Forth Valley Climate Action Hub Grants and Leadership Programme

Empowering Communities for Climate Action 2026/7

What is the Climate Action Hub? 

There are now 24 regional Climate Action Hubs, backed by Scottish Government, operating across Scotland. Climate Action Hubs are a ground-breaking initiative from Scottish Government’s Net Zero campaign created to empower communities to deliver climate action at a community level.

To do this, Climate Action Hubs offer a range of support, from helping people to better understand what is happening to our environment, to how they may be impacted directly and what they can do about it, to sharing learnings from other communities who have already begun measures to mitigate or adapt in their own regions of Scotland. Hubs aim to both inspire communities and provide knowledge and practical support.  

The Forth Valley Climate Action Hub, delivered through FEL Scotland, connects communities and supports their responses to the climate emergency, including by providing small grants for community-led climate action across the region

FEL is grateful to Foundation Scotland for their support of the Forth Valley Climate Action Hub’s activities. 

The Active Travel Accelerator Grants application period is open for the 26/27 season. Please find information below.

The Climate Action Grants have re-opened for the 26/27 season for projects focusing specifically on Climate Adaptation. Please find information below.

Stirling Community Active Travel Accelerator Grants 2026-27 – Now Open

The Stirling Community Active Travel Accelerator grant is now open, offering £500 to £1,000 to help local communities make walking, wheeling and cycling easier, more accessible and more appealing for everyday journeys.

Funded by Stirling Council, the grants support practical activities, engagement and positive local experiences that build confidence, share skills, improve access to equipment or routes. FEL Scotland’s Active Travel work supports healthier, lower-carbon ways to get around, and this fund gives communities the chance to shape ideas that work for them and their local area.

Applications are open to eligible community-led community groups and not-for-profit organisations in Stirling. 

Deadline: Applications will be reviewed monthly up until 30th October 2026, but the grant may close sooner to new applications depending on demand. We recommend applying ahead of this date to avoid disappointment. 

Please find guidance on making an application here. 

Please find the budget template here. 

Apply here

Clackmannanshire and Falkirk Community Active Travel Accelerator Grants 2026-27 – Now Open

FEL Scotland is offering Community Active Travel Accelerator Grants to help communities in Falkirk and Clackmannanshire make walking, wheeling and cycling more accessible, inclusive and appealing for everyday journeys.

Funding is available for community-led projects that identify barriers to active travel, gather local evidence, co-design solutions and test practical initiatives that encourage low-carbon travel and support climate action.

Two grant options are available:

First Steps Grants: £500–£2,000 for groups exploring active travel challenges for the first time.

Next Steps Grants: Up to £3,000 for communities ready to pilot ideas and build on existing work.

Funding can support engagement activities, campaigns, led walks or rides, place planning, e-bike initiatives and more.

Applications are open to eligible community organisations in Falkirk and Clackmannanshire.

Deadline: Applications will be reviewed monthly up until 30th October 2026, but the grant may close sooner to new applications depending on demand. We recommend applying ahead of this date to avoid disappointment. 

Please find guidance on making an application here.

Please see the budget template here.

Apply here

Community-Led Climate Action Grants 2026-27 – Climate Adaptation - Deadline Extended

We are re-opening and extending the deadline for 2026–27 Climate Action grants to innovative projects that focus on community-led climate adaptation.

Grants of up to £3,000 are open to help a small number of communities develop and test practical ways to adapt to local impacts of climate change. Activities could include rainwater harvesting systems, natural flood management solutions, community resilience planning, local weather monitoring and preparedness, ecosystem resilience, and cool shaded community spaces.

To be eligible, you must be a community group, community council, community development trust, community interest company (CICs) or a similar not-for-profit group. You must be based within Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, or Stirling local authority areas (including the part of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park situated within the Stirling Council boundary.) 

For full eligibility criteria and information about how to apply, please see the guidance document below.

Please note that we expect to fund a very small number of projects that show potential to be replicated elsewhere and provide practical examples that other communities can learn from.

Deadline: Applications will be reviewed regularly up until 30th October 2026, but the grant may close sooner to new applications depending on demand. We recommend applying ahead of this date to avoid disappointment. 

Please find guidance on making an application here.

Please find the budget template here.

Apply here