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This programme provides early-stage financial support for community enterprise projects across the Scottish Crown Estate that contribute to community wealth building, local regeneration and sustainable development, and, ultimately, help create great places to live, work and visit.The fund is open to all communities up to five miles from Scotland’s coastline or within five miles of the rural estates.They are looking for local projects with demonstrable community support that will assist self-sustaining community enterprises. To ensure projects are sufficiently linked to the Scottish Crown Estate and its key sectors, applications should demonstrate how they will address at least one of the following themes:- Sustainable Rural/Coastal Housing- Climate-Resilient Communities- Community Infrastructure- Skills, Enterprise and Circular Economy- Sustainable Tourism, Recreation and Heritage

Shell provide community grants to groups which operate near their sites in Fife (near Mossmorran), Aberdeenshire (near St Fergus), Bacton, and Aberdeen city. These are provided both for ongoing community projects and for sponsorship of community events.Community groups can apply for a minimum of £500 and a maximum of £1,000 to fund projects that align with one or more of the key criteria:- Improving employment opportunities, training and skills delivery or increasing participation in education- Engaging people in positive activities that may not usually be available to them- Community events or projects that increase community participation or access- Enhancing community spaces- Promoting health and well-being or safety

Supported by the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT), the SPT Community Path Fund supports communities to deliver small capital projects that improve local walking and wheeling networks and infrastructure.Funding of up to £10,000 is available to construct new paths to improve network connectivity as well as to upgrade existing paths to make them more accessible. This can include removing barriers on paths that are restrictive for people using adaptive equipment, installing seating along routes to provide rest points, installing directional signage, and planting wildlife-friendly trees and shrubs.They are especially looking to hear from community-led projects, and from groups who have not received funding from Walking Scotland (previously Paths for All) before. All work must be completed by 23 February 2026.

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.

Fife Charities Trust is Fife Council’s employee charity group and operate a grants scheme on behalf of the Fife Lottery Organisation. This raises funds for charitable and community groups through the Fife Council Employee Lottery. The types of project they favour are: - Projects for the welfare and benefit of disadvantaged residents of Fife- Projects including the purchase of equipment or materials which are essential to allow an existing group to continue or extend the activities or services that group can provide to the community- The purchase of equipment or materials that will allow the group to raise additional funds for themselves- New Groups which need essential equipment to begin operating- Projects which will benefit the local environment.

The AEB Charitable Trust presently makes grant to charities in support of the following:- the promotion of interests of wildlife, ecology and nature- the advancement of health, in particular, research into and treatment of Alzheimer's and the care of the confused elderly- the support of museums and galleries, music and the arts in Scotland- assistance to the infirm, the emergency services, disabled and retired members of the Armed Forces.The Trustees favour causes in the Lothian and Borders regions of Scotland and are unlikely to entertain applications which fall outside the four main areas of support.

The Shetland Local Action Group (LAG) will focus on project delivery, supporting activities that will contribute positively to local people and local priorities and helping rural communities to thrive through community-led initiatives. They understand that 60% of emission reductions to meet net zero targets needs to come from social change. Shetland communities therefore have a key role to play as part of that wider public engagement strategy and in the creation of sustainable communities. The main focus for activity will aim to support sustainable projects which can be reflected within the following four priority areas:- Helping families and services through the cost of living crises, including helping to address the drivers of child poverty- Increasing community capacity to address rural challenge- Transforming the economy to deliver net zero and- Creating sustainable public servicesThe Programme will only support projects which can be completed, with grant awarded fully claimed by 27 February 2026.

The fund offers funding to projects through the Scottish Landfill Communities Fund (SLCF). It awarding grants for community, environmental and heritage projects across the Kingdom to benefit the lives of those living close to landfill sites and will consider applications across all types of projects included in the SLCF Objects including: land reclamation, community recycling, public amenities and parks, biodiversity and historic buildings.

This fund supports a wide range of charitable activity and development that principally benefit the residents of the Dunnet & Canisbay Community Council area in Caithness. Approximately 20% of the fund is available for projects or services located outside that area, provided there is clear and evidenced benefit to residents of Dunnet & Canisbay.The Fund will provide grants to support charitable activities that will help achieve the following outcomes principally to benefit the residents of the Dunnet & Canisbay Community Council area: - Improving or giving better access to communications and transport- Improving our community assets and facilities for local people and visitors- Providing opportunities for young people- Providing support and opportunities for older people- Promoting enterprise and tourism- Improving our natural environment and access to it- Improving or giving better access to culture and heritage.

The purpose of the CWFF is to provide funding to Communities, within the local Wind Farm area, for capital projects which will result in a range of local benefits for local people including employment and/or education opportunities and support the local economic prosperity of South Lanarkshire. The community fund is for projects within the Clyde wind farm area, up to around 15km from the wind farm near Abington. Projects in the following community council areas can apply:- Biggar- Crawford and Elvanfoot- Duneaton- Leadhills- Quothquan and Thankerton- Sympington