Highlands and Islands Community Climate Action Fund
Details
The Climate Hub offers small grants to community groups for community engagement or seed funding for a community climate action project. The Fund is available to existing and emerging community groups who are members of the Highlands and Islands Climate Hub.
They will prioritise projects which:
- Aim to create long-term change.
- Build the skills and capacity of groups or organisations and communities.
- Support and encourage collaborative working across groups or organisations, communities and areas.
- Encourage sustainability through reusing, recycling and upcycling goods and products.
- Encourage climate action and a just transition
- Mitigate climate change, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduce environmental impact
- Help communities adapt to and build resilience to climate change
- Protect or enhance local biodiversity through conservation and promotion
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Geographical areas funded: Highland Orkney Shetland
Fund type
- Type of funding:
- Grant, Staff time, Equipment
- Type of cost:
- Capital, Revenue
Fund award sizes
- Maximum:
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- Notes on award amounts:
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Who can apply
Third sector or community organisations with their own bank account and with a committee with at least three unrelated people.
When to apply
The fund runs on a recurring quarterly cycle, with applications open throughout the months of May, August and November. Applications cannot be accepted after a funding round closes. A funding panel makes decisions after each round closes.
Funding Round 3
- Open - 1st November 2026
- Close - 30th November 2026
Next deadline: 30 Nov 2026
How to apply
Apply online using the application form linked from the Highlands and Islands Climate Hub website when a funding round is open. A paper form is available on request for applicants who have difficulty with the online form.
Exclusions
Activites funded: Citizenship and community involvement Community development and regeneration Community facilities Transport Education and training Environment Energy Climate action
Beneficiaries funded: Rural communities Local communities Voluntary sector organisations
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