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Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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The Greencoat Kildrummy, Lumsden & Towie Community Fund is a charitable Fund set up to benefit residents of these communities within the area covered by Donside Community Council. The Fund is owned by Greencoat UK Wind and managed by Foundation Scotland.The Fund will provide grants to support charitable activities that reflect the ambitions and activity of the Kildrummy, Lumsden and Towie Community Action Plan. The aim of the Action Plan is to encourage and enable the economic, social and environmental development to support sustainability and help the area to continue to develop.Grant requests are expected to support one or more of the themes of the Action Plan. These themes are: 1. Supporting Community Services & Facilities2 Enhancing Adult Learning, Employment & Training3. Developing Tourism4. Improving Access & Environment5. Supporting Children & Young People 6. Improving Community Communication7. Improving Local Transport8. Housing

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000003ieNKEAY/foundation-scotland-kildrummy-wind-farm-community-benefit-fund

The Fund will support projects which will support positive change and strategic impact to people living in the community council area of Contin, including Jamestown and Tarvie. In particular the Fund will support projects which will: - enhance quality of life for local residents- contribute to vibrant, healthy, successful and sustainable communities- promote community spirit and encourage community activityApplicants should consider the current community priorities which are:- access- history and heritage and - improving outdoor spaces (woods and play park)

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb000000HQrdjEAD/foundation-scotland-edf-renewables-corriemoillie-community-fund-contin-

The Auchrobert Wind Farm Community Fund supports community projects benefitting those living in Blackwood and Kirkmuirhill and Boghead. The fund is provided by Renantis, the owners of Auchrobert Wind Farm in South Lanarkshire. The fund provides grants to support a wide range of community activity and development that are broadly charitable. All projects must clearly be benefitting those who live within the area of benefit.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 more.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R0N00000GUGZoUAP/foundation-scotland-nadara-auchrobert-wind-farm-community-fund

The Fund is provided by Barrhill Community Interest Company using funds from the Kilgallioch Community Benefit Company and ScottishPower Renewables Mark Hill wind farm. The fund will support positive change by investing in a wide range of inspirational, community-led activity that is strategic, positive and creative and helps create a legacy of lasting impact. The fund will do this by making grants to support the costs of relevant projects, services and facilities.The Fund also makes bursaries to individuals for education and training.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000007ZRAzMAO/foundation-scotland-barrhill-community-fund

The Inch Cape Construction Fund supports community projects that help tackle the effects of poverty and inequality while improving the environment and supporting sustainability for residents of the Prestonpans or Cockenzie & Port Seton community council areas.The Fund will support charitable activities that contribute to at least one of the following outcomes:- Improving physical and/or mental health and wellbeing.- Reducing isolation or loneliness within the community.- Increasing access to education, learning and employment.- Improving to the local environment.- Reducing food or fuel povertyGrants may support a wide range of costs, such as equipment, staff or sessional workers, consultations, running costs for local groups, maintenance or refurbishment of community facilities.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000003Eh1pMAC/foundation-scotland-inch-cape-construction-fund

The fund provides grants to support charitable activities in Moorfoot 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, such as equipment, staff or sessional workers, consultations, running costs for local groups, maintenance or refurbishment of community facilities, and so on.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000005N4MbMAK/carcant-wind-farm-community-benefit-fund-moorfoot-

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.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000006Z0syMAC/comhairle-nan-eilean-siar-western-isles-council-youth-local-action-group-fund

The CARES Community Buildings Fund provides grants to help community organisations reduce their building’s energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. It does this by funding the installation of renewable technologies like heat pumps, battery storage, and solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, as well as some energy efficiency measures.CARES funding can be used to develop your project and install renewable measures in your community building. Examples include:Development costs like building warrants, planning permission and grid connection applicationsInstallation costs: the costs to install the ‘core’ renewable energy measures and the ‘add on’ energy efficiency and energy storage measures. The fund is primarily for renewable measures so the ‘development costs’ and ‘add on’ measures must be a minority part of the total requested costs. The funding will decarbonise existing self-managed community buildings., i.e. you must install at least one of the following:- a heat pump (air source, ground source or water source)- a connection to heat network- solar photovoltaic (PV) panels- solar water heating.In addition to installing a core measure(s), you can also apply for funding to install one or more of the following:- energy storage- insulation- secondary glazing- draught proofing- appropriate energy saving controls that are linked to new installations to ensure they operate efficiently.Add-on measures must be a minority element of the overall funding requested.Approved projects must be completed and all funding claimed by the end of February 2026.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000007M3hZMAS/local-energy-scotland-cares-community-buildings-fund

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