Climate Action Leeds Community Grants Summer 2023

30 August 2023

Climate Action Leeds is a five-year programme funded by The National Lottery Climate Action Fund. The programme aims to shape a ‘zero carbon, nature friendly, socially just Leeds by the 2030s’ through community-led climate action and networks of interest.

In partnership with Together for Peace, we launched Climate Action Leeds Community Grants, offering both small and micro grants to Leeds Community Organisations to deliver neighbourhood-based climate action projects. Projects will explore and develop ways to reduce carbon and promote nature-friendly activity.

In the first round, almost £45,000 was awarded to 11 Community Organisations in Leeds. 9 received small grants and 2 received microgrants.

The organisations that were awarded funding are:

- - - Alwoodley 2030: Climate Action Hub
    - Assembly House
    - Beeston in Bloom
    - Friends of Bedford Fields
    - Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods
    - Gateway Building Trust
    - Horsforth Climate Action – Nature Group
    - Incredible Edible Leeds
    - Season Well CIC
    - SpringAid International Development UK
    - The Morley Shed

The funded activities include:

- - - A citizen science scheme measuring school run air pollution levels, alongside an active travel campaign with bike repairs and donations.
    - Transforming a derelict outdoor space into a community garden to bring people together, encourage wildlife and teach people about growing plants.
    - A programme of workshops to upskill people in climate-friendly food growing, dealing with food waste through composting and cooking with seasonal, sustainable produce.
    - Buidling bugs, bees, bird and bat boxes for local primary schools, nurseries, childminders, residential care homes, and community centres.

The second round of Climate Action Leeds Community Microgrants is open for applications until 22 September 2023 at 12 noon. Find out more here.

For more information on grants awarded, visit the What We’ve Funded page.