Denny and District Community Fund
Foundation Scotland
Grant size -Up to £10,000 Area:
- Falkirk Key dates:
Application deadline: 17/12/21 Panel meeting: 22/02/22 Application deadline: 22/03/22 Panel meeting: 24/05/22 Application deadline: 24/06/22 Panel meeting: 23/08/22 Application deadline: 03/10/22 Panel meeting: 29/11/22 Application deadline: 13/12/22 Panel meeting : 21/02/23
About this fund
The Denny & District Community Fund supports community projects benefiting those living in the Denny & District Community Council area in Falkirk local authority.
The Fund is provided by:
Falck Renewables, which owns Earlsburn Wind Energy Limited (Earlsburn Wind Farm) and Kingsburn -Wind Energy Limited (Kingsburn Wind Farm);
Arevon Energy, which owns Falkirk Todhill Wind Ltd (Todhill Wind Farm).
An annual amount of £66,000, inflation-adjusted, will be paid into the fund each year for the wind farms' operating life.
Grant size: £500 - £10,000
If you can demonstrate why you need a grant of over £10,000 and there's significant community support for the project you propose, then the panel may consider your request. If you think this applies to your project, please contact the Community Funds Adviser for an initial discussion. Please do not complete an application form for this level of funding without speaking with us first.
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, for example the costs of equipment, staff or sessional workers, consultations, running costs for local groups, maintenance or refurbishment of community facilities, and so on.
Additional criteria Applications are particularly welcome from established groups that are looking to develop or enhance the service they provide, or new groups providing new opportunities that will address one of the three priorities listed above.
Applicants are also encouraged to reflect one or more of the following cross-cutting issues appropriately and proportionately relative to their project. They may not all be relevant, but where they can be integrated into project planning/activity the application will likely be considered more favourably because the impact of the award will be enhanced.
Green alternatives: The fund would like applicants to explore green alternatives where possible, for example, a greener alternative to a gas boiler.
Partnership working: Groups are encouraged to consider how the project can be delivered in conjunction with other organisations/groups that may add value to it (financial, capability, or other). This could involve working with voluntary, private or public sector bodies that operate at local, regional or national levels.
Building capacity locally: The fund is keen to support projects that will build the skills and knowledge of group members or other local people connected with the project. This could be formal or informal, such as through some form of mentoring activity, peer support or buddying scheme and/or any other learning opportunity that could be created through the project.
Local procurement: The fund welcomes applications that seek to maximise the benefit to the local community so if projects need to purchase resources, equipment or expertise, do provide evidence that you are looking locally and seeking to enlist or contract work to local suppliers if it is available and affordable.
Reducing carbon footprint: The fund wants groups to consider how they will reduce any carbon footprint associated with the project.
Timescales: Projects must usually be completed within 12 months. Multi-year grants (grants stretching over a period of years) can be considered but will not exceed the £10,000 maximum grant award over that period. Since projects cannot be funded retrospectively, please ensure that your application is for a project that only commences after decisions on awards are made
Who can apply?
Groups and organisations working to benefit people in Denny and District can apply. You don’t need to be a registered charity to apply,
We cannot fund the following:
- 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 we’ve 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, we 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, we can’t 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, we can’t 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, we can’t 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 don’t need to be based in the fund area.
- For themed/cause-related funds we can’t support projects which don’t 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