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The Rhododendron Trust is a grant-making charity focused mainly on the welfare of the disadvantaged in the UK and overseas, but also supporting arts and wildlife charities.The general aim is of course to select charities which will make good use of a donation from the trust, i.e. where the charity’s goals align with the trust’s aims and where the charity is effective in achieving its goals. An important further consideration is that a donation from the trust should make a significant contribution to the charity’s work – which leads the trust to favour smaller charities over charities which already have a large income.Priority themes are:for UK Charities:- Carers and Breaks- Disability and Mental Health- Deprivation- Prisoners and Refugees- ArtsDeveloping world charities:- Children and Education- Development- Disability and Medical- Women and Justice- Nature

Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) is a nationally important energy project, designed to transport clean electricity from Peterhead in Scotland to England via a 505 km subsea cable.This fund is split into a large fund, which can support strategic community improvement projects across Peterhead and the surrounding area, and micro-grants of up to £500 which are available to support community groups and individuals with smaller, local projects and causes. Funding is available between 2025 and 2029.The fund is aimed specifically at communities in the following Community Council areas: - Peterhead- Boddam- Cruden- Buchan East- Longside & District

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.

Each of Glasgow’s 21 Area Partnerships has an annual budget from which it awards grants for a variety of developmental projects. Area Partnerships allocate funding that will assist in the delivery of their agreed Area Budget Investment Priorities. It is designed to provide relatively small, one-off grants throughout the year, ensuring that a wide range of new and existing local organisations can access funding each year to develop their activities. It can fund a wide variety of developmental projects including: projects that promote community activity; short-term/pilot projects (including staff costs); new equipment/materials for local organisations; activity costs at residential centres; environmental improvements; production of educational plays/materials; hire professional instructors; start-up grants or bus hire for day trips.

Bupa Foundation Green Community Grants support practical projects which help both people and planet health with grants of up to £2,000 to make a positive difference to local communities. **Key priorities for 2026** The programme funds practical projects which improve both people’s health and the health of the planet. They expect to fund around 175 projects. This is a popular programme and likely to be oversubscribed. Applying takes time and effort, so they want to be clear about the grant priorities to help you decide whether to apply. Priority will be given to projects that: - Improve existing green spaces or create new ones in cities, especially in priority areas: London, Staines, Brighton, Leeds, Greater Manchester (in particular Salford), Dublin and Glasgow - Take place in areas with the greatest need, meaning areas in the top 20% most deprived, based on official Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) data. Where this data is not available, you must clearly evidence that your project location has high levels of need.- Have not received a Bupa Foundation Green Community Grant before- Clearly show how they improve people’s health and the health of the planet They may also consider priority to projects that meet the above criteria and are recommended by a named Bupa employee or customer.**What can you apply for?**They want to fund practical projects which benefit both people and planet health. Some examples of project ideas could be: - Improving a local community garden for community use and recreational activities to improve wellbeing- Volunteer-led tree or flower planting to improve air quality and biodiversity- Creating an outdoor classroom, forest school, or natural play area- Green/living walls in school grounds or community space to improve air quality - Planting to reduce flooding and increase biodiversity - Creating a community food growing space to be more sustainable and healthier - Making a green city space more accessible for example; accessible planters and mud kitchens for wheelchair users or improving or creating paths for walking, wheeling or cycling- Creating a ‘pocket park’, bringing more greenery into cities for wellbeingThis is not an exhaustive list, and other project ideas are also welcomed.

The Moray Local Action Fund 2026-27 is an opportunity to secure funding for projects benefiting the people of Moray. The fund is intended to enable community led activity focusing on the main aim of supporting a just transition to a wellbeing economy working for people, places and planet.All projects must demonstrate that they advance inclusion,equality and diversity while addressing at least one of these priorities:- A Fair & Just Moray- Moray in Harmony with Nature- A Resilient & Thriving Moray- A Connected & Accessible Moray- An Economy Promoting Wellbeing for People & PlanetThe funder is particularly interested in funding projects that will help to address some of the root causes of poverty and a move to a sustainable, carbon-neutral future, and/or helping to reduce pressures on public services through prevention, community capacity-building, and increased community resilience. They also welcome projects directly addressing all aspects of poverty, and particularly child poverty.Proposals can be submitted through either of two funding streams:- Main Grants Scheme, for projects applying for £5,000 or more from the Moray Local Action Fund – please note that only in exceptional circumstances will applications for more than £25,000 be considered.- Small Grants Scheme, for projects applying for less than £5,000 from the Moray Local Action FundThe Funding available for 2026-27 is both revenue and capital funding.

The Whiteside Hill Wind Farm Community Fund supports community projects benefiting those living in areas covered by the community councils of Kirkconnel and Kelloholm and the Royal Burgh of Sanquhar and District.All applications should show how the event, project, activity, or service contributes to the Upper Nithsdale Community Trust (UNCT) priorities. Within the Upper Nithsdale area, the following have been identified as key priorities:- Services and projects which deliver activities that bring economic benefits to Upper Nithsdale, for example, events, local festivals, arts and galas, employability activities, social enterprises, tourism related projects.- Services and projects which deliver activities that demonstrate community benefits and build community capacity in Upper Nithsdale, for example, community-managed services, community-run facilities, community safety activities, civic pride and environmental projects, and projects that identify community needs.- Services and projects which demonstrate early intervention and address the needs of disadvantaged groups in Upper Nithsdale, for example, young people are more actively involved in decision making, the aging population is active and engaged in influencing services in their own community, and projects that promote fairness and respect across communities. Grant requests to support a wide range of costs and activities will be considered, such as equipment costs, running costs for local groups, staff or sessional worker costs, consultations, and maintenance or refurbishment of community facilities.

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.Fife Communities Climate Action Network (FCCAN) administers this funding as part of the Fife Climate Hub project and in partnership with Climate Action Fife.

This fund supports local communities that live near a series of projects taking place in the region, which are collectivelly called the Argyll and Kintyre 275kV Strategy.The fund is open to projects providing significant benefits in the following communities:- Glenorchy & Innishail- Inverary- Furnace- West Loch Fyne- Lochgilphead- Ardrishaig- Dunadd- Tarbert & Skipness- East Kintyre- West KintyreTo be eligible for funding from the Large Project Fund, your project must support one or more of the following themes:- Addressing the root causes of depopulation (for instance, by enhancing infrastructure such as affordable housing, transport, broadband; providing education, skills and training opportunities; establishing or supporting community services and facilities). - Improving connectivity (for instance, by providing activities for groups experiencing social isolation including younger people, older people and marginalised groups; improving access to transport including community transport).- Tackling the climate and biodiversity crises (for instance, through sustainability initiatives; nature restoration projects; improving access to nature and active travel).Revenue and capital funding are available.

Clyde Wind Farm (Scotland) Ltd operate a 206-turbine wind farm in the Clyde Valley. The Clyde (Extension) Community Investment Fund has been established as a means of enabling a contribution to the communities located around the wind farm. The fund supports the community council areas of Duneaton, Biggar, Symington and Quothquan & Thankerton. The funding decisions are made by local advisory panel, made up of local residents and representatives from the community councils.They encourage applications which are community-focussed or charitable activities that:- Encourage community activity and promote community spirit;- Ensure adequate access to services for all community members;- Improve local transport infrastructure;- Build the local economy;- Build community capacity and cohesion & between groups; and/or- Develop or maintain community assets.For revenue projects, it is important to bear in mind that there is no guarantee of ongoing support. A key focus of the fund is sustainability and as such they would encourage groups to be working towards being self-sustaining where possible.In addition, in order to ensure that the Fund achieves maximum benefits for the local communities, priority for grants will be given to projects that can demonstrate they also meet the following criteria: - 1. That other possible sources of funding for the project have been explored. - 2. For local community groups applying to the Fund that reasonable efforts have been made to raise money through their own local fundraising activity. - 3. That local suppliers will be used for the provision of goods and services, where appropriate. - 4. That consideration has been given to minimising the environmental impact of projects and reducing your organisation’s ‘carbon footprint’.