Falck Auchrobert Wind Farm Community Fund
Foundation Scotland
Area:
- South Lanarkshire Key dates:
Application deadline: 23/04/24 Panel meeting : 25/06/24 Application deadline: 02/07/24 Panel meeting: 03/09/24 Application deadline: 01/10/24 Panel meeting: 03/12/24
About this fund:
The Auchrobert Wind Farm Community Fund supports community projects benefitting those living in Blackwood and Kirkmuirhill and Boghead. The fund is provided by Falck Renewables, the owners of Auchrobert Wind Farm in South Lanarkshire.
The fund opened in 2017. An annual amount of £54,000, rising in line with inflation, will be paid into the fund for the operating life of the wind farm which is expected to be 25 years. In 2020 the contribution to the fund was £ £58,748.
Grant size: £500 - £5,000
Purpose of this fund:
The fund provides grants to support a wide range of community activity and development that are broadly charitable. All projects must clearly be benefitting those who live within the area of benefit.
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 more.
Additional criteria:
Match funding: Grants can cover 100% of project costs but applicants are encouraged to seek other sources of funding for part of the cost. This might include applicants raising some funds through their own fundraising activities or contributing from existing reserves. The fund should not displace funding that could be obtained from other sources but should be used to support applications to other funders where possible.
Local procurement: Local suppliers are favoured for the provision of goods and services where appropriate and available. ‘Local’ will vary depending on the nature and availability of the goods or service in question.
Care for our environment: Applicants are asked to consider how they minimise the environmental impact of projects and reduce their ‘carbon footprint’.
Local consultation: Applicants should show that they have consulted an appropriate number of the intended beneficiaries of the project and can demonstrate local support for the proposal.
Partnership working: Applicants should show they have considered the benefits of delivering their project in partnership with other organisations. This could involve working with voluntary, private or public sector bodies that operate at local, regional or national level.
There is a limit of one application per year from any group or organisation, however, that application may include costs towards several different projects.
Applications for grants above the maximum stated above may be considered where the applicant demonstrates a significant impact. If you wish to apply for more than the maximum stated above, please contact the Community Funds Adviser (see below) to discuss your proposed project before completing the application.
Who can apply?
Groups and organisations working to benefit people resident in Blackwood and Kirkmuirhill and Boghead can apply. You don’t need to be a 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 benefits for residents within the fund area.
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.
- 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