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Fund News
£80,000 windfall for local community projects in Dumfries and Galloway
Ten organisations have been awarded over £80,000 from the Glenkens and District Community Fund, bringing the total of grants awarded to £1.5 million since he fund launched.
Fund News
Half a million pound landmark for Argyll & Bute community fund
The An Suidhe Wind Farm Fund has marked a funding milestone with more than £500,000 in grants to local projects in Argyll and Bute.
Fund News
Upcoming fund deadlines
Here's our quick reference guide to all funding application deadlines coming up this month. Be sure to check all guidelines and eligibility criteria before applying.
Blog
Twenty years of Community Benefit in Scotland: what we’ve learned and why it matters more than ever
Right now, conversations about how communities should benefit from energy related developments are louder—and more urgent—than ever.
Fund News
Celebrating one year of community impact
The Cockburnspath and Cove Fund is marking its first anniversary this month.
Fund News
Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm announces third year of community fund
Grants of up to £2000 will be available to community groups and charities as the Inch Cape Construction Fund continues for a third year.
General News
Community Benefit funds: tried, tested and evolving
Foundation Scotland has commissioned the Strathclyde Institute for Sustainable Communities to carry out an in-depth review of our community benefit practices.
Fund News
East Lammermuir’s Pioneering Approach to Energy Projects
Believed to be the UK’s first Energy Projects Partnership Manager, a pioneering initiative in East Lothian is helping the transition to clean energy.
Fund News
Local projects share over £96,000 funding boost from Clashindarroch Wind Farm Fund
The Vattenfall Clashindarroch Wind Farm Community Fund has awarded a total of £96,089 to six community projects from the latest round of funding across Aberdeenshire.
Fund News
Eccles, Leitholm & Birgham celebrate first award from new community fund backed by Zenobē
The newly launched Eccles, Leitholm and Birgham Community Fund has made its first award to support the 2026 Village Floral Display Project.
Fund News
£300,000 investment to prevent homelessness in Clackmannanshire
Five organisations in Clackmannanshire will share nearly £300,000 to prevent homelessness in the first round of funding from the area’s pioneering Transformation Space.
Fund News
Cardenden Decides – local residents allocate £13,000 funding to community projects
Over 155 residents attended a community event in Cardenden to decide how £13,000 of funding should be distributed to local groups and projects.