Back for a fourth year, this scheme offers grants of between £500 and £2,000 to support practical projects which benefit both people and planet health from across the UK with priority given to regeneration of green spaces in cities for community use.
Non-fee paying schools, registered charities, not-for-profit organisations, local authorities and social housing providers from across the UK, including the Channel Islands, and Republic of Ireland can apply.
This year, priority will be given to projects that:
- Improve existing green spaces or create new ones in cities, especially in priority areas – London, Staines, Brighton, Leeds, Greater Manchester (in particular Salford), Dublin and Glasgow.
- Take place in areas with the greatest need, meaning areas in the top 20% most deprived, based on official Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) data.
- Have not received a Bupa Foundation Green Community Grant before.
- Clearly show how they improve people’s health and the health of the planet.
Examples of eligible projects include but are not limited to:
- Improving a local community garden for community use and recreational activities.
- Volunteer-led tree or flower planting to improve air quality and biodiversity.
- Creating an outdoor classroom, forest school or natural play area.
- Green/living walls in school grounds or community space to improve air quality
- Planting to reduce flooding and increase biodiversity
- Creating a community food growing space to be more sustainable and healthier
- Making a green city space more accessible.
- Creating a ‘pocket park’, bringing more greenery into cities for wellbeing.
Projects must be completed by the end of April 2027.
The scheme is being administered by Groundwork UK on behalf of the Bupa Foundation.
Funding decisions will be made by the end of September 2026. It is expected that around 175 projects will be funded.
For more information and how to apply visit the website.
