The Bupa Foundation’s Green Community Grants programme, which is being managed again by Groundwork UK in 2026 on behalf of Bupa, is designed to support practical projects which enhance the health of people and the planet by providing grants of between £500 and £2,000. The scheme, which is scheduled to open to applications on Monday 1 June 2026, is part of Bupa’s Healthy Cities campaign and is open to all to schools, registered charities, not-for-profit organisations, local authorities and social housing providers across the UK.
The Foundation wants to fund practical projects which benefit both people and planet health. Priority will be given to projects that:
- Are located in disadvantaged areas (high Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) scores for the postcode, or a school with a significant proportion of children benefitting from free school meals.
- Benefit and involve the local community, and/or
- Improve or create new green spaces.
Examples of green projects could include (please note that this is not an exhaustive list):
- Creating a community food growing space.
- Creating an outdoor classroom or ‘forest school’ on school grounds.
- Improving a local community garden for community use and recreational activities, and
- Volunteer-led tree or flower planting to improve air quality and biodiversity.
Grants of between £500 and £2,000 are available with no matched funding requirement. All projects must be completed by the end of April 2027.
Further information and guidance is available on Groundwork's website. The online application form will become available once the programme opens to applications on Monday 1 June 2026.
The deadline for applications will be Tuesday 30 June 2026 at 5pm.