Funds for Members
Greenlight Seedgrant
Greenlight is ECCAN’s annual pot of funding for climate action projects by community groups within the City of Edinburgh. In 2024 we gave out £114,000 to 32 local projects.
Community Learning Exchange Funding
ECCAN members can apply for the Community Learning Exchange administered by the Scottish Community Alliance for support on study visits and more.
Other Funds & Support
Accelerate
Accelerate is a support program for the Third Sector and community organisations. Funded by the Scottish Government, support is free and delivered by Community Enterprise.
Story Telling Mini Grant
Are you a podcaster, writer, storyteller, videographer interested in sharing positive community climate action and justice stories? SCCAN is offering 10 mini-grants of a maximum £250 each to 10 projects focused on climate action and climate justice from storytellers who want to contribute to the collective.
National Lottery Climate Fund
The National Lottery funds place-based community climate action projects across the UK through the Climate Action Fund. The Fund has £100 million available for the decade between 2019 and 2029.
Plugged In Communities Grant
The Energy Saving Trust has just announced their plugged-in communities grant fund (formerly Plugged-in Households) will continue supporting Scottish community transport organisations in 2024/25.
Funding Scotland Website
The most comprehensive source of funding opportunities is the Funding Scotland website.
Funding Guides
SCVO Funding Guide
SCVO’s Step by Step guide to finding funding is a good place to start. Read this and then register with their online database of funds, Funding Scotland.
Funding Routemap
SCCAN’s Funding Routemap was written in 2013 but is still very relevant and useful tool for new and established groups.
We put new fund opportunities in our monthly members’ newsletter. Join ECCAN to get news on the latest opportunities. If you’d like to let us know about new funds, get in touch here.
More Resources
Find training packages for community groups. With options for both face-to-face and online sessions, you'll find plenty of opportunities to continue your journey towards sustainable change.
Training
Get localized data for your community and start to take evidence-based climate action where it is needed. Discover the tools we love the most.
Climate Data
Other Resources
Discover exciting initiatives and opportunities to further climate action. From Edinburgh Cycleways to the Climate Action Tracker, here is our useful list of resources.