ECO DEVELOPMENT FUND.

Support for the climate hubs from the Scottish Government allows us to issue funding through the WLCAN ECO Development Fund.

This supports grassroots groups in a wide variety of community climate action projects including food growing, small-scale renewable power, nature restoration and waste reduction/re-use projects. It has benefited groups across all nine West Lothian local wards.

Grants of up to £3000 are available.

Eco Development Fund 7

Open autumn 2026 – apply now.

Seed Bank Project

Open autumn 2026.

This £2,000 fund will create a partnership for year-round seed gathering, storing and sharing through workshops and events. It will start reducing the need for buying seeds and use the resources that nature provides, increase skills and knowledge of how to use them. Apply by 29 November. More information in the application form. See info graphic and blog post.

People’s Emergency Briefing

Open autumn 2026

Host a community screening. Limited grants of £100 are available to bring a screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing on the climate crisis to your local area. You must be a member of WLCAN to be eligible. Find out more and apply.

Previous funding

Eco Fund 6: Spring 2026 – £5,916 across eight awards. These projects include restoring nature large areas of land to support more wildlife, increasing community participation, teaching sustainable water use to students and developing new products from recycled materials. See EDF 6 awards summary.

Eco Fund 5: £10,715 awarded across 14 bidders. WLCAN was delighted to begin 2026 supporting more innovative and inclusive climate action across West Lothian. View awards.

Eco Fund 4 took place in autumn 2025. Fourteen groups applied for a share and we awarded £14,134 to nine network member groups. See the full list of projects: WLCAN Eco Fund 4 Final Awards pdf.

The third round awarded £13,000 across 14 projects in February 2025. The projects can be viewed through the following link: WLCAN Eco Fund 3 Final Awards pdf 

The second Eco Fund was announced in autumn 2024, for projects totalling £10k.  Through this WLCAN supported ten groups with new projects or advancements from previous work. These projects can be viewed in the following link: WLCAN ECO Fund 2 Final Awards pdf

The Hub’s first funding from the Scottish Government in 2023-24 allowed for £45,950 to be awarded across 17 unique projects. Summaries are in the following link: WLCAN ECO Fund Final Awards.pdf