SSE - Toddleburn Community Investment Fund
Details
SSE operates a 27-turbine wind farm at Toddleburn in the Scottish Borders. The fund contributes to the communities located around the wind farm in the Heriot, Oxton & Channelkirk and Parish of Stow Community Council areas.
The Fund aims to support the following priorities:
- foster social networks & activities that support older people in the community.
- assist young people to maximise their potential and improve their life chances.
- promote better relationships between different generations.
- encourage healthy lifestyles and good mental health.
- support the acquisition, development and use of new community assets, and maintain and enhance existing ones.
- address the effects of rural isolation, improving access to services and improving transport.
- support skills development and non-profit making initiatives that will nurture a thriving and diverse local economy.
- protect the environment and advance the area’s heritage; including involving local people in the sensitive and sustainable stewardship of the natural environment and participation in activities that promote sustainable development.
- strengthen the ability of local people and groups to continue to meet their own needs and make a difference within their communities.
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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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- Maximum:
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- Annually awarded:
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Who can apply
Legally-constituted community groups, non-profit organisations and registered charities in Heriot, Oxton & Channelkirk and Parish of Stow Community Council areas.
When to apply
The fund operates on a recurring cycle with multiple deadlines per year. Each community council area has different application deadlines.
- Stow and Fountainhall: upcoming deadlines TBC.
- Heriot: upcoming deadlines TBC.
- Oxton and Channelkirk: 4 December 2026
Next deadline: 4 Dec 2026
How to apply
Apply online via the SSE website.
Exclusions
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 Mental health care
Beneficiaries funded: Socially isolated people Rural communities Older people Local communities Young people
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Scottish & Southern Energy SSE
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Inveralmond House 200 Dunkeld Road, Perth, PH1 3AQ
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