Grants of up to £50,000 are available for community projects, with local residents voting on who gets the money.
If your organisation has a capital project with an environmental angle in mind, the Just Transition Participatory Budgeting Fund is back for its fifth year, with £1 million available to community groups and charities across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.
Grants go up to £50,000. The projects need to be capital in nature and address local environmental needs. Later in the year, residents across the region vote to decide which applications receive funding. It’s not a panel of experts making the call.
Tens of thousands of people have taken part in the voting process across the fund’s four years. Since 2022, £4.5 million has gone to 181 projects across the three local authority areas.
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Who decides
The £1 million is split equally: £333,333 each for Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray. The fund, which is backed by the Scottish Government, is delivered locally by ACVO TSI, Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action, tsiMORAY, NESCAN Hub and Money for Moray. Those organisations support groups through project development and the application process, not only administration. If your idea isn’t fully formed yet, it’s worth getting in touch anyway.
What got funded last year
In Aberdeen, Instant Neighbour used its grant to add battery storage to existing solar panels, cutting energy costs while supporting frontline poverty relief services. Elsewhere, the range was broad: Midmar Men’s Shed in Aberdeenshire installed an air source heat pump in its new community building, and Lossiemouth FC in Moray got solar panels, LED floodlighting and electric grounds maintenance equipment.
Thirty-seven projects received funding in year four. Alison Stuart, CEO of NESCAN Hub, said: “The projects supported through the fund demonstrate how environmental action can go hand in hand with community wellbeing, inclusion and resilience.”
Applying
Applications are open now and close at noon on Monday 31 August 2026. More information and the application form are at jtpbfund.scot.
