Shedloads of Opportunities

• Environmental/Green Infrastructure

The Fund helps support small and medium-minded
organisations that share the aim of a more sustainable future. Example projects include:
Solar panel installations; Small-scale hydropower units; EV car chargers; Air-source heat
pumps (NOTE: Funding is not available for research or feasibility studies). Community
groups, charities and not-for-profit businesses nationwide are eligible.

• General & Misc
• Trusts/Foundations

The Fore offers development funding and strategic support to early-stage charities and social enterprises. It makes unrestricted grants which have the potential to have a transformational impact on an organisation. For example enabling your organisation to take a step forward in its development or giving you the chance to do something you couldn’t before. It will also match successful applicants with friendly professional support including ongoing mentoring, strategic advice, governance support or other assistance.

• 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.

• Community Development
• Health & Wellbeing

Supports UK charities with funding and guidance to build long-term financial resilience. Grants vary depending on programme cycle.

• Community Development
• Health & Wellbeing
• Trusts/Foundations

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