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Community Active Travel Accelerator from FEL

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Stirling Community Active Travel Accelerator Grant

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Deadline Rolling until end Oct 2026

FEL Scotland is offering Community Active Travel Accelerator Grants to help people in urban and rural Stirling explore locally grounded ways to increase walking, wheeling and cycling for everyday journeys through increased opportunity, capability and motivation.

FEL Scotland Active Travel projects help people to move around in ways that improves their health and wellbeing and reduces emissions that contribute to climate change. We work to make walking, wheeling and cycling for everyday journeys accessible to everyone.

Funded by Stirling Council, these grants of between £500 and £1,000 enable communities across Stirling to deliver public engagement or activities that address barriers to participation in active travel (walking, wheeling and cycling) through positive experiences, confidence building, and access to resources.

Details in link: Climate – FEL Scotland

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‘Healthy Planet, Healthy People’: Catalyst Award

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‘Healthy Planet, Healthy People’: Catalyst Awards are designed to support community-led ​​research. The awards are available to cover eligible costs arising from a defined research project. Funding will be provided to support new and existing research projects that promote the health of individuals through fostering healthy environments and communities, and enabling access to healthy foods.

The Williamson Trust and RSE are looking to award demonstrator pilot-scale projects led by community-based individuals or organisations, who would each receive an award amount of up to £5,000 to conduct a research project for up to 12 months.

Projects should fall broadly under three types:

People: awarded projects may identify neglected voices on particular topics and conduct research on this topic guided by these voices, taking a people-centred approach.

Problem: awarded projects may address and identify issues through data collection and analysis.

Practice: awarded projects may propose novel practical solutions to an established problem.

The impact of the project should be Scottish-based, although it may be transferable to other communities.

​​​Individual applicants will be required to submit a letter of support from an eligible organisation. The letter of support may come from registered charities, educational institutions, cultural institutions, local authorities, or businesses.

Details at ‘Healthy Planet, Healthy People’: Catalyst Award - Royal Society of Edinburgh : Royal Society of Edinburgh

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Deadline March 2027

FUNDING AVAILABLE For:

✓ Free Farm Woodland Assessments.

To identify tree and woodland planting

opportunities,

tailored to your specific objectives.

✓ Free Trees.

We can pay for trees, tree protection and

contractors to carry out the work.

Where:

✓ Anywhere within the Loch Lomond and

Trossachs National Park.

See map opposite, or use the QR code to check

our LLTNP Boundary Map online for eligible

areas.

When:

✓ Available until March 2027

Allocated on a first come first served basis.

Get in touch to find more: FCF@stir.ac.u

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Deadline 14 Sept

The fund helps communities across Scotland develop, own and benefit from renewable energy projects.

Funding can support community-owned renewable electricity generation projects, including solar PV, wind and hydro, and the integration of energy storage and demand flexibility technologies. Support is also available for projects that combine these technologies through innovative approaches and business models.

You can apply if your organisation is a non-profit distributing Scottish charity or company and meets the CARES eligibility requirements.

Applicants should have a clearly defined project, including the proposed renewable technology, site and delivery approach. Check your eligibility before applying.

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Community Energy Growth Fund...

Part of the Scottish Government's Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES), the Community Energy Growth Fund helps communities take community energy projects from idea to delivery.

Is the Community Energy Growth Fund right for you?

This fund is designed for communities that are ready to develop or deliver a renewable energy project. You may be in the right place if:

Your organisation is a non-profit distributing Scottish charity or company and is eligible for CARES funding.

You have identified a community energy opportunity or project idea.

You have identified a potential sites or locations for the project.

You are seeking support to assess feasibility, develop or construct the project.

Not quite ready yet?

CARES offers other support to help you take the next step.

Not sure where to start? Contact our Community Energy Launchpad for advice on your project idea, eligibility and available support.

Looking to improve a community or faith building? The Community Building Fund may be a better fit for your project.

Still exploring project ideas? Browse our community energy case studiesand project models to see how other communities have developed renewable energy projects.

About the Community Energy Growth Fund

The fund helps communities across Scotland develop, own and benefit from renewable energy projects.

Funding can support community-owned renewable electricity generation projects, including solar PV, wind and hydro, and the integration of energy storage and demand flexibility technologies. Support is also available for projects that combine these technologies through innovative approaches and business models.

Whether you're exploring an idea, developing a proposal or preparing to deliver a project, this fund could help you take the next step.

Use the guidance below to check whether your project is eligible, understand what funding is available and learn how to apply.

The Community Energy Growth Fund supports community-owned projects that generate, store or make better use of renewable electricity.

Your project must include one or more of the following:
1. New renewable electricity generation
A new community-owned renewable electricity generation project delivering 100 kW or greater of installed generation capacity. The capacity requirement may be met through a single installation, multiple installations across different sites, a combination of renewable technologies, or the expansion of a project previously supported through the Fund.
2. New energy storage
A new energy storage project with a capacity of 100 kWh or greater, where the storage provides wider grid or energy system services.
3. Enhancements to existing community energy projects
The addition of energy storage, demand flexibility, or both, to an existing or new community-owned renewable electricity generation project. The total installed generation capacity must be 100kW or greater.
Eligible technologies
Projects must use established, proven technologies. Funding is not available for technology research and development.

Examples of eligible technologies include:

Solar PV

Onshore wind

Hydropower

Battery storage

Demand flexibility and local supply arrangements that improve the performance, value or viability of renewable generation projects

Eligible uses of generated electricity
Projects can:

Export electricity to the national grid.

Supply electricity directly to a local energy user with sufficient demand.

Meet the electricity needs of a building or site.

Additional considerations
Projects powering your building: Projects that serve buildings with decarbonised heating are preferred. However, where your building has not yet decarbonised its heating, applications may still be considered on a case-by-case basis. Applicants in these circumstances must provide half-hourly electricity consumption data demonstrating sufficient daytime demand and a credible plan to decarbonise the building's heating.

Combined projects: Projects can combine renewable generation, energy storage and demand flexibility technologies. However, energy storage cannot be counted towards the minimum 100 kW generation capacity requirement.

Repowering projects: Support may also be available for the feasibility, development and construction costs associated with repowering an existing renewable energy project.

Projects below the 100 kW generation requirement: Projects are normally expected to meet the 100 kW generation requirement. However, exceptions may be considered on a case-by-case basis for certain types of project, including:

Solar PV installations on third-party buildings.

Smaller wind developments.

Smaller hydro developments.

Applicants must demonstrate significant and lasting community benefit, clearly explaining the benefits the project will deliver and how project income will be used to create long-term community impact.

Funding is available to help communities explore, develop and deliver renewable energy projects. Support is available at different stages of project development and can include grants, loans and specialist technical support.

1. Feasibility

Explore a community energy opportunity, assess project viability and determine whether it is worth developing further.

Grant funding up to 100% of eligible costs.

Maximum award: £20,000.

Support from CARES framework contractors may also be available.

Repeat applications are permitted. However, previous delivery performance, value for money and progress made following earlier CARES-funded studies may be considered as part of the assessment process.

Site-specific feasibility studies.

Resource assessments.

Technical and financial feasibility work.

Preliminary development activities.

2. Development

Progress projects from feasibility through to investment readiness.

Grant funding up to 100% of eligible costs.

Maximum annual award: £200,000.

For larger projects receiving support over multiple years, development support is expected to be capped at around 20% of capital expenditure. The final percentage will be confirmed at the start of the 2027-28 financial year. The level of development funding awarded will reflect the project's scale, technology, complexity and financial viability. Higher levels of support may be considered for projects that test innovative approaches or business models that could benefit the wider community energy sector.

Planning applications.

Technical design.

Grid connection applications and deposits.

Land agreements and leases.

Environmental studies.

Procurement of contractors and equipment.

Securing project finance.

3. Construction

Build and commission community energy projects through a combination of grants and loans

Grant funding

Grant funding* is available on the following basis:

60% of the first £500,000 of eligible construction costs.

25% of eligible construction costs above £500,000, up to the maximum grant award.

For larger projects, a blended grant rate is applied based on the total approved grant award. This means all eligible construction costs are reimbursed at the same percentage rate throughout project delivery, simplifying the claims process.
CARES Construction Loan
Applicants may apply for a CARES Construction Loan to fund some or all remaining eligible construction costs, subject to affordability and loan assessment.

Construction grants and loans can be combined. For example, a project with eligible construction costs of £1.5 million could receive a CARES grant of £550,000 and then apply for a loan towards the remaining £950,000.

Loans are available for terms of up to five years. Interest begins to accrue after an initial 18-month interest-free period. Further details are available in the Pre-Contract Credit Information.
Funding limits
The combined value of CARES grant and loan support is capped at £2 million per financial year. Larger projects may be phased across multiple financial years, subject to funding availability and agreed milestones.

The following section provides further details on how Construction Funding is calculated.

Installation of renewable energy technologies.

Grid connection payments.

Purchase of equipment.

Construction and commissioning costs.

Project management and professional advisers.

Client engineer and specialist technical support.

Match funding
Guidance on eligible sources of match funding is available in the Additional Funding Guidance.

How construction grants over £500,000 are calculated

This section is only relevant if you are applying for Construction Funding of more than £500,000.

The combined value of CARES grant and loan support is capped at £2 million per financial year. Construction grant funding is available on the following basis:

60% of the first £500,000 of eligible construction costs.

25% of eligible construction costs above £500,000, subject to the maximum grant award.

For construction projects, CARES uses a single blended intervention rate based on the total approved grant award. This means that all eligible construction costs are reimbursed at the same percentage rate throughout project delivery, making claims simpler to administer.

Worked example: £1.5 million construction project:

The total grant award of £550,000 equates to a blended intervention rate of 36.7%. This means all eligible construction expenditure would be reimbursed at 36.7% throughout project delivery.

You can apply if your organisation is a non-profit distributing Scottish charity or company and meets the CARES eligibility requirements.

Applicants should have a clearly defined project, including the proposed renewable technology, site and delivery approach. Check your eligibility before applying.

Applications can only be submitted during open funding rounds. Before applying, check the latest funding round dates and timescales.

Step 1: Submit an expression of interest

Submit an expression of interest through the CARES Project Portal.

Step 2: Complete eligibility checks

Complete the Organisation Fund Eligibility Check and upload the requested documents through the Project Portal. You'll also need to complete identity verification and anti-money laundering checks.

Step 3: Submit your application

Once your eligibility has been confirmed, you can complete and submit your funding application. Information provided as part of your expression of interest will be pre-populated, so you won't need to enter the same details again.
What happens next?
We'll assess your organisation's eligibility, confirm that your project meets the fund requirements and, if eligible, submit your application for panel assessment and scoring.

We'll assess your organisation's eligibility, confirm that your project meets the fund requirements and, if eligible, submit your application for panel assessment and scoring.

Assessment criteria Short-term considerations Long-term considerations

Financial and technical viability assessment appropriate to the project stage, and an overall consideration of concept and approach.

Will the milestone being delivered help progress the viability of the project?

Are milestone(s) technically possible and deliverable in the time stated?

What is the preferred financial route to completing the project?

Is the overall project idea viable?

Is there a plan for the ongoing progression of the project?

Is there a plan to fund the project(s) and is it realistic and financially sustainable?

Is the technical solution proven?

The expected installed capacity.

The scale of the revenue for the community from the project.

The plan to spend income generated and the impact of this on the community.

Alignment with Scotland's Just Transition outcomes.

Will completion of the milestone help the project build out and realise its benefits?

Are the proposed milestones the right ones for this stage of the project?

Are the goals realistic and is the plan likely to achieve the proposed impact?

Will the project achieve high levels of installed capacity/energy generation relative to the investment?

Is the community benefit from the project likely to be greater than the grant award?

What's the approach to maximising the benefit to the community beyond bill savings.

Is the idea / approach replicable.

Proposed milestones can be met and CARES funding drawn down on time.

Project team, responsibilities, processes and capacity.

Technically sound solution that is deliverable and appropriate.

Is a proven technology being used?

Has good progress to date been demonstrated?

Are the CARES-funded milestone(s) deliverable and provide some timing contingency, before the 15 March 2027?

What are the key actions to ensure the deadline is met?

Does the community and their delivery team demonstrate the right skills and resilience to achieve the milestone(s)?

Are risks relating to delivering the milestone(s) understood?

Has the applicant demonstrated a reasonable plan to construct and energise the project?

Does the applicant demonstrate an understanding of challenges to deliver the project?

Has the community demonstrated long term planning like succession planning for the board, staff, etc?

Is the approach to operation and maintenance appropriate for the project?

Value for money and approach to procuring/ appointing contractors.

Has a sound approach been taken to secure value for money?

Is the proposed approach appropriate for the project stage and spend?

Where the request for funding relates to a multi-year development project, has value for money been demonstrated in work-to-date and through the project plan

Has the community been clear on the approach for achieving value for money for future project stages?

Is the funding for the Project Phase proportional to the overall project? For example, assessing total project development expenditure compared to the capacity and capital costs.

If projects propose to work with preferred or existing contractors for lower value works, for example feasibility, project management and development works, there must be clear rationale as to why this is appropriate at this stage, and you must demonstrate how you will achieve value for money.

For larger scale and construction works, it's expected that an appropriate procurement exercise will be undertaken to test the market and allow a fair process.

In addition to the project eligibility above you must also check your organisational eligibility.

Complete your Organisation Fund Eligibility Check in the CARES Project Portal as early as possible. You must complete the eligibility checks and submit the required documents at least one week before submitting your full application.

The closing date for full applications is noon 14 September 2026.

Eligible applications will be assessed through a competitive panel process. Funding decisions will be confirmed once overall programme funding and approval to award new funds has been received from the Scottish Government.

Approved projects must complete their funded activities and submit all funding claims by 15 March 2027. We encourage applicants to start projects and submit claims as early as possible to allow for any unforeseen delays.

Most renewable energy projects take several years to develop and deliver. You may apply for further CARES funding in future phases of your project, but future funding cannot be guaranteed and any new application will be assessed on its own merits.

Important
Funding is not formally committed until you have received, signed and returned a Grant Offer Letter.

We understand that community energy projects are challenging, and a degree of flexibility is required to help projects progress. We want to make sure that CARES funding can support community organisations to fill gaps, support a range of projects and address project challenges outside of the timings of the Community Energy Growth Fund.

You can apply for CARES Resilience Fund if your project meets the guidance for the Community Energy Growth Fund (except meeting application deadline dates) and you can evidence an urgent deadline for funding to keep your project on track. The funding can also be used to support operational projects in exceptional circumstances.

You can also apply if you have an existing CARES award and Local Energy Scotland has confirmed your request should be managed through the Resilience Fund rather than a change process.

Useful resources

Solar panels toolkit

The solar PV module introduces you to the different ways you can develop a solar photovoltaic (PV) project, including a step-by-step guide.

Rooftop solar guide

This guide breaks down the development of rooftop solar PV projects into nine stages. For each stage of the project, the guide highlights the roles and responsibilities for community energy organisations and building owners, and the agreements and documents necessary.

Project model: solar PV installation on a community building

This project model is aimed at local communities looking to install solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on a community building.

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The Community Energy Generation Growth Fund aims to support community groups across Scotland to set up renewable energy generation projects.

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Community Active Travel Accelerator from FEL

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Deadline Rolling until end Oct 2026

FEL Scotland is offering Community Active Travel Accelerator Grants to help communities in Falkirk and Clackmannanshire make walking, wheeling and cycling more accessible, inclusive and appealing for everyday journeys.

Funding is available for community-led projects that identify barriers to active travel, gather local evidence, co-design solutions and test practical initiatives that encourage low-carbon travel and support climate action.

Two grant options are available:

First Steps Grants: £500–£2,000 for groups exploring active travel challenges for the first time.

Next Steps Grants: Up to £3,000 for communities ready to pilot ideas and build on existing work.

Funding can support engagement activities, campaigns, led walks or rides, place planning, e-bike initiatives and more.

Applications are open to eligible community organisations in Falkirk and Clackmannanshire. Details in link: Climate – FEL Scotland

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Financial Training for Social Food Innovators

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Financial Training for Social Food Innovators

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Deadline 21 Aug 2026

Free online training programme for people working on social or community-based food initiatives & innovations (e.g., food sharing projects, community kitchens, urban farming groups, food education initiatives, social enterprises, etc.).

It is designed to help organisations and initiatives become more financially sustainable and scale their impact. By the end of the training, you will be able to:

Understand the funding and investment landscape, including grants, foundations, blended finance, community finance, and impact investment

Assess appropriate funding strategies based on your organisational model and level of maturity

Develop practical skills in business modelling, financial planning, and fundraising

Strengthen your ability to engage with investors, funders, and crowdfunding platforms

Please complete all sections of the form - Registration Form: The information will be used to:

assess eligibility and select participants;

understand the diversity and needs of the cohort;

establish a baseline for evaluating learning outcomes.

The form takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. Responses to this form must be submitted before 12:00PM CET (noon) on Friday, August 21st.

Trainings will commence in the first week of September (first cohort beginning on September 3rd) and will be hosted once a week for a total of 3 sessions. More details on the exact timings can be found within the registration form.

Because each training module will be highly interactive and participatory, cohorts are intentionally kept small and spots are limited. Answers to this form will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and participants may be chosen prior to the deadline. Should the number of interested participants exceed available slots, we reserve the right to select participants based on the answers provided on this form. Respondents who are not selected for this training will still receive offline materials & guidance on how to advance their financial sustainability.

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Tip of the Month: How to use AI for funding applications (and how not to!)

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Tip of the Month: How to use AI for funding applications (and how not to!)

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Is it cheating to use Chat GPT, Claude, Copilot or other AI chatbots when applying for grant funding?

According to Charity Excellence some Charities are already saving time on applications with help from AI. These fast-evolving tools are helping to shortcut research, support development of well-examined ideas, and level the playing field for people with less experience, confidence or those with language barriers.

However, using AI doesn't just have positive outcomes. Outsourcing funding applications to chatbots can mean your organisation’s own voice, or what it is that makes you unique and original, gets lost amongst AI-generated content. Standard, even if well-written, applications can lack nuance, making it harder for funders to get a good feel for what makes your community tick, and what makes your idea both grounded in place and tailored to need.

At FEL we believe the best grant applications put lived experience and a local context at their core. This comes from listening to communities and co-designing solutions together with them. When used with thought, care and additional editing, AI can help save time and develop your application, but make sure your own ideas and voice are still coming through - we're most interested in you!

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The Community Learning Exchange (CLE) fund offers small sums of funding to enable visits which build mutual support across the community sector through peer to peer learning – the best way to test and develop new ideas is to learn from people already on the journey themselves!

A CLE supports peer learning – virtually or in person – by covering the costs of a visit to another group or organisation to share learning and develop practice you would like to make happen in your community. Each in person CLE involves travelling to the location you’d like to learn from.  CLE’s are a fantastic opportunity to collaborate and build networks of support across our sector.

Funding is to support community groups across Scotland.  To be eligible, applicants need to be endorsed by the relevant SCA Member Network.

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Community Learning Exchange

The Community Learning Exchange, funded by the Scottish Government, is one of the ways we seek to support local community activity and invest in the work of our membership across Scotland.

What is the Community Learning Exchange fund?

The Community Learning Exchange (CLE) fund offers small sums of funding to enable visits which build mutual support across the community sector through peer to peer learning - the best way to test and develop new ideas is to learn from people already on the journey themselves!

What is a Community Learning Exchange?

A CLE supports peer learning - virtually or in person - by covering the costs of a visit to another group or organisation to share learning and develop practice you would like to make happen in your community. Each in person CLE involves travelling to the location you'd like to learn from. CLE's are a fantastic opportunity to collaborate and build networks of support across our sector.

Who can apply?

Funding is to support community groups across Scotland. To be eligible, applicants need to be endorsed by the relevant SCA Member Network.

What next?

Take a look through the Case Studies to get a flavour of what is possible through the fund.

Next, read over the Guidance and FAQs to gain an insight into the what is and isn't eligible, to ensure you have all the information you need to apply and to understand the fund requirements.

After that, all that's left to do is apply!

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Deadline 10 Nov

Local registered charities and not-for-profit organisations can apply for grants in the region of £5,000 for projects which improve a physical building (or land attached to it) that is used by people in need.

The funding is to be used for the following types of projects:

Improved energy efficient lighting and heating.

Installation of new kitchen, bathroom etc.

Installation of a sensory room.

General painting and decorating.

Improving safety and security of a building.

Registered charities, Community Benefit Societies, Cooperative Societies and Community Interest Companies can apply as long as they have suitable governance to manage the fund and are supporting people in need whether by reason of financial hardship, sickness, disability or other disadvantage or distress.

The Foundation does not support projects which will used by general members of the public, such as sports clubs and associations, uniformed groups such as scout and girl guide groups or organisations that support wildlife or animals as their main beneficiary

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No deadline mentioned: decisions made within 12 weeks

Small Eco Awards provide accessible grants of £300 to £20,000 for communities in Scotland to take local, practical action to protect the environment.

The programme supports community-led projects that can help to:

improve local places

protect nature

reduce waste

support climate resilience

connect people with the environment

create greener, healthier and more sustainable communities

This could include:

making community spaces more accessible and greener

growing food locally

reusing and upcycling old clothing and textiles

engaging in climate education

protecting nature and supporting local wildlife

introducing local, sustainable transport options

See fund guidance for full priorities.

You don’t have to be an environment organisation to apply. Small Eco Awards is for community groups with practical ideas that can make a positive difference to where they live.

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We fund community-led projects in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales that tackle the climate and nature emergency, improve the environment, and help people connect with and enjoy nature locally.

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Kelvin Valley and Falkirk Community Led Local Development Fund 2026/2027

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Kelvin Valley and Falkirk Community Led Local Development Fund 2026/2027

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Deadline 20 August

Through the Kelvin Valley and Falkirk Community Led Local Development Fund (the CLLD Fund), grants of up to £15,000 are available for eligible applicants based in defined Kelvin Valley and Falkirk communities for 2026/27.

Communities include: Airth, Avonbridge, Baldernock, Banknock, Banton, Bonnybridge, Colzium, Croy, Denny, Dennyloanhead, Dunipace, Fankerton, Kinneil, Kirkintilloch (north of the Canal only), Lennoxtown, Milton of Campsie, Queenzieburn, Shieldhill, Slamannan, Torrance, Twechar, Waterside, and Whitecross.

The Fund will be overseen by the Kelvin Valley and Falkirk Local Action Group (LAG) and administered by CVS Falkirk & District as the Accountable Body. Funded activity should take place by Sunday 28 February 2027, with final reports submitted to CVS Falkirk & District by Sunday 14 March 2027.

With previous benefit to local rural communities amounting to over £350,000, the Fund is open to applications from third sector groups and organisations as well as public sector bodies. Please read the guidance in full for more information about what is considered capital and revenue costs.

Applications should prioritise one or more of the Fund’s four priorities in this round:

Supporting community facilities and eligible organisations to contribute to the achievement of net zero

Sustaining, improving, and adding initiatives in rural communities that are most isolated, most disconnected, most in need of investment or most likely to experience inequalities

Helping communities to address the cost-of-living crisis and eradicate poverty for individuals and families

Enabling communities to carry out research, engagement, feasibility studies or other activities supporting the development of rural communities

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The Neighbourhood Ecosystem Fund supports community groups in Scotland to develop local ecosystem restoration projects.

This Fund focuses on the development stages of undertaking ecosystem restoration (the design, planning and preparation for ecosystem restoration).

You can apply to the Neighbourhood Ecosystem Fund at any time through our simple two-stage application process.

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You can apply for up to £ 13,500 to pay for the activities of your project.

If your project is successful, you will also receive up to £1,500 of professional fundraising time to help you apply for funding to take your project to the next stage .

You can use funding to support the development of your project in a number of ways:

Funding should generally be used for day-to-day costs (also known as revenue costs) rather than to purchase equipment, land or buildings (capital costs).

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The Green Community Grants Programme (The Wildlife Trusts)

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The Green Community Grants Programme (The Wildlife Trusts)

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Launches 24 June to 15 July and 30 September to 21 October

The Green Community Grants Programme offers one-year flexible funding for not-for-profit groups in England, Scotland and Wales with an annual income between £10,000 and £1 million.

Funding is available for a wide range of sustainable activities, including recycling, litter picking, beach cleans or sustainable transport.

Priority for smaller groups and in communities located in the top 15% of the Index of Multiple Deprivation

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A programme offering grants up to £25,000 for not-for-profit groups in England, Scotland and Wales.

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Deadline 11 Sept

Applications are being accepted for grants supporting work linked to horticulture and plant sciences, as well as fine art and art history.

The funding is for UK charities registered with the Charity Commission, including charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs) and parent teacher associations (PTAs) of special schools.

Grants of up to £10,000 are generally considered, although due to high demand, most awards are currently £5,000 or less.

Over the years, the grants have benefited a wide range of charities, from small organisations working to improve outcomes for the vulnerable and disadvantaged through horticulture, to large museums concerned with the conservation and exhibition of art.

Preference is given to smaller charities where an award would have a significant impact.

Applications from main stream schools are not accepted, though consideration will be given to applications from SEND / Special Schools submitted via their registered charity.

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The grant process

We will consider applications for one-off grants up to £10,000, but because of the high demand, most grants are currently £5,000 or less. Exceptionally, when funds permit, grants of as much as £60,000 are made, payable over several years.

The Trustees are keen to support horticultural training through bursaries and apprenticeships. Applications should be made by the sponsoring institution: individuals may not apply. Grants are not offered for covering usual salary commitments, nor for expenditure already incurred.

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Information about applying for a grant from The Finnis Scott Foundation, supporting those in horticulture and art.

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No Deadline - First Come First Served

To help community organisations cut energy bills and reduce carbon emissions by installing renewable technologies such as heat pumps and solar panels.

Funding is available for many types of community buildings, including village halls, community centres, community hubs, sports facilities and faith buildings.

The fund can cover up to 80% of eligible costs, up to a maximum grant of £80,000

Join a free online session to find out how your community can make the most of CARES funding. You’ll learn what funding is available, who can apply and how to build a strong application - plus get clear next steps to get started. With live Q&A included. Link here
Tuesday 16 June, 12:30pm–1:30pm

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The Community Buildings fund supports communities to decarbonise buildings by installing renewable technologies such as heat pumps.

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No deadline mentioned: decisions made within 12 weeks

For projects that help children and young people do one or more of the following:

build positive relationships that improve their wellbeing

learn more about themselves or other people

take action on issues that matter to them (including climate issues)

learn skills that help them feel more confident for the future

You can apply for between £20,001 and £150,000 to fund a project that runs for up to 3 years.

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Young Start - Main Grants | The National Lottery Community Fund

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Young Start - Main Grants offers £20,001 to £150,000 for projects up to 3 years that help children and young people in Scotland build confidence and realise their potential.

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Endangered Crafts Fund (Heritage Crafts)

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Endangered Crafts Fund (Heritage Crafts)

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Apply by: Friday 16 October 2026

Heritage Crafts invites craft practitioners and organisations in the UK to apply for small grants to fund projects that support endangered crafts listed as endangered or critically endangered on the current Red List of Endangered Crafts.

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Small grants to help the most at-risk crafts

Applications now closed

We next open applications for the Endangered Crafts Fund on Monday 25 May with a deadline of 5pm, Friday 16 October 2026.

Heritage Crafts invites craft practitioners and organisations in the UK to apply for small grants to fund projects that support endangered crafts (the craft must be listed as endangered or critically endangered on the current Red List of Endangered Crafts). A number of grants are ringfenced for Essex, East Sussex, West Sussex, and Brighton and Hove, but those outside of these areas are also eligible to apply.

Heritage Crafts published the fifth edition of its groundbreaking Red List of Endangered Crafts in May 2025, the first research of its kind to rank the UK's traditional crafts by the likelihood that they will survive into the next generation. The report assessed 285 crafts to ascertain those which are at greatest risk of disappearing, of which five were classified as extinct, 93 as 'endangered' and a further 72 as 'critically endangered'. As a result of this alarming threat to our cultural heritage, Heritage Crafts set up its Endangered Crafts Fund in 2019 and 79 grants have been awarded nationally in that time.
Applications may, for example, include:
Implementing changes that will ensure the longer-term viability or survival of heritage craft skills, for example:

developing a new, innovative approach to heritage craft skills;

investing in more efficient machinery;

developing new routes to market;

exploring the use of sustainable alternative materials while maintaining the heritage character of your practice.

Direct and indirect skills transfer, for example:

taking on a trainee or apprentice;

preparing to teach courses, including the creation of training materials;

online or video content to support skills sharing and documentation;

specialist tools and equipment to facilitate training.

Continuous professional development, for example:

acquiring the knowledge and skills required to run a successful small business;

acquiring the advanced craft skills or allied craft skills necessary to make a craft practice more viable, e.g. through a training course or self-directed learning.

In addition to the funding you will receive support from Tess, the Recipient Engagement and Impact Lead and rest of the Heritage Crafts team to ensure that your project is a success. This will be unique to your project but it could include mentoring support, business support or signposting to other opportunities.

We encourage you to take time to read the full FAQs, well in advance of applying:

Applications now closed
DEADLINE: 5pm on Friday 8 May 2026
Video or Audio Applications: Alternatively, you are welcome to submit a video or audio application, addressing all the questions in the form and specifically highlighting your commitment to your craft. You can download the questions here: Application Questions - The recording ideally needs to be no more than 15 minutes in length. Then email it to Rae here: [email protected]

Supported by: the generous support of individual donors and the Julia Rausing Trust. Previous donors include the Pilgrim Trust, the Radcliffe Trust, the William Grant Foundation, the Sussex Heritage Trust, the Ashley Family Foundation, the Dulverton Trust, the Garfield Weston Foundation, the Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund, the Benefact Trust, the Essex Community Foundation and the Ernest Cook Trust.

Thank you so much to Heritage Crafts for awarding the Endangered Craft Fund grant to Building Futures Galloway. The grant will enable us to acquire specific hand tools that are vital to the teaching of the craft of traditional wooden boat building. The passing on of these skills to the younger generation will help safeguard the future of this endangered craft.

Previous grant recipients

Here is a list of the 95 projects funded so far:

Catherine Ade, lithographer - to run a series of workshops on different lithography techniques and continue to supply lithography plate graining services (Bristol).

James Allen, tanner - to buy a lime tank for the production of traceable vegetable-tanned leather from cattle hides (Wiltshire).

Amersham Museum - to run workshops and a remote peer-learning network for straw hat plaiting with support from Veronica Main MBE, and become a hub for the craft, supplying tools and materials (Buckinghamshire).

Peter Ananin, oak bark tanner - to train an apprentice in the skills and knowledge of traditional Scottish bark tanning (Fife).

James Anderson, hat maker - to restore antique straw hat making machines and buy a boater hat block for his blocking machine, as part of his mission to revive straw hat making in the town (Luton).

Scot AnSgeulaiche, Highlands and Islands thatching - to train an apprentice in the craft of Highlands and Islands thatching and encourage the use of locally-grown thatching materials (Perthshire).

Elizabeth Ashdown, passementerier - to enhance her existing practice by learning high-level passementerie skills from expert Clare Hedges (London).

James Ashwell, clay pipe maker - to 3D print new pipe moulds from scans of historical clay pipes and take up residency at Broseley Pipeworks to test the moulds using a real gin press (Bristol).

Andrew Basham, thatching spar maker - to learn to make thatching spars from the last spar maker in East Anglia, and equip himself for production from his hazel coppice (Essex).

Poppy Bastin - to re-establish commercial textile block printing at Yateley Industries for the Disabled by training staff and running community classes (Hampshire).

Horace Batten, boot makers - to train an apprentice boot tree maker who will go on to work in-house at the boot making firm (Northamptonshire).

Katie Beard, type founder - to apprentice to type founder Stanley Lane, to safeguard the history and craft of metal type manufacture and letterpress book printing (Gloucestershire).

Eddy Bennett, reverse glass sign artist - to purchase a plotter to cut vinyl etching stencils and provide custom stencils to other reverse glass sign artists in the region (Brighton).

Duncan Berry, flint waller - to buy tools to enable him to pass on his skills as a flint waller (West Sussex).

Robert Bigio, flute maker - to train an apprentice flutemaker through making a copy of a historical concert flute (London).

Ben Bosence, brick and tile maker - to develop and make bricks and tiles from waste clay that has been excavated locally (East Sussex).

Tom Boulton, letterpress printer - to do a feasibility study into creating new wooden type for letterpress printing using CNC machining (West Sussex).

Deborah Bowness, wallpaper maker - to learn traditional wallpaper making techniques through one-to-one training with a wallpaper conservationist (East Sussex).

Britannia Sailing Trust - to train two young people in boat building as part of the restoration of the 110-year-old wooden sailing vessel Britannia (Exeter).

Simon Brock, clog maker - to secure a new workshop space for clog making after an unexpected change in situation left a question mark over his ability to continue in the craft (Sheffield).

Hannah Buchanan, industrial ceramicist - to buy a plaster lathe for traditional ceramic mould making, and learn to make block and cases for slip casting (Derbyshire).

Justine Burgess, basket maker - to train in Teifi and Tywi coracle making so that she can pass on the skills to others (Carmarthen).

Sarah Burns, textile block printer - to install two large dye kettles to increase her output and make the business more sustainable whilst upskilling her apprentice (West Sussex).

Owen Bushell, millwright - to learn the millwrighting skills to maintain and operate an historic bucket mill producing wooden stave buckets (Aberdeenshire).

Monica Cass, chair seater - to train a chair seat weaver in skeined willow techniques, and document the process (Norwich).

Paul Chamberlain, reverse glass sign maker - to create short films to support the teaching of the craft of reverse-glass sign making (Norfolk).

Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust - to 3D scan a working 'side traveller' rope making machine, to enable more effective repair and maintenance (Kent).

Maurice Clother, rake maker - to procure tools to train his apprentice and to market their rakes (Herefordshire).

Coates Willow, basket makers - to forge new tools for an apprentice working with one of the last practicing basketwork furniture makers (Somerset).

Kate Colin, fan maker - to develop the technical skills of fan making with a view to teaching the craft in future (Glasgow).

Kevin Copeland, green woodworker - to train in traditional wooden rake making in order to pass these skills on to Veterans' Growth service users and the wider community (East Sussex).

Collette Davies, basket maker - to help revive the craft of lipwork straw basketry (Monmouth).

Michelle Dawson, stained glass restorer - to supplement her glass restoration practice by learning high-level reverse-glass sign making skills from David A Smith MBE (Dorset).

Samantha Dennis, coiled basketmaker - to catalogue and replicate historical coiled baskets of Shetland and create a market for small crofters to sell locally-grown oat straw (Shetland)

Samantha Dennis and Eve Eunson, thatchers - to support the burgeoning oat straw economy on Shetland by developing vernacular thatching on the islands (Shetland).

Hugh Dunford-Wood, wallpaper maker - to create short films to support the teaching of the craft of hand-blocked wallpaper making throughout the UK and beyond (Dorset).

Eve Eunson, Fair Isle chair maker - to record the skills of Fair Isle straw back chair making in a film that can be used to train others (Shetland).

Rachel Evans, basketmaker - to learn the techniques of hazel basketmaking, specifically the Gower cockle basket and the whisket (Stoke-on-Trent).

Ruth Farris and Bea Uprichard (silk damask weavers) - to develop new products and routes to market for silk woven at the historic Paradise Mill (Macclesfield).

Stephanie Firth, shoemaker - to start up a business specialising in handmade bespoke orthopaedic shoes (Derbyshire).

Framework Knitters Museum - to manufacture, purchase and install new prototype bearded needles for their stocking frames, and train volunteers in their use (Nottingham).

Birgit Frietman and Robyn Smith, horn workers - to set up a hub for horn working in London and reduce their carbon footprint by completing more processes in-house (London).

Tom Frith-Powell, paper maker - to develop a gelatine sized paper as part of his commercial handmade papermaking charity (Cumbria).

Bob Green, flint waller - to buy tools to enable him to develop and pass on his skills as a flint waller (Brighton).

Steve Hogarth, building restorer - to add the skills of leadworking and flint masonry to his steeplejack business, maintaining the usefulness of traditional buildings without the impact of scaffolding (Derbyshire).

William Holland, arrowsmith - to develop his arrowsmithing skills and master the reproduction of historically forged arrow heads, and to teach the craft to others (Carmarthenshire).

Grace Horne, scissor maker - to create dies for the production of hot drop-forged scissor blanks that can be used by Grace and other makers to produce bespoke scissors (Sheffield).

Lizzy Hughes, coppersmith - to develop her coppersmithing skills to include joinery, so that she's able to make objects constructed from multiple parts such as buckets, watering cans and funnels, and to teach the craft (London).

Oliver Hymans, marionette maker - to run marionette making course for puppetry professionals and practitioners at the Little Angel Theatre (London).

Scott Jeffrey, clockmaker - to fund the setup of wheel and pinion cutting in his clockmaking workshop, and offer wheels and pinions to the trade (Hampshire).

Seth Kennedy, watch case maker - to refurbish and provide storage for specialised tools, to be used to teach horologists and silversmiths to become watch case makers (Hertfordshire).

Charlotte Kenward, reverse glass artist - to train and equip herself to offer traditional reverse gilded house numbers and signage to heritage properties (West Sussex).

Anna Kettle, pargeter - to create short films to support the teaching of the craft of pargeting (Bedfordshire).

Nicholas Konradsen, musical instrument maker - to research and make Lincolnshire bagpipes in a new workshop with more energy-efficient equipment (Lincolnshire).

Nikki Laird, kiltmaker - to print a book on how to make a traditional hand sewn kilt (Edinburgh).

Jessica Light, passementerier - to train apprentice Anna Ray in the craft of passementerie, and together explore new routes to market (London).

Little Angel Theatre - to equip a new dedicated marionette-making workshop to practice and teach the craft (London).

Kate Longley, withy pot maker - to maintaining the skills and knowledge of withy crab and lobster pot making in the community of Gorran Haven (Cornwall).

Steven Lowe, shoe last maker - to provide shoe last making courses covering including heel making (East Sussex).

Alan MacPherson, shinty caman maker -to provide three-phase electricity to increase production of shinty camans and eventually host an apprentice (Inverness).

Fred Maillardet, millwright - to train milling volunteer Adam Winsor to be a millwright at Oldland Windmill in West Sussex and Wicken Windmill in Cambridgeshire (West Sussex).

Warren Martin, silver spinner - to train with Christopher Perry on hammering techniques to form pouring lips on his spun silver vessels (Sheffield).

Michael May, folding knife maker - to equip his folding knife making apprentice with the tools he needs to learn all aspects of the trade (Sheffield).

Lucy Mayes, pigment maker - to purchase equipment to produce a range of innovative and sustainable pigments from processing construction waste (London).

Gail McGarva BEM, boat builder - to equip a community workshop on the Solway Firth with tools needed to teach young people traditional clinker boatbuilding (Dumfries and Galloway).

Gail McGarva BEM, boat builder - to secure a barn top become the Traditional Boat Building Beacon, in which to teach regional clinker-built boat construction (Dumfries and Galloway).

Jake Middleton-Metcalf, concertina maker - to be trained in making the critical working components of the English system concertina (Buckinghamshire).

Tony Millyard, flute maker - to pass on flute making skills and to develop a new model of flute (Northamptonshire).

Simon Nobs, woodgrainer and marbler - to develop and run a series of accessible and accredited courses in the paint effects of wood graining and marbling, expanding on his existing YouTube tutorials (Kent).

Mark Norris, harp maker - to help open a school of harp making and develop a curriculum of tuition before the craft dies out in Scotland (Scottish Borders).

Edie Obilaso, hat maker - to make hats from straw plait produced on an antique machine, and to document the craft (London).

Dominic Parrette, green woodworker - to build shave horses to allow him to teach trainees how to make Sussex trug and Devon stave baskets (East Sussex).

Craig Peebles, encaustic tile maker - to develop a reliable clay slip to reduce failure rates for encaustic tile making in a small studio setting (Edinburgh).

Dave Purvis, coracle maker - to recreate six extinct coracle types and work with the UK Men's Sheds Association to popularise the craft (North Yorkshire).

Ratsey & Lapthorne, sail makers - to train an apprentice sail maker to craftsman level while making sails for a historic yacht (Isle of Wight).

Raybel Charters CIC, boatbuilders - to train Alanna Cameron in mast setting and re-rigging, and further develop the skills of existing boat builder Laurie Watkin for the completion of Raybel, a 104-year-old Thames sailing barge (Kent).

Sarah Ready, withy pot maker - to develop her practice as a withy pot maker, producing pots for her son to fish with off the Devon coast, and to document the craft (Devon).

Anna Rennie, maille maker - to apprentice to master maille maker Nick Checksfield, to learn how to restore and preserve original maille, and to become the first female professional maille maker (Cornwall).

Clare Revera, basket maker - to develop and teach a Level 3 City & Guilds course on rare and endangered basket making skills at Westhope College (Glamorgan).

Mark Rochman, bicycle maker - to gain bicycle frame making skills from Ellis briggs Cycles and add bicycle making to the offering of Leeds Bike Mill, a workers cooperative currently offering bicycle repair and maintenance (Leeds).

Karl Schmidt, tinsmith - to reintroduce the critically endangered craft of tinsmithing to the UK through a specialist tinsmithing masterclass (United States).

Rob Shaw, coach trimmer - to equip the coach trimming workshop of Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway to train more people in the community (North Yorkshire).

Mark Shiner, sail maker - to research the 'spanker' sail from information available at the Mystic Seaport Museum, Connecticut, reviving methods and materials no longer used in traditional sail making (Orkney).

Lorna Singleton, swill basket maker - to buy a boiler and swiller's mares (a special type of shave horse) to enable her to teach oak swill basket making to small groups (Cumbria).

James Slaven, sailmaker - to train in sailmaking with Mark Shiner and set up a workshop at the GalGael Trust making and repairing sails and repurposing old sailcloth (Glasgow).

Travis Smith, hewer - to train in hand hewing of timber and apply his skills to the restoration and reconstruction of historical building and the construction of new ones (Hampshire).

Gillian Stewart, bookbinder - to expand her bookbinding practice by training as a disappearing fore-edge painter, and to teach the craft (Glasgow).

Stephanie Turnbull, lithographer - to trial the use of alternative types of limestone and other stone substrates for lithographic printing, and to publish her findings (Newport).

Alex Ward, furniture maker - to develop his furniture making business to incorporate the production of moulding planes for fine furniture making, and to teach the craft of plane making (Shetland).

Lois Walpole, basket maker - to publish a book on the critically endangered craft of kishie basket making (Shetland).

Zoë Watson, kiltmaker - to train as a professional kiltmaker at the Kiltmakery in Edinburgh, after doing an introductory course as a 16-year-old student (Perthshire).

Jessie Watson-Brown, Matthew Bailey and Jamey Rhind-Tutt, oak bark tanners - to equip a new tannery to produce traditional bark-tanned leather from wild deer skins (Devon).

Richard Wheater, neon bender - to build a mobile neon bombarding and vacuum facility to teach neon bending to beginners and intermediate trainees (West Yorkshire).

Deborah White, damask weaver - to restore and use a loom to teach damask weaving to a new generation of weavers (Northern Ireland).

John Wills, coppersmith - to set up a tinsmithing and coppersmithing workshop that will also provide teaching, using renewable charcoal to heat the traditional soldering coppers (Northamptonshire).

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Endangered Crafts Fund - Heritage Crafts

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Charity that promotes, safeguards and celebrates heritage craft skills in the UK

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Landfill Community Fund (Clackmannanshire & Stirling Trust)

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Landfill Community Fund (Clackmannanshire & Stirling Trust)

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No deadline mentioned.

Past successful projects have included improvements to play areas, community halls, historic and religious buildings and local woodlands. Projects aimed at conserving or improving native biodiversity have also received support.

For more information, application pack or advice, contact the trust at CSET123@btinternet.com

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Clackmannanshire & Stirling Environmental Trust

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Circular Economy Accelerator Grants (Zero Waste Scotland)

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Circular Economy Accelerator Grants (Zero Waste Scotland)

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Applications accepted on an ongoing basis.

Finance is available to support businesses offering or exploring transformational approaches or innovative new technologies capable of delivering at scale. Projects must be able to demonstrate impact beyond an individual business or organisation and show clearly how anticipated outcomes will lead to positive impact across a sector, industry or region.

To apply email grants@zerowastescotland.org.uk for an application form and supporting guidance document.

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Zero Waste Scotland- Circular Economy Accelerator Grants - Funding Scotland

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Zero Waste Scotland is Scotland’s Circular Economy Body. Their strategic aim is to rewire Scotland’s economic system, increasing the uptake in business adopting or applying circular economy practices and, in turn, driving a reduction of our consumption of natural resources through increased circularity. As part of their ongoing programme, finance is available to support projects offering or exploring transformational approaches or innovative new technologies capable of delivering at scale. Projects must be able to demonstrate impact beyond an individual business or organisation and show clearly how anticipated outcomes will lead to positive impact across a sector, industry or region.Projects must also align with one or more of the following objectives:1.	Help people care by advocating for change and demonstrating how we can do it. Projects will deliver activity to increase society’s demand for circular practices through stimulating the development and uptake of technologies, products and services to support a circular economy in Scotland. 2.	Make circularity easier and do more where it matters most by identifying and addressing the conditions supporting circularity in Scotland. Through encouraging the collaboration of organisations across value chains, including enterprises and academia, projects will implement circular economy strategies, principles and practices in high impact sectors1 3.	Improve the infrastructure needed to accelerate adoption of circular economy practices by keeping materials in use in Scotland’s economy through using less, using for longer, using again, and / or switching to regenerative material use. Projects will support the creation of valuable markets to optimise materials management and processing in Scotland.

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Vacant Premises Improvement Grant (Falkirk Council)

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Vacant Premises Improvement Grant (Falkirk Council)

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Apply by February 2027.

This grant is designed to help bring vacant high street and town centre premises across the Falkirk area back into use. The grant will help address the issue of vacant town centre unit space, stimulate new start-up activity and support business and Third Sector expansion.

Third Sector organisations - can get 75% of eligible improvement costs up to a maximum of £25,000

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Grants and funds available for businesses: Vacant Premises Improvement Grant

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This grant is designed to help bring vacant high street and town centre premises across the Falkirk area back into use.

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Scottish Land Fund (The National Lottery Community Fund)

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Scottish Land Fund (The National Lottery Community Fund)

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No deadline mentioned: currently open to applicants.

Community-led organisations grants can apply for £5,000 and £1 million to buy land or assets. Prioritises projects that can show a clear and lasting benefit to the wider community. Successful projects will aim to:

Support economic, environmental or social development through land ownership

Give the community more control over its future

Own land and buildings that are well managed and financially sustainable

Decisions made within 16 weeks.

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The Scottish Land Fund helps urban and rural communities across Scotland become stronger and more sustainable. It does this by helping communities own and manage land and buildings that matter to them.

We offer community-led organisations grants of between £5,000 and £1 million to buy land or assets. We also provide practical support to help develop ideas into viable, long-term projects.

The fund is backed by the Scottish Government and delivered in partnership by The National Lottery Community Fund and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.

What we fund

the purchase of land or land assets

support to help you plan and develop your ideas

You'll work with a Scottish Land Fund Adviser at Highlands and Islands Enterprise to help shape your project and explore your options before applying.

What we're looking for

We'll prioritise projects that can show a clear and lasting benefit to the wider community. Successful projects will aim to:

support economic, environmental or social development through land ownership

give the community more control over its future

own land and buildings that are well managed and financially sustainable

You can download our logo to show that your project is funded by Scottish Land Fund (PNG image, 164 KB).

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Scottish Land Fund | The National Lottery Community Fund

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The Scottish Land Fund helps communities across Scotland become stronger and more sustainable by supporting them to own and manage land and buildings

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Tesco Fruit & Veg grants is now open for applications. Schools, registered charities and not-for-profit organisations supporting children and young people can apply for up to £1,500 for projects that improve access to healthy food.

Projects can focus entirely on healthy eating (e.g. breakfast clubs, cooking projects, food growing projects or food banks) or just incorporate an element of healthy eating as part of other activities (e.g. healthy snacks as part of kids clubs, nutrition sessions as part of sports events, or incorporating some fruit trees or vegetable beds into a school garden refresh). We have some great examples of previous healthy eating projects on our website: Tesco Fruit and Veg Grants | Greenspace Scotland. Here you can also find details for our team of friendly Community Enablers who can support applicants. We can also share the regions where we are currently short of applications.

You can apply via the link on our website, or directly on the Tesco Fruit and Veg grant page: Fruit and Veg Grants - Tesco Fundraising | Tesco PLC. This page also has lots of additional information including the guidance notes. You can also nominate an organisation to consider applying: Tesco Fruit and Veg for Schools Nomination Form.

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Funding to support providing nutritious food in fun ways, combining food with activities or learning how fruit and veg grows, we welcome applications that use healthy food to support children and young people.

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No deadline mentioned.

The charity’s mission is to invest in building stronger local communities. They help independent retailers raise money that can then be donated to local charities and good causes. This is done through the sale of selected products in store.

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Making a Difference Locally

Making a Difference Locally (MADL) is a charity launched to help independently run local stores to add value to their communities #MakingADifferenceLocally.

The charity helps the stores achieve this by allowing them to nominate charities or good causes that are local to them to receive a specific donation from us. Donations may be to local sports teams, hospices or one of the many charities operating in the UK.

Need to know more? Read our About MADL section, read the success stories or get in touch if you have any questions about Making a Difference Locally, we would love to answer them for you.

Existing Nisa Partners

If you need to check your MADL balance, create a donation request or good cause request or even contact the team for support with showcasing your donations to the local community, then log in here.

Log in to your MADL account here

If you have a question relating to MADL it may be answered in our FAQs below, or alternatively get in touch via the contact form on the About MADL page

How is the Charity Governed?

The charity is governed by a board of trustees who receive no remuneration from the charity and are in place to ensure any donations made to a nominated charity or good cause will be used appropriately.

Who decides on donations?

MADL administration will ensure that requested donations fit a set criteria and will then pass all requests to the Board of Trustees for their final approval.

What are the criteria for donations?

The criteria that is used when considering whether to approve a donation request is set out below.

The charity’s mission is to invest in building stronger local communities. To ensure that you are truly Making a Difference Locally and to comply with the rules set by the charity’s independent Board of Trustees, your requested donation must:

Be local to your store (ideally within 10 miles)

Be a registered charity OR good cause with a dedicated business bank account (we cannot pay cheques to individuals)

The registered charity or good cause must be transparent and accountable – this means that it must be able to confirm what any donation would be used for on request. There are no minimum or maximum turnover restrictions for the charity or cause.

How can I apply for funding for my charity or good cause?

Please use the Store Locator below to contact your local Nisa store and see how they can help.

Over 2,500 independently owned stores nationwide.

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How do you know which funder is the right one for you?

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"Carefully read the guidance before submitting a grant application". It is the number one tip we hear from funders time and time again. So, it may surprise you to know many applicants still waste valuable time on funding bids they're not going to be successful with.

But reading the grant guidance isn't only about ticking off criteria to check if you're eligible. It can tell you what the funder is most passionate about. Add in a good scan of their website, a read through of previously funded projects and case studies and you'll get a great sense of how much of a good a match your project is for them before you put pen to paper on an application. You'll also know if they're a funder you would enjoy building a strong relationship with.

Doing your research will not only reduce time spent on application writing, maximise your chance of success but could also result in you beginning to build a relationship with a funder who really gets you.