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Offering funding to families and individuals to support projects and initiatives that create positive change within their communities.The Make it Happen Fund makes a difference by enabling families to set the fund’s priorities and design the funding proposal process. It empowers parents, carers, children and young people to decide how funds are spent, directing investment towards projects that otherwise may be overlooked by traditional funding schemes.The fund itself will be available to applications that fit either of the following criteria:- Grants for individuals to enable families to access the items, experiences or services that matter to them.- Community grants for projects led by parents and/or young people working in collaboration with other organisations, including corporate partners, to create and deliver initiatives that positively impact their communities.There are several subdivisions of funding based on local areas:- Lochee- Strathmartine- North East- East End- Clackmannanshire

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 community fund is for projects within the Clyde wind farm area, up to around 15km from the wind farm near Abington.

Funds are available for capital projects which improve quality of life and economic prosperity of communities within 10km of a participating renewable energy development (42 participating windfarms - see website for details).Capital projects are usually long-term projects to acquire, develop, improve and/or maintain a capital asset such as land, buildings or roads or one off activities. Projects should be place and community based and require evidence of community support and consultation and involvement within the application. Your project must meet at least one of the following Themes:- Theme One: Stronger Communities- Theme Two: Prosperous Communities- Theme Three: Healthy and Active Communities- Theme Four: Sustainable Environmental Communities

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.The micro grants are available for activity which is community focused and supports the following objectives:- enhance quality of life for local residents- contribute to vibrant, healthy, successful and sustainable communities- and/or promote community spirit and encourage community activity.

The Great Glen Energy Co-operative Fund makes donations to local community groups and organisations to assist them with the cost of creating exciting new projects for the benefit of local people.The fund will support charitable activity that provides community benefit under the following themes: - Environment- Education- EqualityAll applications must address at least one of these themes in order to be eligible for consideration. The strongest applications will meet two or more.