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Supports charitable projects that benefit people living in the Auchterless, Inverkeithny & Fisherford Community Council areas. It supports 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. It will support education, citizenship or community development, rural regeneration, civic responsibility, volunteering, culture or science, sport and other recreational activities, access to services or social activities, environmental protection or improvement, sustainable development, energy efficiency measures and sustainable transport.

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. They will fund the purchase of land or land assets, and/or support to help you plan and develop your ideas.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.

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 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.

Argyll Community Housing Association has a small fund from which the Association can make donations to registered charitable organisations for worthwhile causes which have some housing connection or follow the Associations mission statement. This includes: culture and recreation, the environment, community facilities, community cohesion and engagement; social activities; health, wellbeing and personal and social development; unemployment; financial hardship; training and education and community safety.

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.

The Fund is available to organisations and individuals that operate within the following community council boundaries - Dyke Landward, East Nairnshire, Forres, Findhorn & Kinloss, Heldon, Speyside, Finderne, Grantown on Spey and Cromdale & Advie. Assistance can be offered to small local businesses, for capital equipment or to business start-ups which focus on environmental, educational, health, welfare or community improvements and outdoor activities.An application from an organisation that is either based out with the Berry Burn Fund Area, or is delivering services to include a wider area, can be considered provided there is clear demonstration as to how the funding requested will specifically benefit the community within the Fund area.Any request for funding must meet the Fund’s community aims and satisfy the General Conditions set out on the Application Form.

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.

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

Lintel Trust, Scotland's housing charity have re-opened their small grants fund.They support projects:- tackling social isolation in housing communities- promoting digital participation for housing communities- enabling older people to remain independent and in their own home- enabling people with disabilities to live independently- assisting people moving from homelessness into a secure tenancy