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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.

In addition, all applications are expected to consider and demonstrate how their project supports the following overarching ambitions of the Fund Panel:

• How the project will help the region in its journey towards a net zero future. For example, by improving energy efficiency, reducing waste, or delivering services in a way that reduces or removes the use of fossil fuels.
• How the project will build the knowledge, skills and experience that the third sector needs to support a sustainable region. For example, by developing and enhancing social enterprises, improving the sustainability of community assets, or increasing collaboration between community projects and services.

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Geographical areas funded: Scottish Borders

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant

Type of cost:

Capital, Revenue

Fund award sizes

Minimum:

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Annually awarded:

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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, at least three board/committee members, and not be set up for individual profit.

When to apply

Apply now. The deadline for applications is 16th June 2025, with award decisions due in early October.

Next deadline: 16 Jun 2025

How to apply

Access the application form and guidance via the funder's website.

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Exclusions

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Activites funded: Citizenship and community involvement Community development and regeneration Transport Education and training Employability services Environment General charitable activities Heritage and building preservation Climate action

Beneficiaries funded: General public Rural communities Local communities Unemployed

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