Edinburgh Airport Community Fund

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The Community Fund was established to ensure local communities benefit from Edinburgh Airport activities. It provides financial support to community groups and charities that are committed to improving the opportunities, facilities and services available to local people.

The fund will consider applications from Edinburgh, Falkirk, the Lothians and Fife. Priority will be given to applications which reflect the four pillars of the airport’s Greater Good sustainability strategy - Zero Carbon, Enhancing Scotland, Scotland’s Best Business and Trusted Neighbour.

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.

Initiatives could include:

• 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.

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Geographical areas funded: Falkirk Fife East Lothian Edinburgh Midlothian West Lothian

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant

Type of cost:

Revenue

Fund award sizes

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Who can apply

Charities and community groups in Edinburgh, Falkirk, the Lothians and Fife. See their website for eligible postcodes.

When to apply

Meetings are triannual, occurring in Spring, Summer, and Autumn. Funding applications will close two weeks in advance of each meeting date, and generally take 6 weeks to process and approve.

How to apply

Apply online via the Edinburgh Airport website.

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Exclusions

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Activites funded: Community facilities Education and training Environment General charitable activities Health care and wellbeing Sport and physical activity Climate action

Beneficiaries funded: General public Local communities

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