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Twelve community groups and charities in Annandale & Nithsdale are celebrating success in the latest funding round from the Annandale and Nithsdale Community Benefit Company (ANCBC).

The Middle Balbeggie Wind Farm Education & Training Fund (MBET fund) is celebrating its most successful year since the fund began, with funding of over £40,000 having been awarded this year alone.

A group of dedicated volunteer residents has successfully installed a new interpretation board at Temple Old Kirk in Midlothian, thanks to grant-funding from the Greencoat Carcant Wind Farm Community…

An experienced photographer, videographer or editor is being sought to produce a suite of images and short films of funded community projects, which can be used online and in print media.

The RWE Lochelbank Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund has reached the milestone of awarding £250,000 since launch in 2012.

Seven projects from across Scotland have been awarded a total of £500,000 to address and reduce the causes of inequality. The awards come from a new Foundation Scotland fund called ‘Tackling…

The Essentia Foundation, in partnership with Foundation Scotland, is embarking on a journey across Scotland through a series of exploratory reports and blog posts which will examine the regional…

Dundee-based Showcase the Street is launching a dedicated ‘Girls in Gaming’ programme to help overcome the persistent challenges girls face entering the industry

The Vattenfall Unlock our Future Fund has celebrated a landmark five years of community grant making, with a special event in Inverurie last week.

If you are passionate about making a positive difference in the Thornton area and want to have a say in the allocation of local funds, we want to hear from you!

A new community fund has been launched by the Great Glen Energy Co-op to support projects which benefit people living around Loch Ness.

Over the last 15 years, community benefit funds from onshore wind renewable projects have become a valuable – even critical – source of independent funding into some of Scotland’s communities.