Deadline: 19-Sep-22
The Crown Estate Scotland invites applications for its Community Capacity Grants Programme to generate lasting value for Scotland.
Purpose
- The purpose of the Community Capacity Grants Programme is to provide early-stage financial support for local projects that will help achieve the following objectives:
- Create self-sustaining community enterprises that will promote sustainable development through the provision of local economic, social, and/or environmental benefits.
- Contribute to the regeneration of places through improvements to buildings or community spaces that will support self-sustaining community enterprises delivering sustainable development.
- The fund is open to all communities that are:
- Situated up to 5 miles from coastal and estuarine foreshore in Scotland; or
- Situated up to 5 miles from the Scottish Crown Estate’s four rural estates (Glenlivet, Fochabers, Whitehills and Applegirth).
Funding Information
Awards of between £20,000 to £50,000 for a one-year period will be made through this fund.
Eligibility Criteria
- All applicants must meet Foundation Scotland’s Common eligibility criteria, please check this list before starting your application.
- In addition groups and organisations must be based and working to support communities within 5 miles of the coast or estuarine foreshore, or within 5 miles of one of Crown Estate Scotland’s 4 estates; Glenlivet, Fochabers, Whitehills and Applegirth.
Ineligible
- The Crown Estate Scotland’s Community capacity Grants Programme cannot support adaptations to buildings or large-scale capital projects or purchase equipment. This fund is designed to provide revenue to support first step investment for local projects.
- Ineligible projects would also include:
- Applications where the area of benefit is more than 5 miles from the coastline or Crown Estate managed land.
- Applications from individuals or private businesses
- Applications to advance a campaign or a religious or political cause.
- The promotion of religious beliefs
- Activities that are understood to be a statutory responsibility and/or seek to replace statutory sources of funding
- Pre-existing costs that your organisation already incurred as a result of its day to day activities
For more information, visit https://www.crownestatescotland.com/our-projects/sustainable-communities-fund#environment-grants