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Paths for All - Ian Findlay Path Fund
Supports the improvement of local paths within and between communities, making it easier for people to travel by walking, wheeling, or cycling for daily journeys.
Perth & Kinross Council - Common Good Funds
Grants are given to carry out a wide range of community based activities in Perth City, Aberfeldy, Auchterarder, Blairgowrie, Crieff, Kinross and Pitlochry.
Perth & Kinross Council - Community Environment Challenge Fund (CECF)
Grants are given for environmental projects that: are led and delivered by community groups; make a significant difference to the local environment; are widely supported within the community.
Perth & Kinross Sports Council
A range of grants are available including start up grants, development grants, equipment grants, and personal development grants.
Renfrewshire Council - Local Place Plan Fund
Community groups can apply for up to £10,000 towards the development of a Local Place Plan: community-led plans that focus on the existing and future use of land and set out proposals for potential developments in the community.
Next deadline: 22 Apr 2025
Renfrewshire Council - Pre-Five Voluntary Sector Grants
Provides financial assistance to groups who wish to promote work relating to pre-five's, under three's and workplace day care facilities.
SIB - Recovery Loan Fund
The Recovery Loan Fund is for UK charities and social enterprises who are improving people’s lives, or the environment they live in. It is designed to support access to finance for UK small business as they look to invest and grow.
SUEZ Communities Trust - Scottish Landfill Communities Fund
Gives grants to make physical improvements to community leisure facilities and historic buildings / structures near a qualifying SITA UK waste processing location.
Next deadline: 14 May 2025
Scotland's Heat Network Fund
Scotland’s Heat Network Fund (SHNF) offers grants to businesses and organisation to install district and communal heat systems, with a focus on low emission systems
Scottish Borders Council - Neighbourhood Support Fund
Supports voluntary and community groups that are active within their communities and who are planning community based projects. The Fund operates in five Area Partnerships; Berwickshire, Cheviot, Eildon, Teviot and Liddesdale and Tweeddale.