Community development

Help shape the contents of the next Cairngorms National Park Partnership Plan.

Places Called Home is a new £1.5 million fund that aims to inspire and help people get more involved in their local community as a positive, homely place to be and meet other people.

Funding for activities that connect and support people within their local community.

The Enabling Neighbourhoods and Communities Fund is a £1 million Scottish Government fund administered by Corra Foundation. Over £600,000 has been distributed in phase one (February – May 2021). The next phase, which opened on 1 July, will support groups to access the remaining funds.

Delivering test of change pilots for Community Led Local Development (CLLD)

Local Action Groups in rural and island Scotland are now able to apply for grants of up to 75k through the Rural Communities Testing Change (RCTC) Fund for projects which will test new approaches to delivering CLLD.

Destination Stranraer as Gateway to Galloway Hub opens

Stranraer’s ambition to redefine itself as a waterfront destination is set to receive a boost this week with the opening of Gateway to Galloway, a community-led visitor information centre and community hub based at Stranraer Harbour.

Food alliances: early lessons from Highland Good Food

Interested in creating a sustainable, local food system?

Transition Black Isle & Pebble Trust have initiated an innovative Food Conversation, aiming to support and inspire local people to come together to create a local food system that is better for the planet, better for people and better for producers. 

Action Earth 2021 is open for applications now.

Volunteering Matters is offering easy to access environmental grants to help local communities tackle climate change and biodiversity loss. Funded by NatureScot, these grants support volunteers of all ages, backgrounds and abilities in practical outdoor activities.

The Scottish Government has made £500,000 available in the form of a Hate Crime Security Fund for the provision of security measures and improvements aimed at reducing the vulnerability of places of worship in Scotland to hate crime.

Mobile coverage in some of the most rural parts of Scotland will be improved with an additional £3.75 million investment.

A further nine masts are earmarked for the Scottish Borders, Highlands, Angus and island communities, along with three to replace masts removed earlier this year.

Lanarkshire rural communities thrive after LEADER funded Community Action Lanarkshire programme.

With Lanarkshire Leader’s recent approval of the 2018-20 Community Action Lanarkshire (CAL) programme’s outputs, the Rural Development Trust is delighted to share news of the programme’s final achievements and highlight ongoing work to help local communities.

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