Borders act for change!

Come together in February 2025 to inspire others and commit to making a positive impact in your community.

Join schools and organisations across the Scottish Borders intaking action to protect, enhance or connect with the environment.

Funding is available on a first come first served basis. Applications are now open. Scroll down to fill out a form and find out more!

What is it?

We are encouraging schools, groups and organisations to take action in the month of February to make a positive impact here in the Scottish Borders and beyond!

You might challenge yourselves to a litter pick, a morning of tree planting, working on a green space or organising a film screening of an environmental film?

How did it come about?

At the Youth Green Summit, young people expressed a desire to take meaningful climate action within their own communities while connecting with other groups across the Scottish Borders. However, due to logistical challenges of bringing everyone together physically, Borders Act for Change was created. This initiative allows for decentralised but coordinated action across the region.

key dates for your diary

25th November: Launch Borders Act for Change. Application forms small grant open. (link below for form)

24th January: Application deadline. (funding may expire before this so get yours in quick!)

1st February: Borders Act for Change month begins!

Get Started!

How to get involved!

Think about an action you would like to take in the month of February. This could be yourself, with a project group, with your class.

Fill out the form committing to your action and send it back to us by 24th January.

Apply for funding. You can apply for up to £250 per group/ organisation/ school. This could cover marketing, catering, venue hire, materials etc to help make your action happen! This funding is on a first come first served basis and applications will be reviewed weekly. When it is gone it is gone!

FAQs

  • Yes, your group or school can do more than one action however you can only apply for up to £250 funding per organisation/ group/ school

  • Each group/ organisation/ school can apply for up to £250

  • Yes! Please drop us an email to sbcan@sup.org.uk and we will be delighted to help!

  • If applying for the funding you must be a constituted group with a bank account.

    You should be committing to an action for the month of February which will benefit the community and or planet around you.

  • We will be working through applications on a weekly basis. Please allow 2 weeks between submitting your application before hearing from us.