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They fund a wide variety of community activities, but all projects must fit within one of the following 'Funding Themes':

• Sense of community
• Enhancing our environment
• Health and wellbeing
• Lifelong learning
• Heritage and the arts

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Geographical areas funded: Aberdeenshire

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant

Type of cost:

Revenue, Core costs

Fund award sizes

Minimum:

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Maximum:

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Notes on award amounts:

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Who can apply

Grants can be made from the following applicants:​

• community groups, clubs and societies
• public bodies
• charities
• community councils
• limited companies, provided the project delivers wider benefits for the community
• individuals (small grants under £1,000 only) and must demonstrate wider benefits for the community

​Project location:​

• The eligible area is the civil parishes of Cairnie, Aberdeenshire and Glass, Aberdeenshire.
• Applicants to the community grant fund do not neccessarily have to be based in the eligible area, but the project activity should be of substantial benefit to the residents of Cairnie and/or Glass.
• Project activities should usually take place within the eligible area
• Projects located outwith the eligible area should demonstrate how the project will benefit the residents of Cairnie or Glass, and applications of this nature will only be approved in special circumstances at the full discretion of the CGCT committee

A map of the Cairnie and Glass eligible area can be downloaded on their website.

When to apply

The next deadline for CGCT's main fund and educational fund is 26th October 2026.

Application rounds are held three times a year, usually in February, June and October.

Next deadline: 26 Oct 2026

How to apply

Application forms can be downloaded on their website (https://www.cairnieglasscommunitytrust.org/community-grant-fund) and should be emailed to [email protected] on or prior to the deadline. ​

Contact information

Activites funded: Citizenship and community involvement Community development and regeneration Community facilities Community safety Transport Education and training Environment General charitable activities Health care and wellbeing Heritage and building preservation Organisational development and capacity building Sport and physical activity Recreation and social activities Energy Climate action

Beneficiaries funded: General public Rural communities

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