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Funds projects and initiatives that support the rural regeneration and sustainability of communities within the Solwaybank Windfarm area and enhance the lives of those living and working in the area will be supported.Applications are welcomed that fall into the following categories:- Enhance the quality of life for local residents;- Contribute to vibrant, healthy, successful and sustainable communities;- Promote community spirit and encourage community activity.Priority will be given to projects which can demonstrate:- Local consultation – evidence that the local community has been consulted and is supportive of the project;- Strategic projects – with longer term impacts and benefits;- Partnership working – working with other organisations (e.g. voluntary, local, regional or national) to add value to a project.- Local procurement – using local suppliers and providers for goods and services, where possible.- Environmental considerations – consideration of the project’s carbon footprint and minimising the environmental impact.Match funding of at least 10% of the project cost will normally be required, but projects with more match funding to add to the value of the project and maximise the Community Benefit funding are preferred.

The Gannochy Trust Youth Panel Fund awards grants to registered charities for work in Perth and Kinross, that deliver the outcomes that the Youth Panel aims to achieve with its funding: Youth Activity, Voice, and Health & Wellbeing.Youth Activity- Providing groups of young people with the opportunity to experience travel and new environments (Care experienced young people need not travel as part of a group)- Providing a safe place for young people to meet and socialise- Opportunities for young people to explore music and/or art- Activity that delivers positive environmental changeYouth Voice - Empowering young people and ensuring that their voices are heard- Supporting youth leadership in local communitiesYouth Health and Wellbeing- Provision of free or affordable meals- Development of independent living skills- Activity that is focused on improving mental health- Improved access to the outdoors

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.

Grants are available for local voluntary or community organisations and charities working in communities across the UK. All applicants need to do is share the exceptional contribution that a local organisation has made to their community and what the grant would be put towards.Previous grantees have included blood bikes, air ambulance, support groups for people with disabilities, and support for care leavers.

Large Grants focuses on work that addresses the impacts of poverty and/or trauma under one or more of the following themes: - Financial wellbeing- Emotional wellbeing and relationships- Educational and work pathways. They seek to fund work that: meets people's immediate needs, provides earlier help, tests new approaches or does more of what work, and is universal or targeted. See website for details of target groups.

Fern Community Fund, the energy company who maintains the Hillhead of Auquhirie Wind Farm fund, supports local community projects during the 25-year lifetime of the wind farm. The funds supports: Children and young people; Carbon reduction; Vulnerable people; Community regeneration; Self-help groups; Environmental and wildlife projects; Education and skills development; Health; Heritage; Sustainability; Community buildings. The fund is open to applications from projects which benefit residents living in Arbuthnott, Catterline, Kinneff and Dunnottar, Mearns, Stonehaven and District

This charitable fund is provided by Infinis, the developer of the Galawhistle Wind Farm, located in South Lanarkshire. The Fund supports community projects benefiting those living in Douglas (incorporating Glespin and surrounding areas) and/or Coalburn community council areas. It supports positive change by investing in a wide range of inspirational, community-led activity that is strategic, positive and creative and helps deliver a legacy of lasting impact.Applications are expected to address one or more of the following outcomes: - help people into work- improve local transport- improve quality of life, health and well-being- build capacity for local groups and individuals- building sustainable community assets, including capital assets, community enterprises, local exchange systems, people’s skills and abilities, culture and the local environment.

Community Benefit is a well-established, integral part of onshore wind energy development, and represents a positive relationship between developers and communities. If you have a community project or are a member of a community group that could put some funding to good use, check the funder website to check if there is a community benefit fund in your area.

To keep products and materials in circulation for longer and reduce the consumption of new goods we must make reuse and repair the first choice and an attractive alternative to buying new. The transition to net zero must include a transformational shift in behaviour and the mainstreaming of reuse. Key to achieving this vision is the development of large-scale reuse facilities. Zero Waste Scotland’s vision is that these accessible facilities will offer a viable alternative to purchasing new goods, incorporating quality second-hand products, repair facilities, options for hiring, sharing and swapping and the opportunity to gain skills. These will be consumer facing centres of excellence in second-hand retail, underpinned by strong business and local authority partnership and Revolve standards, providing training and support.  The approach is multi-departmental and delivers on Scotland’s wider just transition ambitions which turns reuse from a waste issue into a solution for meeting climate change, net zero and other socio-economic targets.  The aim of this funding is to further develop plans for large-scale reuse facilities with a view to being investment ready. If your plans are already at an implementation stage, they encourage you to look at Social Investment Scotland’s ‘Net Zero Transition Fund’, which Zero Waste Scotland co-launched to further reuse activity.As part of wider work to support the development of large-scale reuse projects, Zero Waste Scotland are offering small grants for preparatory and development work to take large scale reuse development plans to the next stage.- This grant will only fund projects that aim to deliver on the vision as set out above and priority will be given to those projects closest to investment/launch. - Grants may be used to allow existing staff within organisations to complete work, or to pay contractors or professional fees. - This grant is for one-off pieces of development work and will support clearly defined outputs including: feasibility studies; options appraisals; property searches; partnership and consortium development including legal agreements and MOU’s; business case development; financial forecasts and marketing plans; detailed project planning; business plan development; architect drawings.- This grant will not fund: building works; capital purchases; projects that are expansions of existing work with no additional activities or partners; projects that do not include reuse or repair; ongoing salary or programme costs.- Grants spend and work MUST be completed no later than 31st March 2024.