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Provides grants to community and charitable projects in the community council areas of Kirkcowan, Old Luce and New Luce in Dumfries and Galloway. The community fund can support projects which:- enhance quality of life for local residents- contribute to vibrant, healthy, successful and sustainable communities- promote community spirit and encourage community activity

The Trust’s charitable purposes are the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science, the provision of recreational facilities, the advancement of citizenship and community development and the advancement of environmental protection or improvement. The trustees main focus is on protecting and enhancing green spaces in and around Edinburgh, Scotland and beyond. In particular they wish to support projects that enhance the public's enjoyment and appreciation of green spaces including the horticultural and aesthetic enhancement of green spaces.The trustees are keen to support organisations that might have difficulties in obtaining public funding from other sources.

Sunrise Medicals want to support projects that encourage people to get active, connect with others, try something new, or simply make everyday life a little easier.What could the fund help with?- 🏀 Disability sports clubs - Support for wheelchair basketball, rugby, tennis and other inclusive sports.- 🎉 Community events - Help create accessible events and activities that bring people together.- ♿ Mobility equipment - Funding towards specialist equipment that enables greater independence.- 🌳 Days out & experiences - Borrow equipment or make activities more accessible.- 💙 Personal challenges - Taking on something special? - 🤝 Local community projects - Supporting initiatives that improve accessibility and inclusion.

Through funding from South Lanarkshire’s Renewable Energy Fund, Community Councils in South Lanarkshire can award micro grants to support local constituted and non-constituted groups and where appropriate individuals.Micro grants help community‑focused or charitable activities that:- improve life for local residents- support a vibrant, healthy and active community- encourage community spirit and participation

The Denny & District Community Fund is a charitable fund to benefit residents of the areas served by the Denny & District Community Council in the Falkirk Council area. The Fund supports a range of community-led activity that will:- enhance quality of life for local residents- contribute to vibrant, healthy, successful and sustainable communities- promote community spirit and encourage community activity. Applications are particularly welcome from established groups that are looking to develop or enhance the service they provide, or new groups providing new opportunities that will address one of the three priorities listed above.

The Angus Council Charitable Trust provides support to vulnerable people in Angus.It also helps local groups or organisations with ongoing projects.The trust covers all wards in Angus, with the purpose of funds as follows:- Prevention/relief of poverty- Provision of recreational facilities/activities- Relief of those in need- Advancement of education- Advancement of citizenship/community- Advancement of arts, heritage, culture, science, war memorials.

They are looking to fund projects that improve the livelihoods of disadvantaged communities in Commonwealth Countries of Africa. Funding priorities are: - Projects that adopt a holistic approach throughout all project stages and have a well defined ‘exit strategy’- Projects being delivered at the grass-roots level through an established and proven delivery partner who is fully engaged with the local community- Projects that clearly demonstrate the local communities involvement and that necessary training and education is in place to sustain the project beyond the delivery partner’s departureThey only fund projects in the following sub-categories:- Clean water and sanitation.- Development of sustainable livelihoods in the context of environmental and wildlife conservation.- Self-sustainability through training in farming skills and other income generation activities.

Funding to encourage the refurbishment of empty properties, repurpose derelict sites and provide homes for Dumfries & Galloway communities. Funding is for:- encouraging the refurbishment of empty properties- repurposing of derelict sites- providing homes for communitiesThey will consider funding for a range of works that enables development including surveys, site clearance and infrastructure provision. Applications will be assessed on their ability to deliver a number of priorities:- contributing to regenerating town centres- increasing the supply of affordable housing- bringing empty properties back into use

Tayside Contracts can provide services [not money] to charities and community groups across Tayside, funded for by the Community Fund. Services include:- Catering - Food Hygiene training- Delivery and uplift of crowd barriers- Cleaning services- Traffic management for community events- Vehicle servicing/repairs- Civil engineering worksIt is essential that activities supported are aligned to the Community Plan priorities of the Council area they are based in.

The fund is intended to support cultural organisations based in Glasgow who are experiencing acute critical financial pressures caused by unanticipated increases in property operations costs.Applicants must demonstrate the urgency and impact of the financial pressures they face as a result of property operations costs, and how these are impacting the immediate viability and longer term sustainability of the organisation and its impact on cultural life in Glasgow. The funding can be used for any costs directly related to property operations, including capital costs.