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Muaitheabhal Community Wind Farm Trust distributes a community benefit fund available from the Beinn Mhor Wind Farm. Priority areas which will benefit from the fund are Pairc, Kinloch and the villages along Loch Seaforth in North Harris. Funding priorities are: - To support and strengthen Pairc, Kinloch, North Lochs, and North Harris communities.- To build community connections, lifestyle, accessibility, and wellbeing.- To support education and development for all.- To tackle isolation and poverty in the community.- To conserve the environment and encourage sustainable practice.- To foster heritage, culture, and Gaelic language.- To promote and provide local recreational facilities and activities.- To counter depopulation through redevelopment and innovation.- To encourage traditional crofting and farming methods.

GreenPower agreed to put in place a community benefit fund that would be available to the communities surrounding the wind farm. GreenPower makes contributions to the fund twice yearly in April and October.The Carraig Gheal Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund Steering Group meets at least twice a year to decide which of the main grant applications will be funded.

Common Good Funds earn money each year from property rents and interest on investments and balances. These funds can be used for the benefit of the inhabitants of that town/area. Projects must have a community-wide benefit. You must clearly show how your proposal will benefit the people living in the relevant former burgh.Fife Council uses agreed criteria to assess applications:- the value of each Common Good Fund should be protected over time- grants will normally cover no more than 50% of a project’s total cost

Thistle Wind Partners are offering donations to local groups based in Kincardine & Mearns, Caithness and Orkney with a particular focus on the areas impacted by their onshore infrastructure. The fund will support community-led activities that support Environmental, Coastal and Recreation projects such as:- Volunteer beach cleans (gear, skips, Hi-Vis vests etc)- Path repairs- Nature conservation - Habitat restoration- Supporting improved access to and recreation in our coasts and countryside

The B&Q Community Re-Use Programme. donates surplus and display items go to those who need them the most, to help build a stronger community for all of us. They donate products to schools, charities and community groups to transform local spaces for the community. The most common items donated are: - Plastic plant pots and trays- Plants that are past their best and other compostable materials- Damaged or part filled cans of paint - White pallets- Broken tiles and slabs- Ends of wallpaper rolls- End of line stock

Financial assistance to charitable organisations and community councils who aim to benefit the communities in the Burgh of Lockerbie, the Parish of Dryfesdale and Johnstone.

Grants are available for a range of clubs and organisations operating for the benefit of persons belonging to the County of Banff. This area includes Buckie, Keith and Aberdeenshire. It includes funds for drama, music and visual arts, sports facilities, adult education and educational experiments and research.

Funding is available for non-profits in Angus, Scotland. Empower Community Foundation has launched a fund to support community projects working on/aiming to support the local community and environment.Assisting with the the most compelling current needs of the local community remains the focus of this funding, having donated £100k over the last four years to Voluntary Action Angus, Angus Carers Association, CAFE Project, Edinburgh Science Festival school programme, Angus Care and Repair and Carmyllie Hall.

Participatory Budgeting (PB) gives local residents a direct role in identifying priorities, making decisions, and allocating a portion of public funding. This approach has been implemented across all nine Neighbourhood Planning areas in South Lanarkshire, allowing communities to influence how money is spent in their local area.Priorities and criteria will depend on your local area.Funding must follow the principles: Fair and Inclusive Participatory, Deliberative, Empowering, Creative and Flexible, Transparent, and Part of our democracy.