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open to community groups and initiatives from across the area who can benefit from a share of £20,000.In other areas, similar sponsorship funds have helped a number of local projects near wind farm sites, from heated blankets for community groups; equipment for parent and toddlers’ clubs; bolstering the running of a local community-focused organisation to garden projects for schools and monies for a traditional music festival.

The A’Chruach Wind Farm Community Fund supports community projects benefiting those living in one or more of the following community council areas: West Loch Fyne, Dunadd and Lochgilphead. The fund is provided by Ventient Energy, the developer and owner of the A’Chruach Wind Farm in Argyll & Bute. Applications are expected to address one or more of the following outcomes (or changes for the community):- Advance rural regeneration though increasing opportunities for enterprise and vocational training. - Enhance infrastructure including affordable housing, transport, broadband, community-owned property and access routes. - Establish new community services and seek to improve or expand existing services, particularly with regard to young people and the elderly. - Develop and improve community facilities. - Enhance leisure facilities and to develop and expand tourism and leisure opportunities. - Capacity building for new and existing community organisations to help achieve the other priorities.Under the Multi Year Flexible Funding schemes, applications are invited for strategic multi-year grants for up to three years. This funding is flexible and can be spent by organisations on broad areas of activity, including costs that are traditionally hard to raise funding for such as staff costs and organisation overheads.

The fund supports projects and initiatives that support the rural regeneration and sustainability of communities within the Ewe Hill Windfarm area and enhance the lives of those living and working in the area. Applications are welcomed that fall into the following categories: - educational projects- projects which enhance citizenship and community development and sustainability- projects promoting and advancing the arts, heritage, culture or science- provision of community facilities- provision of recreational facilities, including public participation in sport;- projects protecting or improving the environment.

Community grants will be available for local charities to increase funding for challenges specific to their local communities. In Scotland, Buchanan Galleries is the local Landsec site.Grants are unrestricted and are designed to support daily activities.The Community Grants Panels will consider the following when deciding which causes to support:- Understanding of local need – The extent to which your organisation understands and supports the needs of the community it is serving.- Impact of funding – The difference this funding will make to your organisation and your activities.- Evidence of previous work – The existing work has your organisation already carried out in this area.

The Community Choices Small Grants programme offers community groups the opportunity to suggest project and activity ideas they want to make happen and to receive public funds in their ward to do it.The programme supports groups with a project idea that will make a difference to people living in the Falkirk area. Examples of successful projects range from a local youth theatre to a dementia support group; local youth organisations, a mental health support charity and numerous local sports clubs.

The purpose of Wee Grants is to support organisations who are focused on building strong communities in places which have higher rates of poverty and trauma, or who are working with certain groups of people who are at a higher risk of experiencing poverty and trauma.

The fund supports community groups in Argyll and Bute. Projects should demonstrate the following key priorities: fairer communities, resilient communities, cleaner, greener communities and creative communities. Applications for funding of events and festivals are expected to bring economic benefit to the relevant area and have a developmental aspect.Applications to the fund must evidence direct benefit to vulnerable individuals and groups in the local community and partnership working where relevant.

Local Community Groups are able to apply for funding to support the group and to develop a new or ongoing project in partnership with their local store. Successful applicants will receive an initial grant of up to £1,000 and begin a partnership with their local One Stop store.This programme is designed to support community groups or organisations operating within two miles of a One Stop store and which are;- Tackling food poverty- Supporting the vulnerable- Supporting the elderly- Supporting low-income families- Supporting local sports teams- Improving the local environment- Reducing Waste in the communityIn addition to a grant, tailored support from the store teams will help community causes to increase or improve their service by assisting in areas such as but not limited to; volunteering support, fundraising and awareness-raising.

The Youth Local Action Group (YLAG) Fund is designed by young people for young people, supporting projects that work with and support people under the age of 30 in the Outer Hebrides.In order to be eligible, projects must demonstrate that they:- significantly benefit young people in their area; are achievable within the given timescale; have a legacy/ long-term impact; provide good value for money; and align with at least one of the following YLAG priorities:- empowering young people;- dùthchas & dualchas;*- entrepreneurship;- mental health;- personal & professional development.Applications which demonstrate a particular benefit to young people who are care-experienced, disabled, affected by poverty or part of a marginalised group will be regarded preferentially, as will projects supporting Gaelic language and culture.