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More opportunities for social investment
The Investing in Enterprise Fund was previously available within 13 Local Authorities across the central belt. However, this funding model is now being offered to organisations working within Falkirk, Stirling, Perth & Kinross, Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders. As a result, the fund is now available to over 70% of Scotland’s population. Eligible social enterprises, community organisation...
Wind farm community benefit funds flow along the River Carron
CATCA aims to involve residents in regenerating the River Carron and the 16 Communities that sit alongside it. It organises a range of projects and activities with an emphasis on education and awareness, community engagement, and connecting communities through the physical transformation of their local environments. Conservation, community gardening, improving gr...
Innovative model improves STEM learning
Grants totalling £13,745 were awarded from the Mossmorran Wind Farm Community Fund [£3,265], Todhill Wind Farm (Larbert, Stenhousemuir & Torwood) Community Fund [£7,205], and Denny & District Wind Farm Community Fund [£3,275] to enable Edinburgh Science Foundation's Generation Science programme to deliver 21 workshops to schools across Fife and Falkirk during Spring 2025.The programme brought touring science shows dire...
The Essentia Foundation - A Journey to the Central Belt
The Central BeltThe Central Belt is characterised by diverse landscapes, from the stunning hills and valleys of the Southern Uplands to the urban sprawl of Glasgow and Edinburgh. It is a relatively narrow strip of land that extends from the Firth of Clyde in the west to the Firth of Forth in the east, covering around 100 miles. This area is intersected by rivers, including the River Clyde and River Forth, which historically pl...
Climate Hubs Power Community Action Across Scotland
When it comes to tackling climate change, some of the most powerful action begins around kitchen tables, in community halls, at local playgrounds or in local parks and green spaces. It begins when local people and grassroots groups recognise a problem and then they come together with passion, dedication and the creativity needed to fix it themselves. Climate Action Hubs exist to harness this energy, supporting and equipping co...
Todhill Wind Farm Community Fund
Each year, an index-linked amount based on £45,600 is paid into the fund for the operating life of the wind farm. 50% of the Todhill Wind Farm Community Fund goes into a fund specifically for the Larbert, Stenhousemuir & Torwood (LST) communities. The remaining 50% of funds goes into a combined fund for the Denny & Districy communities. Each fund has its own arrangements for distributing funds, with a...
Burnhead Moss Wind Farm Fund
The fund began in 2016 and receives annual contributions from EDF Power Solutions for distribution to these local communities. An annual amount of £130,000 inflation-adjusted, will be paid into the fund each year during the lifetime of the wind farm (expected to be 25 years).To meet the needs of each local community council, the fund is divided into 3 sub-funds to enable local decision making. An additiona...
Kingsburn Earlsburn
The Earlsburn Community Fund began in 2008, and was owned by Falk Renewables, which later rebranded as Renantis (in 2022) and following a merger with Ventient Energy rebranded again to become Nadara in 2024. The Nadara Earlsburn Community Fund supports charitable activity benefiting residents within the community council areas of Cambusbarron and Carron Valley in the Stirling local authority and Denny and District in the Falki...
Empowering the blind and visually impaired
The Scottish Centre for Personal Safety (SCPS) was founded in 1997 by current Volunteer Manager, Alan Bell. The organisation became a registered charity in 2013 and aims to raise awareness of the importance of personal safety and to potentially save lives by preventing and reducing violence and fear of violence in Scotland. They are a volunteer-led organisation and their services are open to all and are usually free to take pa...
Looking after the spectators
Dunipace FC was awarded £10,000 from the fund in November 2019 to install a covered spectator shelter, including a designated area for disabled access. The club provides positive sporting opportunities for men and women in the local community, from primary school age through to adults. It aims to promote health and wellbeing through football training provided by SFA ...