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The Sustainable Development Fund as part of SSE's community benefit arrangements from its onshore renewable energy developments in Scottish Borders primarily the Clyde wind farm extension in the Clyde Valley.

The fund supports strategic projects in the Scottish Borders region and any successful application must meet one or more of the following outcomes:

• Creating opportunities: Create opportunities for education and employment through activities that develop skills and improve an individual’s chance of entering the workplace.
• Empowering communities: Empower communities to become more resilient through measures which demonstrate long-term social, environmental or economic improvements.
• Sustainable places: Stimulate meaningful regeneration to improve or enhance local infrastructure, landscape, biodiversity or heritage and make a lasting difference to the places we live, work and visit.

For this round of the fund the panel have an interest in projects which will enhance the region to prepare for a net zero future e.g. enhancing young people’s STEM skills for the jobs of the future, de-carbonising community transport, community owned renewable projects.

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Geographical areas funded: Scottish Borders

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant

Type of cost:

Capital, Revenue

Fund award sizes

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Who can apply

To be eligible for funding, your project must benefit communities that lie wholly within the Scottish Borders local authority area.

You don’t need to be a registered charity to apply, but your organisation must have a constitution and not be set up for individual profit.

When to apply

Currently closed - due to open in Spring 2025.

How to apply

Application forms can be requested from SSE or downloaded from the website. The team is available by email and phone and encourage applicants to contact them in advance of submitting an application to discuss your proposed project.

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Activites funded: Advice & information Arts & culture Befriending & mentoring Citizenship & community involvement Community development & regeneration Community facilities Education & training Employability services Environment General charitable activities Health care & wellbeing Heritage & building preservation Recreation & social activities Energy

Beneficiaries funded: Rural communities Local communities Voluntary sector organisations

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