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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.

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.

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.

The association exists to provide funding for projects or activities run by individuals or groups for the benefit of people in or linked to Leith.The Trust aims to support the following objectives in Leith and the surrounding area:- The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage- The advancement of citizenship or community development- The advancement of environmental protection or improvement- The advancement of education- The provision of recreational facilities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intendedPrevious grantees cover a range of areas and include Citadel Arts Group, North Edinburgh Dementia Care, Pilmeny Youth Project and Penumbra.

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.

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 Nadara, 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.