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Funding for community groups supporting people living with dementia and their unpaid carers.Age Scotland, supported by funding from the Scottish Government, is offering grants to community-based organisations across Scotland that support people living with dementia and their unpaid carers. This funding is for activities and programmes taking place 1 April 2027 - 31 March 2028.The fund aims to:- Strengthen the resilience and sustainability of community-based dementia support.- Help people living with dementia and unpaid carers stay connected to their communities.- Improve health, wellbeing and quality of life.- Support local organisations to respond to the needs of people affected by dementia in their area.The Encouraging and Supporting Grassroots Activity (ESGA) Fund helps local groups deliver activities that reduce isolation, improve wellbeing and strengthen community support for people affected by dementia.They are looking to fund projects and activities that make a meaningful difference to people with lived experience of dementia and those who provide unpaid care. The fund welcomes applications from organisations working in:- Rural and remote communities- Areas experiencing multiple deprivation- Ethnic minority communities- LGBTQ+ communities- Communities with protected characteristics

The Green Community Grants Programme offers one-year flexible funding for not-for-profit groups in England, Scotland and Wales.Your organisation's main aims and objectives must fit with one of the two funding themes: - Contributing to nature recovery and responding to the climate emergency- Improving nature-rich spaces and access to themWhilst your organisational aims and objectives should fit one of these two themes, funding can also be used for a wider range of sustainable activities, including recycling, litter picking, beach cleans or sustainable transport.

Soirbheas provide grants mostly funded by the Corrimony windfarm. The Tier 2 & 3 funding the objectives are: - improving the energy efficiency of the housing within our communities- strengthening the local economy by encouraging new businesses and encouraging employment and training opportunities; protecting our environment for future generations- improving the quality of life of the elderly and vulnerable, including young people, within our communities. The beneficiaries of projects must be resident in the Glen Urquhart or Strathglass Community Council areas.

Partick and Thornwood Ideas Fund is a Participatory Budgeting initiative funded by the Scottish Government Investing in Communities fund.The fund gives individuals and groups an opportunity to apply for grants to realise their ideas which will deliver a positive change for local people in the community. Everyone living or working in the Partick and Thornwood area will have the opportunity to vote and decide which projects are funded. Funds must be used to benefit the community of Partick and/or Thornwood. Funds can be used for a wide range of things from training, buying equipment, starting you own group, group running costs, activities, running events or trips.

This fund supports projects located within or directly benefiting West Barns, Dunbar and East Lammermuir Community Council areas in East Lothian, and the Cockburnspath & Cove Community Council area in the Borders.The Community Benefit Fund will support local communities to deliver social, environmental and economic benefits by funding projects aligned with the following themes:- Financial resilience and educational inclusion- Employability support and skills development- Social and digital inclusion, health and wellbeing, and active lifestyles- Community facilities, spaces and buildings- Green spaces and access to the natural environment- Sustainable and inclusive transport

Applications are now open for community groups, organisations or individuals to apply for grants to support one-off or existing projects.- Housing, economic growth and population - Transport, Infrastructure and Digital Connectivity - Environment - Sustainable Service Delivery - Speaking up for Argyll and Bute, it’s people and its communitiesThis funding is for one year only and is allocated for the 2026/2027 financial year.Applications should be aligned with the Council Priorities:- Empowered and resilient communities- Making Argyll and Bute an attractive choice for families - Housing, economic growth and population - Transport, Infrastructure and Digital Connectivity - Environment - Sustainable Service Delivery - Speaking up for Argyll and Bute, it’s people and its communities

The Auchrobert Wind Farm Community Fund supports community projects benefitting those living in Blackwood and Kirkmuirhill and Boghead. The fund is provided by Nadara, 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.

The Circular Life Skills Grant is designed to equip communities with the skills that support a circular economy. These circular life skills include but are not limiting to: reusing, sharing, repairing and repurposing. By developing circular life skills, we can keep items in circulation for longer and as a result help our communities reduce waste and save money.The aim of the grant is to address the throw-away culture, increase circular economy awareness and enable long-term behaviour change by making circular life skills like reusing, repairing and sharing the norm.A grant is available to community groups and organisations to deliver a project that increases circular life skills within their community. There are several ways in which this grant can be delivered, for example by; hosting a series of workshops utilising skills available in your community; an intergenerational collaboration; creating hands-on learning experiences; setting up a community club or running a circular economy event. A few project ideas:- Classroom-style sessions with hands-on activities- Partnering with local Men's Sheds for training sessions- Workshops on clothing repair and alterations- Bike maintenance skills training- Basic tech repair sessionsThe grant may be used for costs for materials and expenses to deliver your project. This may include, but is not limited to: - Costs incurred by an expert practitioner i.e. teaching hours - Equipment required to deliver training - Event costs - Materials The project must be completed by 31 March 2027.

The Renewable Energy Fund is set up and administered by East Ayrshire Council to distribute community benefit contributions from wind farm developments within East Ayrshire.Annual community benefit payments are currently received from the following wind farms:- Whitelee- Whitelee Extensions- Hare Hill Extensions- Galawhistle- Afton- Sneddon's LawAs projects should provide a lasting community legacy, the fund's main focus is on supporting capital projects. Supported areas include community renewable energy projects, environmental projects, environmental education projects for schools, community led service provision, feasibility studies and business plans, community based social enterprises, employability and training programmes, community led sports and leisure, income generating projects, health and wellbeing projects, and advertised community run events that bring visitors to the area. The availability of funds varies depending on the location of the project.

The fund aims to deliver inclusive community-based activity to meet one or more of the Scottish Government priorities of:- Tackling the climate emergency- Eradicating child poverty - Growing the economy- Ensuring high quality and sustainable public services Grants will be targeted towards activities or infrastructure that support one or more of the following priorities: - Build community capacity to facilitate and support local development - Help the economy of the Park to deliver Net Zero by supporting communities and existing businesses (priority theme) - Attract, support and retain young people in the National Park - Increase community service provision in the National Park (priority theme)- Cultural Heritage and Recreation - Creating a Well-Being economyProjects could be completely new activity or capital items; or can be additional activity or capital within existing projects. Where possible, projects will be encouraged to work in partnership with others to deliver their projects. They would like to see a variety of applications ranging from small actions to larger more strategic projects. All projects will need to be completed by March 2027.