Carcant Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund (Moorfoot)

About this fund

The Carcant Wind Farm Community Fund (Moorfoot) supports community projects benefiting those living in the Moorfoot Community Council area in Midlothian. The fund is provided by Greencoat UK Wind, the owners of the nearby Carcant Wind Farm.

The fund originally opened in 2010; Foundation Scotland began administering it again in 2019. An annual amount of £4,200, inflation-adjusted, will be paid into the fund each year for the wind farm's operating life, which is expected to be 25 years.

Grant size: £150 - £1,500

Purpose of this fund

The fund provides grants to support charitable activities that:

• Enhance quality of life for local residents.
• Contribute to vibrant, healthy, successful and sustainable communities.
• Promote community spirit and encourage community activity.

Grants may support a wide range of costs, such as equipment, staff or sessional workers, consultations, running costs for local groups, maintenance or refurbishment of community facilities, and so on.

Additional criteria

Applications that contribute towards the themes and key areas identified in the Moorfoot Neighbourhood Plan will be particularly welcomed.

Panel would welcome any applications which encourage community activities or groups in recovering from the effects of the Covid pandemic, or towards projects contributing positively to the local environment or tackling climate change locally.

Who can apply?

Groups and organisations working to benefit people in the Moorfoot area can apply. You don’t need to be registered charity to apply, but your group/organisation must meet our standard eligibility criteria.

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.

What can’t be funded?

Information on what the fund cannot support is provided here. Additionally, the fund cannot support:

• Anti-wind farm or anti-renewable energy activities, including activities contrary to the interests of Greencoat UK Wind, or any of their holding companies, subsidiaries or sister companies (as defined under the Companies Act 2006);
• Activities that bring Greencoat UK Wind, or any of their holding companies, subsidiaries or sister companies (as defined under the Companies Act 2006) or Foundation Scotland into disrepute.