Funding

In Focus: Trusts & Foundations (Shetland)

This training event focusses on how to make successful applications to charitable trusts. The trainer will talk you through the process of identifying, researching and applying to charitable trusts.

The event includes a networking lunch and plenty of time for discussion and experience sharing amongst the group of participants.

 

 

Fundraising: Make it Happen (Shetland)

This full-day training event provides an introduction to fundraising from private courses (charitable trusts, businesses and individuals). The trainer will take you through the process of fundraising (the seven steps of fundraising) and how to create an effective case for support for use in all types of funding applications, bids and proposals.

The event also includes plenty of time to hear the stories and experiences of others in the room.

 

You can now apply for micro grants from the Ayrshire LEADER programme.

Up to £5,000 is available for community projects and up to £10,000 for rural enterprise and farm diversification projects.

You can apply for up to 90% of costs and decisions on grant will be made by the end of May 2018. Projects must start within three months of grant offer and be fully claimed back by 31 March 2019.

Funding for Rural Enterprise & Farm Diversification

Do you have an innovative idea for a rural business or for a farm diversification project?

This free event is aimed at individuals or new and existing/expanding businesses based in and around the Kilsyth, Croy, Banton and Queenzieburn areas of North Lanarkshire.

Setting up a farm diversification is a good way to protect the future of your business with an extra income stream and gain a range of benefits which you don’t often find in traditional farming.

Around 40 people involved in the LEADER programme in Scotland gathered in Stirling on 31 January 2018 for an Access to Funding workshop organised by the Scottish Rural Network.

Four excellent speakers covered a range of topics including asset transfer, community shares, social investment and crowdfunding.

The Farm Advisory Service (FAS) is offering funded support to help Scottish farmers manage and establish woodland, and access funding through the Forestry Grant Scheme.

Improving Public Access - Sharing Good Practice to Improve our Paths

Join Paths for All for a half-day to learn about the SRDP 'Improving Public Access' (IPA) grant scheme and to visit an IPA funded project.

Cost: £40 per person. Tea and coffee will be provided on arrival and a buffet lunch is included at approx1.30pm

Maximise your farm income

Many farmers want to improve the resilience of their business by innovating or diversifying – but the level of investment required can be daunting.

Setting up a farm diversification is a good way to protect the future of your business with an extra income stream and gain a range of benefits which you don't often find in traditional farming.

The Moray LEADER Team were pleased to welcome Cabinet Secretary Fergus Ewing earlier this month for a roundtable discussion and briefing with LAG members, successful applicants and representatives of tsiMORAY, the local Accountable Body.

The Cabinet Secretary spent almost two hours with the group and was briefed on current issues around LEADER in Scotland, the wide range of projects funded by the programme and the unique nature of Moray LEADER.

Mr Ewing said:

The 2018 application window for the Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) is now open.

The scheme supports environmentally-friendly land management practices that aim to safeguard and improve Scotland’s natural heritage and help businesses adapt to climate change.

The AECS 2018 application window opened today (17 January) and will run for 12 weeks until 13 April 2018. The deadline for applications for collaborative projects which involve five or more businesses is 31 May 2018.

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