodiversity or heritage- Net Zero: help the region prepare for a net zero future, for example by enhancing young people's skills for green jobsFor this round the panel will prioritise:- Young people and work: helping young people enter or remain in good-quality work through accredited skills development, work experience or pathways into growing sectors such as green energy- Climate action: larger-scale projects that help communities respond to climate change, adapt to its impacts or reduce fuel poverty, such as whole-home retrofit and energy efficiency improvementsRevenue and capital costs can be supported, for single or multi-year projects.

Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) is a nationally important energy project, designed to transport clean electricity from Peterhead in Scotland to England via a 505 km subsea cable.This fund is split into a large fund, which can support strategic community improvement projects across Peterhead and the surrounding area, and micro-grants which are available to support community groups and individuals with smaller, local projects and causes. Funding is available between 2025 and 2029.The fund is aimed specifically at communities in the following Community Council areas: - Peterhead- Boddam- Cruden- Buchan East- Longside & District

The Small Grants Fund supports groups who wish to engage their communities in climate related activities. The fund aims to encourage new climate action and conversation in communities who are less engaged on climate issues. It is a requirement that funded activities are used to get the climate conversation going in your communities.Groups could run activities such as climate-themed film showings, ‘climate conversation’ discussion groups, led walks with a climate-change theme or a climate change litter pick. Groups are encouraged to run activities during Fife Climate Festival.Fife Communities Climate Action Network (FCCAN) administers this funding as part of the Fife Climate Hub project and in partnership with Climate Action Fife.

Every day, charities across the North East help people overcome challenges, build connections and create opportunities.The Lady Helen Wood Fund has been created to support those organisations with flexible funding, a simple application process and a shared belief that communities are strongest when people are given the opportunity to thrive.The priorities are:- **Children and young people under 18**: projects that create opportunities, build confidence, develop skills and support young people to grow - whether through mentoring, leadership programmes, creative activities or community initiatives.- **Adults aged 65 and over**: Supporting projects that reduce isolation, strengthen community connections and help older adults remain active, connected and valued.Funding can support:- Project delivery costs- Equipment- Core costs and organisational overheads (full cost recovery is actively encouraged)- Capital investment

Each of Glasgow’s 21 Area Partnerships has an annual budget from which it awards grants for a variety of developmental projects. Area Partnerships allocate funding that will assist in the delivery of their agreed Area Budget Investment Priorities. It is designed to provide relatively small, one-off grants throughout the year, ensuring that a wide range of new and existing local organisations can access funding each year to develop their activities. It can fund a wide variety of developmental projects including: projects that promote community activity; short-term/pilot projects (including staff costs); new equipment/materials for local organisations; activity costs at residential centres; environmental improvements; production of educational plays/materials; hire professional instructors; start-up grants or bus hire for day trips.

Community Champions are one of the links between the store and the community it serves. With expert knowledge of programmes such as our Food Collections and Community Grants scheme, Community Champions help people to understand how to benefit from them. They assist with filling in grant application forms, or give contact information about Tesco's charity partners and share other useful tools.Community Champions also manage a small community donation budget that can be used for financial support for community groups or events.They are also the point of contact for charities and community groups wishing to visit the store for awareness days or to fundraise.What do Community Champions do:- Help with applications for one of the Community Programmes (Surplus food donations, Community Food Connection, or Tesco Community Grants)- Offer small donations to their community for events and support (e.g., oranges for a school sports day, a box of chocolates for a raffle prize)- Visit local community groups. They play an active role in getting to know local organisations and schools.- Engage and communicate with customers around what the store can do for the community. They can use a noticeboard, local press, and in-person contact to communicate with as many people as possible.- Offer guidance on in-store bookings for charities and community groups.

The Moray Local Action Fund 2026-27 is an opportunity to secure funding for projects benefiting the people of Moray. The fund is intended to enable community led activity focusing on the main aim of supporting a just transition to a wellbeing economy working for people, places and planet.All projects must demonstrate that they advance inclusion,equality and diversity while addressing at least one of these priorities:- A Fair & Just Moray- Moray in Harmony with Nature- A Resilient & Thriving Moray- A Connected & Accessible Moray- An Economy Promoting Wellbeing for People & PlanetThe funder is particularly interested in funding projects that will help to address some of the root causes of poverty and a move to a sustainable, carbon-neutral future, and/or helping to reduce pressures on public services through prevention, community capacity-building, and increased community resilience. They also welcome projects directly addressing all aspects of poverty, and particularly child poverty.Proposals can be submitted through either of two funding streams:- Main Grants Scheme, for projects applying for £5,000 or more from the Moray Local Action Fund – please note that only in exceptional circumstances will applications for more than £25,000 be considered.- Small Grants Scheme, for projects applying for less than £5,000 from the Moray Local Action FundThe Funding available for 2026-27 is both revenue and capital funding.

The Community Choices Small Grants programme offers community groups the opportunity to suggest project and activity ideas they want to make happen and to receive public funds in their ward to do it. The programme supports groups with a project idea that will make a difference to people living in the Falkirk area.The priorities for community grant funding are:- People: Projects that foster good community relationships between people. Projects working with people who are disadvantaged or with protected characteristics are more likely to be successful particularly if the application can provide evidence of how people are coming together to improve relationships between people and communities.- Place: Projects that encourage people to take pride in their community. Projects that clearly set out the history or culture of the community they are celebration are more likely to be successful. - Partnership: Projects that support the Council's approach to early intervention by providing services so that people can live full, independent and positive lives.