Funding

In this article, Forth Valley and Lomond LEADER tell us about the role of their new Local Food & Drink Coordinator.

A Dunbar farm has been the first to benefit from the Tyne Esk LEADER pot specifically allocated for farm diversification. In this article from Tyne Esk LEADER you can find out more.

Fundraising Training - In Focus: Trusts & Foundations (Galashiels)

This session focuses on heritage organisations applying to Trusts & Foundations.

The training will include:
-an overview of where Trusts sit within the overall funding landscape
- the advantages and disadvantages of making applications
- an exploration of the various different types of trusts
- a guide to writing proposals

A two-week extension to the application window for the Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) has been announced by Rural Secretary Fergus Ewing.

Applications can now be submitted until midnight on Tuesday 2 May 2017.

Previously published deadlines for Slurry Storage and Improving Public Access funding remain the same.

Community groups and charities in Scotmid's North region can now apply to be considered for a Community Connect Award.

Community Connect enables Scotmid members to give back to their communities. Three Good Cause Groups from Scotmid’s North Member Region will receive a financial award of up to £15,000 following a vote by Scotmid members.

Volunteers are wanted for the Contin Community Fund Panel in Ross-shire.

The panel will be a group of local volunteers which will meet twice each year to make decisions on the applications to the community fund linked to the EDF-ER Corriemoillie Wind Farm. 

Rural Secretary Fergus Ewing has outlined the future of the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS).

The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS) is part of the £1.3 billion Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) 2014-2020. It provides essential income support to farming businesses in remote and constrained rural areas.

In this article, West Lothian LEADER tell us about an innovating heritage project that has received LEADER support.

Fourteen projects across Argyll and the Islands have secured a share of almost £612,000 of LEADER funding - awarded to community-led projects that support economic growth and development across the area.

The Prince's Countryside Fund is currently open for applications until 13 April 2017.

This fund provides grants of up to £50,000 to innovative projects that will provide a lasting legacy to the individuals and communities they seek to benefit. Through the grant programme, more than £1 million each year goes to projects across the UK.

The grant programme currently aims to tackle the following key rural issues:

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