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Independent funder Foundation Scotland has announced a £12 million fast-tracked ‘Response Fund’ to support organisations which serve the hardest hit communities across the country.

Foundation Scotland is working in partnership with SWEF to award grants for young people launching a new business or running a new business.

Foundation Scotland recently responded to the Scottish Government’s consultation on updating the good practice principles for community benefits from renewable developments.

Communities across East Berwickshire are to receive £39,000 in funding from the Drone Hill Wind Farm Community Fund for community spaces, youth opportunities and local connections.

The Essentia Foundation has announced the launch of a new £1 million funding round aimed at supporting medium-sized charitable organisations.

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.

A new community benefits framework, written by the Strathclyde Institute for Sustainable Communities and our Head of Communities & Impact, Rachel Searle, has been published.

Over £49,000 has been awarded to improve community facilities, support young people and enhance local green spaces in the first funding round of 2025 from the Glenkerie Wind Farm Community Fund.

In January 2023, Foundation Scotland published a report which explored the impacts of the rise in the cost of living on organisations funded through Foundation Scotland.

The Langhope Rig Wind Farm Community Fund had a small but mighty first round of 2025. Awards included funding to Edinburgh Science Foundation to deliver a series of STEM events.

The Bowhill Miners Boxing Club in Fife has received funding from the Westfield Community Fund to continue delivery of its free boxing programme to young people in the local community.

The Tackling Inequalities Fund is a £500,000 initiative launched by Foundation Scotland in May 2023 to support six organisations in Scotland to address and reduce the causes of inequality.