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The Small Grants Fund supports groups who wish to engage their communities in climate related activities. The fund aims to encourage new climate action and conversation in communities who are less engaged on climate issues. It is a requirement that funded activities are used to get the climate conversation going in your communities.Groups could run activities such as climate-themed film showings, ‘climate conversation’ discussion groups, led walks with a climate-change theme or a climate change litter pick. Groups are encouraged to run activities during Fife Climate Festival (23 September to 5 October 2024).Fife Communities Climate Action Network (FCCAN) administer this funding as part of the Fife Climate Hub project and in partnership with Climate Action Fife.

The Shackleton Foundation provides seed-funding to inspirational leaders and early-stage social enterprises with the potential to make a real difference to the lives of disadvantaged young people. They provide seed funding and support to enable aspiring leaders and social entrepreneurs to establish their own ventures to help the disadvantaged and socially marginalised in society. They look for long-lasting, far-reaching projects with the potential to provide solutions to intractable social problems.Eligible ideas must:- Be innovative and fresh- Fulfil a clear need and demand- Be in the first year of development- Have a real social impact- Have well-defined outputs and goals- Have the potential for real growth and sustainability- The beneficiaries of the work must be young people predominantly based in the UK

Crossdykes Community Benefit Fund can support a wide range of charitable activities providing benefit to the five community council areas of Langholm Ewes & Westerkirk, Lockerbie and District, Middlebie & Waterbeck, Eskdalemuir, and North Milk. In particular, priority will be given to applications that align with the findings of the East Dumfriesshire Community Consultation (2020). Funded activities must align with the charitable purposes laid down in Crossdykes Community Benefits Limited’s own Articles and Memorandum of Association. These purposes are focused principally on the fund area and include community development, rural regeneration, the prevention and/or relief of poverty, the advancement of education, health, arts, heritage, culture and science, public participation in sport, the provision of recreational facilities, projects which improve the quality of life or wellbeing of residents, environmental projects, specifically those relating to climate change, the relief of those in need due to age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage and animal welfare. Applicants are normally expected to have secured at least 10% match funding from a range of funding methods and CCBL will only fund 90% of project costs in exceptional circumstances. For clarity, match funding may come from reserves or from other sources of funds.

The Community Grant Scheme aims to support community groups and voluntary organisations to deliver projects that will make a difference to people living in the Falkirk Council area. The priorities for community grant funding are:- People: Projects that foster good community relationships between people. Projects working with people who are disadvantaged or with protected characteristics are more likely to be successful particularly if the application can provide evidence of how people are coming together to improve relationships between people and communities.- Place: Projects that encourage people to take pride in their community. Projects that clearly set out the history or culture of the community they are celebration are more likely to be successful. - Partnership: Projects that support the Council's approach to early intervention by providing services so that people can live full, independent and positive lives.

Community Champions are one of the links between the store and the community it serves. With expert knowledge of programmes such as our Food Collections and Community Grants scheme, Community Champions help people to understand how to benefit from them. They assist with filling in grant application forms, or give contact information about our charity partners and share other useful tools.Community Champions also manage a small community donation budget that can be used for financial support for community groups or events.They are also the point of contact for charities and community groups wishing to visit the store for awareness days or to fundraise.What do Community Champions do:- Help with applications for one of our Community Programmes (Surplus food donations, Community Food Connection, or Tesco Community Grants)- Offer small donations to their community for events and support (e.g., oranges for a school sports day, a box of chocolates for a raffle prize)- Visit local community groups. They play an active role in getting to know local organisations and schools.- Engage and communicate with customers around what the store can do for the community. They can use a noticeboard, local press, and in-person contact to communicate with as many people as possible.- Offer guidance on in-store bookings for charities and community groups.

This funding is for projects that support children, young people and families; or that help people to be healthier and have better access to support.Projects should support people experiencing poverty, disadvantage or discrimination.Your project should be designed with the people you support. You should:- involve them in how it’s developed, delivered and led- make use of their existing skills and interests- complement and make connections with other services that support them.Projects must meet one of these outcomes:- Children, young people and families thrive.- People have better relationships, connections, and physical or mental health.