Backing Community Ideas for Local Climate Action
The Just Transition PB Fund helps small local ideas grow into lasting regional change.
A garden shed might seem like a small thing, but at Tullos Crescent Allotments, it’s part of something bigger and more important to us all. Last year, the group received just over £5,000 from the Just Transition PB Fund. That money helped them buy tools and a new shed, supporting their goal of turning the space into a more welcoming community hub and boosting local food growing.
The fund that backed their idea is open again. Now in its fourth year, the Just Transition Participatory Budgeting Fund is offering £1million across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray. Each area has a third of the pot. Grants of up to £50,000 are available for capital projects that support climate action at a local level.
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How local projects are shaping climate action
Unlike many funding schemes, decisions aren’t made behind closed doors. Once applications are in, the public vote on which ideas go ahead. Tens of thousands of people have already taken part in the process since it began in 2022.
The emphasis is on community-led ideas. These could include growing spaces, sustainable buildings or small-scale energy projects. What links them is a focus on long-term benefit rather than quick fixes. In Aberdeen, previous projects have included work on food, waste and transport, showing the range of responses that communities are developing themselves.
A real impact for local groups
Maggie Hepburn from ACVO TSI said the past three years had shown what’s possible when local groups are supported to act. “We’ve seen real impact over the past three years. Groups are finding creative ways to respond to climate issues where they live—and we want to support more of that.”
Community groups and charities can apply until 12 noon on Monday 29 September. You can find full details and apply at www.jtpbfund.scot.
