Finding Funding
Funding Actions
Some of the actions may require additional funding. This page collects together possible funds and funders that have been identified by the community.
If you have identified a possible funder that is not listed here, please get in touch.
Funds & Funders
The National Lottery | Together for Our Planet
This programme will offer grants from £1,000 to £10,000 of National Lottery funding to support communities across the UK to take action on climate change. Projects should reflect what matters to your community and can be small in scale. They could cover an area like food. transport, energy, waste and consumption or the natural environment.
"You will not need to be an expert in any of these areas to apply. We’re particularly interested to hear from people who are starting to think about taking action on climate change in their communities." This programme will open to applications on 1 September and will close at 5pm on 18 November 2021.
Scottish Government | Community and Renewables Energy Scheme (CARES)
Grant funding, advice and support is available to community organisations, charitable organisations and faith groups that want to decarbonise their community buildings by installing low carbon or renewable energy systems, such as heat pumps or solar panels.
Funding is available for many types of community buildings, including community cafes, community hubs, faith buildings, public halls, community halls and centres.
Visit Scotland | Rural Tourism Infrastructure Fund 2021
The Rural Tourism Infrastructure Fund was established by the Scottish Government and Fund is managed by VisitScotland on their behalf. To date, £9 million of grant funding has been awarded to 45 projects across rural Scotland, since the start of the Fund in 2018.
The Conservation Volunteers Scotland produce a very comprehensive list of funds available on a regular basis and is definitely worth looking through.
TCV Scotland Funding Update – May 2021 - Grants for community, environmental and volunteering projects
The Scottish Rural Network (SRN) encourages rural development by sharing information, ideas and good practice.
Argyll & Bute Council have the following pages on their site:
A regularly updated Funding Opportunities page where they highlight a variety of funding opportunities
Grantnet funding portal that allows people to run their own bespoke funding searches
Grants of up to £500 for improving biodiversity and green spaces (and other things). Open until 31st October 2021.
"The Co-op Local Community Fund supports projects across the UK that our members care about. From 4 May 2021, your group could apply for funding if they are looking to deliver a project that:
enables people to access food and co-operate together to feed everyone
helps improve people’s mental wellbeing
offers young people under 25 opportunities to develop new skills and make a difference in their community."
The grant scheme is open for applications and will provide grants of up to £1500 to support projects focused on children and families. The scheme is open to registered charities and not-for-profit organisations, via an on-line application form.
Header image: Fiona Ross