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From January, community organisations based near eligible electricity transmission infrastructure projects will be able to apply for local and grassroots grants to deliver initiatives supporting local communities.

If your community is based within one of the eligible areas, you will be able to apply for upskilling events and tailored sorkshops that can help your community build capacity and explore bespoke solutions to local challenges.

Applicants will be asked to align their projects with at least one of the following themes:

• Strengthening financial resilience and educational inclusion
• Supporting employability and skills development
• Promoting wellbeing, active lifestyles, social and digital inclusion
• Improving community spaces and buildings
• Enhancing green spaces and access to nature
• Sustainable and inclusive transport

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Geographical areas funded: South Ayrshire South Lanarkshire Dumfries and Galloway Scottish Borders

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant, Other resources

Type of cost:

Revenue

Fund award sizes

Minimum:

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Maximum:

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Annually awarded:

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Notes on award amounts:

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Who can apply

Areas listed below host eligible infrastructure projects and will be able to apply for the first round of funding in January 2026. More areas will be added to this list in summer 2026 when future funding rounds are announced.

• Royal Burgh Of Sanquhar And District (Dumfries and Galloway)
• New Luce Community Council (Dumfries and Galloway)
• Kirkconnel and Kelloholm (Dumfries and Galloway)
• Barhill Community Council (South Ayrshire)
• Girvan Community Council (South Ayrshire)
• Pinmore and Pinwherry Community Council (South Ayrshire)
• Lesmahagow Community Council (South Lanarkshire)
• Coalburn Community Council (South Lanarkshire)
• Crawford and Elvanfoot Community Council (South Lanarkshire)
• Tweedsmuir Community Council (Scottish Borders)

Eligible organisations include:

• Registered charities
• Community Interest Companies and other non-profit companies limited by guarantee. -Schedule 2 CICs (Limited by Shares), Community Benefit Societies, Co-operatives, and other Mutuals – with defined public benefit and not-for-profit aims and restrictive stance on shareholders and dividend payments.
• Other constituted not-for-profit organisations, which might include Community Transport Organisations, Development Trusts, CASCs, PTA/”Friends of” associations, and other small community groups.

Local authorities can apply as project partners, provided that the project does not cover statutory responsibilities and cannot be funded as such.

When to apply

Applications are currently closed and are due to reopen in September.

How to apply

Complete the online applications for each individual fund offering.

• Chirmorie Overhead Lines (OHL) Fund
• Clyde South to Whitelaw Brae Overhead Lines (OHL) Fund
• Coalburn Substation Fund
• Mark Hill Substation Fund
• Sanquhar Substation Fund
• Stranoch Overhead Lines (OHL) & Substation Fund

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Activites funded: Citizenship and community involvement Community development and regeneration Community facilities Transport Education and training Employability services Environment Financial advice and support General charitable activities Health care and wellbeing Sport and physical activity Recreation and social activities Energy Climate action

Beneficiaries funded: Rural communities Local communities

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