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 closed for the 26/27 season.

 

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 – Closed

The Forth Valley Climate Action Hub offers grants to help communities take action on climate change and create positive environmental benefits for people and places across Forth Valley.

Funding can support community and not-for-profit organisations across Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling to increase climate change awareness, encourage climate-aware consumption, or deliver nature-based solutions to climate change.

Applications have now closed for the 2026/2027 season, and will reopen again in 2027. We will update this page with more information when applications reopen.

In the meantime, if you have any questions about the grants, please contact climate@felscotland.org