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The NAVT fund is a grant programme developed to enable voluntary, community and social enterprises in North Ayrshire to grow in size, improve long term sustainability, or increase their impact.Projects should meet the Trust’s objectives to: - relieve poverty among the residents in North Ayrshire Council- advance education among the residents of the operating area particularly among the unemployed- promote training in skills of all kinds, particularly such skills as will assist residents of the operating area in obtaining paid employment- advancement of citizenship or community development

The Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme is part of the Local Full Fibre Networks programme, which has the strategic objective of increasing full fibre coverage across the UK. If you are a small or medium sized business in a rural area, you may be able to get a gigabit voucher worth up to upgrade your business broadband to a fast and reliable connection over gigabit capable infrastructure. The scheme is supplier-led. This means suppliers will be requesting the voucher on behalf of their customers. The value of the voucher will contribute to the build cost of installing a full fibre connection at the customer’s premises.

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.

The Earls Gate Community Fund was established to support the communities surrounding EGEC's operations in the Falkirk area. Applications must:1. Demonstrate how the local community has been involved in the project2. Contribute to one of the three themes outlined for the fund: - Build stronger communities- Reduce social isolation among vulnerable people- Strengthen community relationships 3. Deliver in one of the areas identified for the fund.

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.

The Trustees have wide discretion as to which charities the trust supports. They fund activities falling within their charitable purposes of: poverty, education, health, saving of lives, sport, and recreational facilities and activities.

The fund supports people in the former combined county of Moray and Nairnshire. The grants available are for:- students who are resident and educated in the former combined county of Moray and Nairnshire- schools and further education centres in Moray and Nairnshire- clubs and organisations operating for the benefit of people in Moray or Nairnshire.

The fund is available to community organisations in the Marr Area for projects which aim to help improve local communities. The Committee is looking to support projects which contribute to the priorities in the Marr Community Plan: - Empowered and confident communities- Economically vibrant communities- Healthy, safe and thriving communities- Connected communities- Natural Heritage and Environment.

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.

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.