APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED
Ayrshire Climate Hub are inviting applications from community-led projects and groups that are actively working to protect and restore local nature, strengthen community resilience, and adapt to the challenges of climate change.
For example:
- Climate adaptation – preparing for and responding to the changing climate (e.g. flooding, heatwaves, changing growing seasons) such as installing rain gardens or water butts to reduce flood risk, planting trees or creating shaded areas to cool community
- Biodiversity action – protecting, restoring and creating spaces for wildlife, for example planting native trees, hedgerows or wildflowers for pollinators, creating ponds or wetlands, linking green spaces with wildlife corridors, or running community nature walks and surveys.
- Climate mitigation – reducing the causes of climate change, like cutting carbon emissions by setting up a tool library or repair café, running bike repair workshops or cycling sessions, switching to LED lighting in community buildings, or starting a composting scheme.
We encourage applications to the Seed Fund for projects that meet at least one of these criteria:
- Support biodiversity improvements and habitat restoration.
- Build resilience to the effects of climate change.
- Raise awareness and build community capacity for adaptation and biodiversity action.
- Support a Just Transition towards a Net Zero Ayrshire & Arran
- Encourage collaboration and partnership working.
- Share learning and practical skills.
- Contribute to long-term, positive environmental change.
- Engage people that are not currently involved in climate or biodiversity action.
Further Information
- Maximum funding up to £2000
- Projects must be delivered within Ayrshire & Arran by organisations based in this area.
- All projects must be completed by 26/02/2027 with the mandatory report submitted by 31/03/2027.
- Applications must be submitted by 11/10/26.
- Applications must be made through a recognised group with its own bank account, or in partnership with an organisation that has one.
- Projects must align with our sustainability principles – we will not fund single-use items.
- Successful applicants will receive support from our Hub Manager and Partnership Officers
- We may ask you to share your project outcomes at Climate Hub events or through case studies.
- If successful, your organisation will be required to provide a budget breakdown of how the funding will be used.
- All applicants must sign our Statement of Collaboration document.
- Successful applicants will be entitled to sign up for free Carbon Literacy Training upon request.
- Schools may apply if they have a climate-related project that does not interfere with the curriculum.
Download the application form to apply or for further information please contact: ClimateHub@energyagency.org.uk