Deadline: 6-Oct-25
An Suidhe Wind Farm Community Fund support community projects benefitting those living in the areas covered by the Community Councils of: Glenorchy and Innishail (Eredine only); Inveraray; Furnace, and by Dalavich Improvement Group.
Purpose
- The fund will provide grants to support charitable activities that:
- Enhance the quality of life for local residents
- Contribute to vibrant, healthy, successful, and sustainable communities
- Promote community spirit and encourage community activity.
Funding Information
- Grant size: Up to £9,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Groups and organizations working to benefit people in any of the four communities can apply.
- Applications from groups/organisations located out with the fund area will be considered on a case-by-case basis and must demonstrate clear benefit for residents within the fund area.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Non constituted groups.
- Applications from individuals. However, individuals may be able to apply for funding under any micro-grant scheme associated with a fund, or under some education and training funds.
- General fundraising appeals or activities.
- Trips abroad (unless otherwise stated on the fund page).
- Costs already incurred or activities which will take place before theyve decided on an application, i.e. retrospective funding.
- The repayment of loans or payment of debts.
- The advancement of religion or politics, including requests to support religious or political groups’ core activities. However, religious groups may apply for funding for non-religious activity that will benefit the wider community beyond their own specific congregation and is open to all on a non-denominational basis. For example, a church may apply for funding to upgrade a church hall that is regularly used by other community groups.
- Payments towards areas understood to be the exclusive responsibility of statutory authorities. However, they can provide grants to Parent Teacher Associations/Parent Councils if they are appropriately constituted and occasionally to schools where the activity being delivered is additional to the core curriculum/statutory activity.
- Activities that are likely to bring the fund, Foundation Scotland or the donor into disrepute. For example, they cant fund groups or organisations using hate speech or inciting violence, or those linked to such groups or organisations.
- Activities that conflict with the interests of the funder. For example, where a renewable energy company provides funding, they cant fund any projects or organisations that are anti-windfarm or anti-renewable energy as such activities are likely to be contrary to the interests of the funder or its subsidiaries.
- For place-based funds, they cant support projects which don’t benefit the people who live within the defined fund area. Projects that benefit people in the fund area plus others outside that area can be supported on a proportionate basis. Applicants to these funds dont need to be based in the fund area.
- For themed/cause-related funds they cant support projects which dont relate to the priorities stated for the fund.
- Costs directly related to the sale of alcohol, including but not limited to the refurbishment of a bar area.
- Campaigning activities that are contrary to the interests or reputation of Foundation Scotland or any of its donors, or may bring them into disrepute.
For more information, visit Foundation Scotland.