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The Community Choices Small Grants programme offers community groups the opportunity to suggest project and activity ideas they want to make happen and to receive public funds in their ward to do it. The programme supports groups with a project idea that will make a difference to people living in the Falkirk 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.

This funding, which reinvests criminal assets recovered through the Proceeds of Crime Act, will provide the opportunities and the tools to support young people to make informed decisions about their future.In this phase, CashBack partners will deliver early and effective prevention activities for children and young people aged 10-25. By strengthening ties with local communities, Cashback for Communities will provide positive activities for young people facing the greatest challenges.This phase will focus on:- Providing safe spaces and suitable activities for young people to combat boredom, frustration, and isolation, which can contribute to antisocial behaviours.- Supporting young people to understand their own value and become positive influences and leaders within their communities.- Delivering holistic support for particularly vulnerable young people which includes their family or care environment. Where a young person may have the potential to come into conflict with the law, support will be extended for family and caregivers.- Offering support for young people who are already in conflict with the law to reflect on past behaviours and work towards a more positive future.

No One Left Behind is the Scottish Government's approach to transforming employment support in Scotland.If you have a local project or initiative that could provide early-stage employability support which could lead to onward progression to more formal traning, East Lothian Works encourages you to apply for a quick grant.Funding is for activities targeted towards post-school young people and adults without a positive destination ages 16+ (aimed at employability pipeline stage 1-2).All funds must be used by 31 March 2027.

The Argyll and the Islands Community Led Local Development (CLLD) Fund has been provided by the Scottish Government's CLLD programme. The delivery will be overseen by the Argyll and the Islands Local Action Group (LAG) and will be administered by Argyll and Bute Council as the Accountable Body. Projects must demonstrate that activity will advance inclusion, equality, and diversity, and support one or more of the main fund priorities for 2026/27 which are: - Eradicating child poverty - Growing the economy- Tackling the climate emergency- Improving public services Projects must be for additional activity which your organisation is not already doing. This cannot be to fund the core costs of our organisation to meet its day-to-day objectives. Routine work should not be repackaged and presented as a project.

Running from August 2026 to December 2027, the New FWDF initiative contributes to Scotland’s mission to increase earned incomes and eradicate child poverty by investing in colleges. This targeted investment equips colleges to upskill in-work parents, carers, young people and other priority groups, boosting household incomes for those in, or at risk of, in-work poverty. Simultaneously, it helps employers to close skills gaps, adopt Fair Work practices, and drive business productivity.This fund is specifically aimed at low-income parents, carers, disabled and care-experienced young people within the workforce, and employer partnership is essential.The key objectives of this funding are to:- **Break the cycle of poverty:** Support parents/carers in low-income households to enter, sustain, and progress in employment by providing college-based, employment-focused learning opportunities. These should be timetabled in a family-friendly way. This should equip people with skills to enter or progress in work, fostering collaborative multi-agency partnerships, and supporting existing ESOL provision in colleges.- **Provide “wraparound” support:** Deliver holistic “Whole Family Support” to address structural barriers like childcare and transport, ensuring learner choice and direct upskilling opportunities for low-paid workers are available to drive career progression.Funding is for 2026-27 only at this stage. Future funding is subject to confirmation by the Scottish Government.

Join schools and organisations across the Scottish Borders in taking action to protect, enhance or connect with the environment. Inspired by the enthusiasm of Borders’ High School students to collective take action on the climate, Borders Act for Change provides seed funding for events and activities that will have a positive impact in the Scottish Borders and beyond.Action should take place in and can be one-off events or ongoing activity, such as:- Tree planting- Biodiversity surveys- Community gardening day- Upcycling fashion event- Litter picks- Guided nature walk- Clothes swap- Expertise talks - Environmental film screenings - Volunteering day- Reduce energy usage

The Whole Family Support Third Sector Delivery Fund is a fund for charities to deliver help that is tailored to the specific needs of families living in poverty or at risk of poverty. This will help them connect with the services and support in their communities that can make a difference.This fund helps third sector organisations support families living in poverty or at risk of poverty. It will do this by boosting their capacity to deliver Whole Family Support in communities across Scotland. It contributes to Scottish Government's goal of ending child poverty in Scotland.Scot Gov wants to work with:- partners who can work nationally, or across multiple local authorities areas, to support families in their communities- successful organisations to help ensure that this activity is as joined-up as possible with existing local work to deliver Whole Family SupportScot Gov expects that funding will continue and move to a multi-year basis from 2027/28, subject to future confirmation.

The Community Enterprise Fund is a funding programme that helps community organisations to start trading or set up social enterprises in Scotland. It offers grants to be spent over 6 months. Funding comes from the Scottish Government’s Social Entrepreneurs Fund (SEF).The Community Enterprise Fund is for you if your group wants to begin trading activities or set up a social enterprise so you can generate income, become more financially resilient, reduce reliance on grant funding and be better equipped to support your community.Your community group is ready to apply for a CE award if it can demonstrate:- A strong business model- showing how the idea will generate income, so it does not rely on grants in the long term.- A clear social impact– demonstrating that your group has identified a social or environmental issue they want to tackle.- A determined and motivated team – SEF focuses on the people involved in the idea, so we want you to tell us about the skills, knowledge, and passion within their team for the issue they are tackling and how these will help to make the idea a success.Your proposal must:- Be or plan to be a social enterprise – i.e. an asset-locked organisation where all profits will be reinvested into the business and its social aims (no private individuals or bodies can benefit from the assets or uncapped dividends of the business)- Be in the early stages of development – i.e. the ‘start-up’ phase and not yet regularly trading- Request eligible costs associated with starting up a social enterprise- Cover a 6-month period, with a timetable for spending the funds by the end of that period- Detail how the enterprise will become financially sustainable through trading as opposed to grant income.- Provide direct, measurable social impact to individuals, communities, and/or the environment- If the proposed social enterprise requires premises before it can start trading, demonstrate that you have found suitable premises and obtained an agreement in principle from the owner/landlord.The grant can be used for most start-up and development costs -- see website for details.

The Linder Foundation provides funding to projects which fall under five main categories:- The Environment- Young People- Medical Electives (by invitation only)- Hospices and Respite Care (by invitation only)- The Arts (by invitation only)UK organisations supporting young people or the environment can apply to the respective funding stream.Young People Fund Priorities:- Projects will include those supporting young people in the community, in prison or young offenders institutions, or on release.- Providing the above support to looked after children and children in care.- Projects that show potential to be replicated or scaled up.The funder seeks to fund at least 50% of the total cost of projects supporting vulnerable young people where the majority of those who benefit have suffered from adverse childhood experiences or childhood trauma.Environment Fund Priorities:- Projects that show potential to be replicated or scaled up.- Projects involving volunteers and/or community engagement.- Projects aiming for biodiversity improvements seeking to deliver improvements for targeted species or projects that promote, implement or manage habitat improvements.- Local or regional projects.- Projects seeking to improve carbon capture.- Regenerative farming projects focusing on healthy soils, farmland eco systems for sustainable food production and carbon capture.The funder seeks to fund Environment projects where the grant represents at least 50% of the total project cost and where the project has strong community/volunteer engagementSee the website for more details of project priorities, eligibility and exclusions.

Financial support is available to communities to utilise existing Community Right to Buy legislation, allowing communities to register an interest in acquiring land or buildings and have the first option to purchase if/when it's offered for sale.