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CalMac Ferries Limited - CalMac Community Fund

Details

The CalMac Community Fund supports work which will help people connect with services and each other, and especially helping those who are most in need.

They would like to support groups and projects working to tackle the following key themes:

Improve health, wellbeing and quality of life
Tackling poverty and financial hardship
Stronger, Connected Communities

They are keen on applications from groups who are volunteer led, projects which are showing connection and collaboration with other groups in their area, and projects which are seeking to better engage with volunteers.

This programme will only award grants to organisations based in the listed islands and port towns (see website).

Premium information is available exclusively to SCVO members and supporters

Geographical areas funded: North Ayrshire South Ayrshire Inverclyde Argyll and Bute Highland Na h-Eileanan Siar

Fund type

Type of funding:: Grant
Type of cost:: Revenue

Fund award sizes

Minimum:: Premium information
Maximum:: Premium information
Annually awarded:: Premium information

Notes on award amounts:: Premium information

Who can apply

Non-profit organisation, based in a main land port town or island Calmac serves, with a governing document/constitution. They can only accept applications from organisations based on the islands served by CalMac, and coastal mainland ports that CalMac operate from [see fund website].

Maximum annual income:: £250,000

When to apply

Now open until midnight on Monday 16 November 2026 (decisions by early April 2027).

Due to high demand for funding, application levels will be reviewed weekly. The programme may close earlier than the published deadline if demand significantly exceeds the available funds.

Next deadline: 16 Nov 2026