Funding
Funding News
Community Council Small Grants Scheme
Eskdalemuir community council have an annual amount of £5,000 to administer and distribute through a small grants scheme.
These can be grants of up to £500 to non-constituted groups for ‘charitable purposes' in line with the aims or purposes of the main fund; or grants of up to £2,000 to constituted groups.
Guidance about the scheme can be found here.
Education and Training Bursaries
The aim of the Eskdalemuir Community Council Crossdykes Education and Training Bursaries Scheme is to improve the opportunities and livelihoods of people living in the Eskdalemuir Community council area. It will provide bursaries to access training and education opportunities that better equip them with the range of skills required to enter or retain employment.
Eskdalemuir community council has an annual amount of £2,000 to administer and distribute as bursaries.
Guidance about the scheme can be found here.
Please contact us to apply for either of these schemes or for further information
South of Scotland Tree Planting Grant Scheme.
Trees are an important part of the Dumfries and Galloway landscape but are being lost in great numbers due to age and disease. The South of Scotland Tree Planting Grant scheme (SoSTPG) covers the whole of the Dumfries and Galloway area and seeks to grow the numbers of woodland trees with small areas of planting to benefit the Dumfries and Galloway landscape whilst promoting the guardianship of woodland environments in local communities.
The scheme is funded by Dumfries & Galloway Council, the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund and private donations. In Dumfries & Galloway, the Scheme is administered by Dumfries & Galloway Woodlands, with grants available across the entirety of the region.
This grant is for small tree and woodland planting projects which fall below the size eligible for the Forestry Grant Scheme. The maximum grant available is £1,000 per applicant per year. Applications will be assessed on a first-come-first-served basis.
There are a range of potential funding sources for activities in this Community Council area, see some useful links below;