EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Wind Farm Community Fund (Strathpeffer)
| Grant size | Up to £3,000 |
| Area |
Highland
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| Key dates | |
| Application deadline: | 10/03/25 |
| Panel Meeting: | 28/04/25 |
| Application deadline: | 15/09/25 |
| Panel meeting : | 10/11/25 |
About this fund
This fund supports not-for-profit groups providing charitable activities that benefit people living in the community council area of Strathpeffer. It is part of EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Wind Farm Community Fund provided by EDF Renewables, the company that owns and operates the Corriemoillie Wind Farm in Ross-shire.
The Corriemoillie Wind Farm Community Fund (Strathpeffer) was established in 2016 with an initial donation of £13,566. Donations rise each year in line with the Consumer Price Index.
Purpose of this fund
The fund will provide grants to community groups to support charitable activities that will support positive change and strategic impact. Specifically, it will support projects that:
- Enhance quality of life for local residents
- Contribute to vibrant, healthy, successful and sustainable communities
- Promote community spirit and encourage community activity.
Applicants should refer to the Strathpeffer Community Action Plan 2019–2024 and demonstrate how their project relates to the main themes in that plan:
- sharing and connecting
- visitors staying longer and
- an even better place to live.
Both revenue items (e.g. running costs), and capital items (e.g. to buy some equipment) can be supported. The Panel would prefer that awards made from the fund result in additional activity taking place and are not used primarily to maintain existing activity.
Who can apply?
Groups and organisations working to benefit people living in Strathpeffer Community Council area can apply for a grant. Your group or organisation must have a constitution (governing document or set of rules) and be set up on a not-for-profit basis. It does not need to be a registered charity to apply.
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.
You can contact the Fund Adviser, Marion, at any stage for advice about your application - details below.
What can’t be funded?
Information on what the fund cannot support is provided here.
How are decisions made?
Recommendations on grant awards are made by a Panel of local representatives from the Strathpeffer area. The Panel also guides the overall strategy for the fund.
Foundation Scotland has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Strathpeffer Community Council regarding the fund. Under this Memorandum, the Community Council has the right to nominate the members of the Community Council to fill the role of Panel members, and this is what the Community Council has chosen to do. Therefore, all members of Strathpeffer Community Council are also members of the Panel.
Current Panel members are:
- Archie Macnab
- Ron McAulay
- Lorna Holland
- Peter MacLellan
- Graham Reid
- Marcus Thomson
Foundation Scotland will assess your application, including how it meets the above criteria, and provide a report to the Panel who will decide on your application. The Panel normally meet around six to seven weeks after each application deadline, in April and November.
Minutes of the latest Panel meetings are available on request from the Community Funds Adviser. Contact details can be found below.
More information on the award making process is available here.
Frequently asked questions
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How many grants can I apply for?
Eligible groups may apply for more than one grant per year from the fund.
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Can I apply for/receive a grant before the Panel is due to meet?
Short notice applications (requesting a grant outside the fund’s normal timescales) may be considered by the Panel where the following criteria are met: there is a pressing and unforeseen deadline for the expenditure; there is a clear benefit to the community as a whole, beyond the aspirations of a single organisation/group, and; sufficient funds are available to support an award.
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Can I apply for more than the normal maximum grant amount?
Applications for more than £3,000 will be considered where exceptional need and impact can be demonstrated. This might be, for example, an application towards the refurbishment of a community facility that is used by a wide range of groups or towards a project that provides lasting benefit to disadvantaged people and/or to residents of more than one community. Those wishing to apply for more than £3,000 are advised to call the Community Funds Adviser (contact details below) to discuss their application before submitting.
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What if my project needs less than the minimum grant amount?
The fund provides for a micro-grant scheme that offers grants of up to £250 to individuals or informal groups for charitable projects or activities that will benefit the community. Due to the small amount of money available under this scheme, the Community Council has decided that constituted groups cannot apply for a micro-grant but must instead apply to the main Corriemoillie Wind Farm Community Fund (Strathpeffer).
The micro-grant scheme is operated by Strathpeffer Community Council. Contact them for more information and to apply for a micro-grant.
How to apply
Complete the online application form. Completed applications and supporting documents must be received by the application deadline.
If you would like to review the questions you will be asked to answer before starting the form, you can see them here.
If you have any problems accessing the form, please email grants@foundationscotland.org.uk or call 0131 524 0300 and we can help.
If you have already started an application and not completed it, please login here to resume.
Contact information
Central Systems Support
Marion McDonald, Community Funds Adviser
Useful links
- Help for applicants
- For advice on running your group or project contact Third Sector Interface Highland
- To apply for a micro-grant, contact Strathpeffer Community Council
- EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Wind Farm Education & Training Fund
- EDF Renewables
- Other Corriemoillie Funds
- EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund Report 2022
- EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund Report 2022-2023
More EDF Renewables Corriemoillie fund case studies
Read a further selection of case studies detailing some of the projects and activities that have received funding from the EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Wind Farm Community Fund (Strathpeffer).
This includes Strathpeffer and District Community Rowing Club who received funding to enable local residents to take part in boat building and coastal rowing.
