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The fund was established to ensure local communities share in the success of Scotland’s busiest airport. It provides financial support to community groups and charities committed to improving opportunities, facilities, and services available to local people.

Objectives of the fund:

• Offer meaningful support to local groups, organisations, and charities in communities impacted by Edinburgh Airport’s operations.
• Make a positive difference to those who could benefit from additional funding and potential increased public exposure.
• Fulfil the airport’s aspirational commitment to be a trusted neighbour that provides tangible benefits to its community.

The fund will consider applications that support and reflect material issues and deliverables contained within one or more of the four pillars of Edinburgh Airport’s Greater Good sustainability strategy.

These pillars are:

• Zero Carbon
• Enhancing Scotland
• Scotland’s Best Business
• Trusted Neighbour

Please familiarise yourself with the sustainability strategy and the four pillars on their website.

The fund aims to support not-for-profit organisations on projects that will leave a lasting, tangible impact. Special consideration will be given to projects that may become self-sufficient as a result of the support.

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Geographical areas funded: Falkirk Fife Edinburgh

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant

Type of cost:

Revenue

Fund award sizes

Maximum:

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Who can apply

Only non-profit organisations may apply (e.g. charities, community councils, local school groups, community interest companies). Priority will be given to proposals benefitting those living within the communities closest to the airport, or those most affected by aircraft noise and airport operations, and for initiatives relating to:

• The mitigation against and reduction of the effects of a changing climate.
• The reduction of local, negative environmental impacts.
• Supporting local biodiversity, rewilding, and/or restoration of the natural world.
• The enhancement of local business, community groups and long-term sustainable partnerships in the airport’s surrounding area.
• Improving healthy working lives and increase upskilling and employment opportunities for the socially isolated, economically deprived, and/or otherwise disadvantaged persons.
• Improving health, care, expanding opportunity, providing shelter, and enabling rehabilitation of vulnerable groups in the community.
• Providing urgent, targeted, local support during the cost-of-living crisis.

Postcodes eligible to apply to the Edinburgh Airport Community Fund are as follows.

• EH: all excluding 31, 39, 40, 41, 42
• FK: only 1, 2, 3
• KY: only 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12

When to apply

Applications for the August round of funding are now open and close at 23:59 on 13 November 2026.

Meetings are triannual, occurring in Spring, Summer, and Autumn. Funding applications will close two weeks in advance of each meeting date. The next meeting date is 27th November, 2026.

Next deadline: 13 Nov 2026

How to apply

All applications are judged on their merits against the criteria. Please ensure you consult this fully before making an application. Accurate, realistic, and truthful projected outcomes/beneficiaries will be looked upon favourably when judging submissions.

Familiarise yourself with the Community Fund Criteria Guidance that can be found on their website before applying for funding.

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Exclusions

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Activites funded: Housing and shelter Employability services Environment General charitable activities Health care and wellbeing Health education and promotion Climate action

Beneficiaries funded: Economically/socially disadvantaged Socially isolated people People in poverty Local communities

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