Funding / Opportunities
Moray CAN Grant Funding For Climate Action 2025
This funding supports local projects and activities that support climate action and the wellbeing of our communities. Community groups and organisations can apply for up to £2000; Individuals can apply for a maximum of £200.
APPLICATIONS to this round of FUNDING are now OPEN, and will close NOON THURSDAY, 30 JANUARY.
For all enquiries email climateaction@tsimoray.org.uk
Apply HERE
Neighbourhood Ecosystems Fund - Round 2
The Neighbourhood Ecosystem Fund supports community-led project groups in Scotland to develop local nature restoration projects. The Fund seeks to inspire, encourage, and enable communities to explore and develop ambitious ecosystem restoration projects locally. Applications Close 3 March 2025. Apply here.
The Naturesave Trust - Sustainable and Active Travel
Grants of up to £5,000 are available for small projects run by charities, social enterprises, and grassroots community organisations that actively promote sustainable and eco-friendly travel and transport solutions:
Vehicles: Projects involving clean fuel, batteries, or both, including electric vehicles, hybrid power systems, and fuel cells.
Infrastructure: For example, initiatives to enhance public transportation systems.
Energy Source: Utilizing renewable energy sources instead of fossil fuels like coal.
Activity: Encouraging walking, cycling, or using scooters instead of driving.
Deadline: 12 noon on 27 February 2025. Find out more and apply here.
Grants to help businesses and social enterprises cut carbon
Businesses and social enterprises in the Highlands and Islands looking to reduce the environmental impacts of their operations can now apply to a new Green Grant Fund. The fund provides grants of between £20,000 and £250,000 towards projects that reduce carbon emissions and contribute to the region’s net zero ambitions. Find out more.
The green grants will cover between 10% and 40% of total costs of projects, or up to 50% for eligible applicants in remote and rural areas.
Environmental Funders Network
The Environmental Funders Network, gives the funding community the knowledge, networks and agency they need to address the key challenges of climate change. It aims to give a more strategically-deployed approach to environmental philanthropy.
The Highlands and Islands Environment Foundation
Offers grants of up to £15,000 to community-led projects that protect and restore nature. Find out about funded projects (including projects based in Moray) and apply here.
Action Earth 2024 - Autumn and Winter Grants
Volunteering Matters Action Earth has grants up to £250 available to support volunteers carrying out habitat creation and improvements on sites in cities, towns, villages and surrounding areas. Grants can be used to purchase plants, tools and materials. Projects can include tree-planting, wildflower meadow creation, wildlife habitat builds, pond work, community gardens & woodlands and improvements to other green spaces.
Landscape Connections - Hertiage Fund
£150 million pounds of funding is open to those who care for or can partner with National Parks and other world-class landscapes in the UK. The Fund will support our most precious landscapes which are facing immense challenges due to a changing climate, changes to agriculture and rapidly declining nature and biodiversity. Before starting your application, read more about applying for a Landscape Connections grant.
Climate Action Fund - Our Shared Future
The National Lottery Community Fund has a Climate Action Fund now open for applications. Grants between £1 million and £1.5 million over 3 to 5 years (min £500K), are available to support community-led projects that inspire more people to take climate action in their everyday lives. You do not have to be a climate or environment focused organisation to apply. To be eligible, applications must be submitted by partnerships consisting of a mix of organisations and sectors, and smaller groups working locally.