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City of Edinburgh Council - Community Grants Fund

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The Community Grants Fund (CGF) is a small grants scheme provided by the Council. Small grants can be awarded to constituted groups for local community activity.

Applications for locally targeted, one-off activities aimed at improving and encouraging community activity in the area are encouraged. The kinds of things that the fund could support includes:

Start-up grants for new groups
Buying a piece of equipment for your group
Improving or developing your community group’s activities
Raising awareness of your group’s activities
Recruiting new volunteers/members to your group
Finding out about needs in your community
Small scale projects that enhance quality of life and complement other improvements in the area that will align with the Locality Improvement Plan.

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Geographical areas funded: Edinburgh

Fund type

Type of funding:: Grant
Type of cost:: Capital, Revenue

Fund award sizes

Maximum:: Premium information

Who can apply

Any constituted voluntary organisation or community group operating in the City of Edinburgh, in a Neighbourhood Partnership area, that has:

a constitution or articles of association, (this should describe the group’s aims and objectives, its members and details of how decisions are made)
a bank account in the name of the group, requiring at least two signatures for cheques transactions or cash withdrawals.