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The trust favours organisations involved with the performing arts, particularly if children and young people are involved and also if the disabled are involved. They also favour organisations set up to further the visual arts and museums. They support small medical charities and environmental charities including support of the built environment. Funding is given under the main headings of health, education, youth work, religion and relief of poverty.

This Fund is provided by Nadara, the owner of the Gordonstown Wind Farm. It will benefit charities and community groups within each of the Auchterless, Inverkeithny & Fisherford Community Council and the Fyvie and Rothienorman Community Council areas. The Fund purpose is to support activity which will sustain and develop the life of the community and ensure that the area is an attractive and vibrant place to live, work and visit.

Supports community and charitable projects in Brora, Golspie, Helmsdale and Rogart Community Council areas. Grants are available to legally-constituted community groups, non-profit organisations and registered charities supporting activities which:- Support charitable activities that will develop the area's assets (natural, environmental, physical, culture and heritage, economic and social)- Build the sustainability of the local communities as vibrant places to live, work and visit

The fund provides grants to support charitable activities in Avonbridge and Standburn that:- Enhance quality of life for local residents.- Contribute to vibrant, healthy, successful and sustainable communities.- Promote community spirit and encourage community activity.Grants may support a wide range of costs, for example the costs of equipment, staff or sessional workers, consultations, running costs for local groups, maintenance or refurbishment of community facilities, and so on.

The Community Led Local Development programme will support community facilities in Dumfries and Galloway and mitigate the impact of the cost-of-living crisis. The four priorities in the next round within Dumfries and Galloway will be:1. Supporting community facilities and eligible organisations to contribute to the achievement of net zero2. Sustaining, improving, and adding initiatives in rural communities that are most isolated, most disconnected, most in need of investment or most likely to experience inequalities3. Helping communities to address the cost-of-living crisis and eradicate poverty for individuals and families4. Enabling communities to carry out research, community needs assessments and feasibility studies as part of local place plan developmentThe funded activity must start no earlier than 14 October and projects must have spent their grant and completed their activity by 31 March 2025.

SSE operates a wind farm at Spurness on the Orkney Isles. The SSE Spurness Community Investment Fund contributes to the communities located around the wind farm. The community fund can support projects which:- develop skills and abilities to implement projects that are important to the island’s future- support the acquisition, development and use of community assets- increase the involvement with local organisations and community activity- overcome the barriers that can prevent disadvantaged or excluded members of the community from enjoying a high quality of life, particularly young people and the elderly- involve them in caring for the environment and ensuring it is protected for future generations- strengthens the local economy through community-led entrepreneurial activity

Grants will support any aspect of sustainable development within communities in the Marr area. If they are related to larger schemes the grant can be used for project start-up costs or to help groups develop a project idea. The grant scheme also provides support, advice and help with the development of project aims and/or management. They have funded a wide range of projects including: transport initiatives, information directories, local communications networks, environmental improvement schemes, cultural and historical projects, and projects related to tourism.

Corra’s Henry Duncan Grants 2024 is for women led organisations in Scotland that support women and girls within their local communities. Henry Duncan Grants will provide unrestricted funding of £40,000 across five years (£8,000 per year) to charities and registered not for profit organisations with a yearly income of up to £250,000. There are two different types of Henry Duncan Grants in 2024:- Grants for Women Led Organisations: the organisation’s work needs to have a focus on supporting women and girls (aged 12+) who have experienced gender-based violence. - Grants for Women Led Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Organisations: unrestricted funding for organisations that are led by Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic women and are working on issues that impact women and girls (aged 12+) in their communities.

The fund will help communities take ownership of the land and buildings that matter to them, as well as practical support to develop their aspirations into viable projects. It supports communities to become more resilient and sustainable through the ownership and management of land and land assets. The Scottish Land Fund is open to organisations in both urban and rural Scotland which are community-led, community-controlled, and defined by a geographic area.Successful applicants will clearly demonstrate that their project will help their local community to:- achieve more sustainable economic, environmental and/or social development through ownership of land and buildings- have a stronger role in and control over their own development- own well managed, financially sustainable land and buildings.