Project grants of between £500 and £2,000 are available for wellbeing projects that improve green spaces for communities and local activities.
The Bupa Foundation’s Green Community Grants programme, which is being managed by Groundwork UK on behalf of BUPA, is designed to support practical projects which enhance the health of people and the planet. The scheme, which opened to applications on Saturday 1 June 2024, is part of Bupa’s Healthy Cities campaign, is open to all to schools, registered charities, not-for-profit organisations, local authorities and social housing providers across the UK.
The Foundation wants to fund practical projects which benefit both people and planet health. Priority will be given to projects that:
- Are located in disadvantaged areas (high Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) scores for the postcode, or a school with a significant proportion of children benefitting from free school meals).
- Benefit and involve the local community, and/or
- Improve or create new green spaces.
Examples of green projects could include (please note that this is not an exhaustive list):
- Creating a community food growing space.
- Creating an outdoor classroom or ‘forest school’ on school grounds.
- Improving a local community garden for community use and recreational activities. and
- Volunteer-led tree or flower planting to improve air quality and biodiversity.
Grants of between £500 and £2,000 are available with no matched funding requirement. All projects must be completed by the end of April 2025.
Further information, guidance and an online application form is available on Groundwork’s website (scroll down to the foot of the page).
The deadline for applications is Sunday 30 June 2024 at 23:59.