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The FCC Scottish Action Fund offers funding to projects through the Scottish Landfill Communities Fund (SLCF). It will consider applications across all types of projects included in the SLCF:- Land Reclamation (Object A): The reclamation, remediation, restoration or other operation on land to facilitate economic, social or environmental use.- Community Recycling (Object B): Community based recycling, re-use and waste prevention projects.- Public Amenities and Parks (Object C): To provide, maintain or improve a public park or other public amenity.- Biodiversity (Object D): The conservation or promotion of biological diversity through the provision, conservation, restoration or enhancement of a natural habitat or the maintenance or recovery of a species in its natural habitat.- Historic Buildings (Object E): The maintenance, repair or restoration of a building, other structure or a site of archaeological interest which is a place of religious worship, or a site of historic or architectural or archaeological interest and is open to the public.

The Fund is provided by EDF Energy Renewables, the developer of the Longpark wind farm. It benefits the Community Council area of the Parish of Stow in the Scottish Borders. It provides grants to support charitable activities that: - Enhance quality of life for local residents- Contribute to vibrant, healthy, successful and sustainable communities- Promote community spirit and encourage community activityGrants may support a wide range of costs, for example the costs of equipment, staff or sessional workers, consultations, running costs for local groups, maintenance or refurbishment of community facilities, and so on.

The Neighbourhood Support Fund will assist voluntary and community groups that are active within their communities and who are planning community based projects. Community groups are encouraged to think about how these funds can meet local need to strengthen communities and benefit the lives of people living in the Scottish Borders.The Fund operates in five Area Partnerships; Berwickshire, Cheviot, Eildon, Teviot and Liddesdale and Tweeddale.

ANCBC is funded by ScottishPower Renewables community benefit fund for Harestanes Windfarm in Dumfries and Galloway. The fund supports projects located within, or directly benefiting, one or more of 42 community council areas in Annandale and Nithsdale. ANCBC will support charitable activities that support the rural regeneration and sustainability of communities within the area of benefit. Awards can support a wide range of costs and activities including equipment, running costs for local groups, staff or sessional worker costs, consultations, maintenance or refurbishment of community facilities and capital costs to purchase or develop community assets.

Funding for summer playschemes for children between the ages of 5-16 years. Preference is given to:- small local play schemes that provide a wide-ranging programme of activities. Trustees prioritise activities that are relatively inexpensive such as crafts and cooking, as well as outdoor activities and sport.- schemes that involve a large number of children.- schemes where past users are encouraged to come back and help as volunteers.Trustees only fund programmes that run for a minimum of 2 weeks or 10 days across the summer holidays.

Funding can support initiatives that do one or more of the following: - Address pre-farmgate waste - Prevent food from being wasted at the manufacturing and processing stage - Minimise food waste from retailers - Find creative ways to use surplus food in communities or at homeThe fund can support ideas that are ready to test, or concepts that have been tested and are ready to progress further.