Shedloads of Opportunities

• Capital & Equipment
• Education & Skills
• Events & Training

Community Right to Buy Fund - helps communities pay for professional services to help them register an interest in land or buildings under the Community Right to Buy legislation. These services could include legal title searches or help with mapping. Funding of up to £5,000 is available, to cover up to 80% of the eligible cost. Communities must be prepared to cover the rest of the cost from other sources.

• Community Development
• Environmental/Green Infrastructure
• General & Misc
• Health & Wellbeing
• Social Connection Projects

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.

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 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.

• Capital & Equipment

Funding can be spent on capital investment only. Revenue or operating costs are not eligible, except for, directly related architect fees and professional costs (10% of the total eligible project costs considered maximum).

Funds can be used for:

improving vacant premises to attract new tenants
conversion costs to enable new/expanded uses
installation of, or upgrades to, fixtures and fittings
energy efficiency improvements
accessibility improvements
external works and cosmetic improvements
This fund is designed to help bring vacant high street and town centre premises across the Falkirk area back into use.

It is recognised that high streets are changing and this fund is aimed at helping landlords and tenants adapt to changing consumer demands where a capital investment can open up new or more sustainable uses, in a currently vacant premise. The fund will help address the issue of vacant town centre unit space (priority will be given to ground floor units), stimulate new start-up activity and support business and Third Sector expansion. This will help improve amenities, increase footfall and contribute to re-shaping and creating vibrant town centre environments.

Applicants must not have commenced any of the activities for which they are applying for funding. No supplier invoices should be received and no supplier payments made before the grant award date.

• General & Misc

Check out Foundation Scotland’s quick reference guide to all upcoming funding application deadlines.

• Community Development
• Health & Wellbeing
• Trusts/Foundations

Supports local community organisations to deliver projects or provide equipment to people in need in their local areas.