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FCDT distribute funds to charities, voluntary organisations and community groups local to REG Power Management’s Tormywheel Wind Farm. The Fund is open to any community project which is for the benefit of residents of the Fauldhouse & The Breich Valley Communities, located within 5km of the Tormywheel Wind Farm Development. This Fund can provide both capital and revenue grants. The main criteria that will be used when assessing applications received is the social, economic and environmental benefits which will result from the project.

The East Renfrewshire Renewable Energy Fund (ERREF) is money received from renewable energy projects in East Renfrewshire and is administered by East Renfrewshire Council Environment department. The fund combines contributions from ScottishPower Renewables Whitelee and Middleton windfarms.Projects need to meet one of more of these priorities:- Community facilities and services such as hall refurbishment or buying equipment and vehicles- Community or local events such as summer fairs or special event- Environmental projects such as planting trees or building baths- Heritage projects such as history trails or statue conservation- Skills and employment such as training equipment- Sport and recreation such as upgrading play areas or buying sports equipment- Youth and education such as clubs, Brownies or nursery and school projects

Boost is delivered by Corra Foundation and is a partnership between the STV Children’s Appeal, Comic Relief and Corra Foundation. It is a small grants programme is for organisations supporting children and families in their local communities. It has been created to help groups that find the increases in basic running costs (for example utilities, salaries, transport) are making their work much more challenging. The fund aims to:- Provide an accessible and supportive funding opportunity for small community ledorganisations.- Ensure accessible, supportive community led activities remain available to children and families despite the challenges the higher cost of living poses for charities and community groups.You can apply for project and/or running costs.

The Banks Kype Muir Community Fund has been created to provide support to deliver local projects that provide social, economic and/or environmental benefit. Community groups, voluntary organisations and environmental projects that are charitable, educational, philanthropic or benevolent in purpose are eligible for this Fund.

The purpose of the trust is to support the regeneration and development of the Outer Hebrides through disbursement of Community Benefit secured from the local deployment of Renewable Energy installations. Applicants should meet at least one of the WIDT's objectives: - advancement of citizenship and community development- prevention or relief of poverty- advancement of environmental protection or improvement- advancement of education- and advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science including the Gaelic language.