NEWS: Bupa Foundation and Groundwork launch Green Community Grants
Groundwork and Bupa Foundation launch funding opportunity to make a positive difference to the health of local communities.
The scheme, which is open to all schools, registered charities and not-for-profit organisations, will award grants of between £250 and £2,500 for practical projects which help with both people and planet health.
Priority will be given to projects which focus on the regeneration of green spaces for community use, such as; the creation of an outdoor classroom or ‘forest school’, establishing an allotment for a community group, or tree planting to improve air quality and biodiversity.
The funding is part of Bupa’s #HealthyCities campaign, which aims support one million people across the globe to improve their health each year by 2025, through restoring and regenerating nature.
The deadline for applications is Friday 30 June 2023.
We know that health and wellbeing are strongly linked to the condition of our environment, and we also understand the transformational impact that spending time in or near to nature can have. We’re pleased to be working with Bupa Foundation to provide opportunities for communities to improve their natural and green spaces, ensuring they are more accessible to those who need them most and helping to reduce health inequalities by combatting pollution and providing places for people to be active, connected and to learn new skills.
Graham Duxbury, Groundwork UK Chief Executive
People’s health and planet health are inextricably linked, which is why it’s essential that we bring equal access to quality green space to people in communities, for everyone to get the wellbeing benefits of spending more time in nature. I urge people to apply for our Green Community Grants during June to boost investment in local projects such as tree planting, forest schools, allotments and regeneration projects.
Anna Russell, Director of the Bupa Foundation
