Funding

The Tesco Bags of Help Fund is now open for applications.

Community groups, schools, charities, local authorities and not for profits can all apply for grants of up to £2,000 for projects that bring benefits to communities. This includes:

Crowdfund Scotland Workshops | Kelvin Valley & Falkirk

Interested in finding out more about crowdfunding?

The Crowdfund Scotland team are running a series of workshops throughout the year with their partners at Kelvin Valley and Falkirk LEADER. 

Communities in rural South Lanarkshire are creating a series of new local travel maps and signage to promote walking, cycling and sustainable travel and everyone is invited to contribute their local knowledge at a series of creative mapping workshops, health walks and cycle events.

The Haven, a registered charity which provides support to families affected by a range of life limiting illnesses has been awarded funding from LEADER, a European funding programme which supports rural community and business projects.

The Rural Perth & Kinross LEADER team is delighted to announce the launch of the Rural Perth & Kinross LEADER Awards 2020.  These awards aim to recognise and celebrate the achievements of projects in the 2014 - 2020 LEADER Programme.

Project teams and members of the community who have been involved in projects are invited to submit their entries by 6th March if they want to be in with a chance of being shortlisted in one of the six award categories;

The Cairngorms National Park Authority with the support of partners Scottish Forestry, Scottish Natural Heritage and Woodland Trust – is offering grants of up to £3,000 to help reduce the cost of developing woodland creation proposals within the Cairngorms National Park.

An upcoming Scottish Rural Action conference will kick start a 'rural movement' to make rural Scotland's voice heard.

Representatives from rural Scotland's communities, businesses and organisations are invited to attend the free event taking place from 26 to 27 February at New Lanark Visitor Centre, the renowned world heritage site.

The Scottish Government has launched a public consultation on European Territorial Cooperation programmes 2021-2027.

European Territorial Cooperation (otherwise known as Interreg) programmes are EU funding programmes that give money to organisations from different countries to work together on a project.

Crowdfund Scotland Workshop | South Lanarkshire

Interested in finding out more about crowdfunding?

The Crowdfund Scotland team are running a presentation on Tuesday 28th January in association with their partners at LEADER.

This will be an introductory session suitable for anyone who wants to find out more about this method of fundraising and the potential uses for local projects.

Topics to be covered:

  • What is crowdfunding?

  • Introducing Crowdfund Scotland

  • What are the benefits of crowdfunding?

  • What makes a good crowdfunding project?

Strathnaver Museum has been announced as a recipient of £650,000 in grant funding from the Natural and Cultural Heritage Fund. The Redevelopment of Strathnaver Museum as a heritage hub for north west Sutherland project will improve the visitor experience, secure the existing museum collections, conserve the historic church building and improve access to its heritage resources.

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