Funding

New funding is now available from the Scottish Government’s Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES). The fund aims to support community organisations to reduce their building energy costs and carbon emissions.

The Let’s Do Net Zero Community Buildings Fund is open now and is planned to run until the end of March 2025, subject to funding availability.

LNER’s annual £500,000 Customer and Community Investment Fund (CCIF) is now open for their next round of funding.  

The CCIF supports charities, their customers and the communities of their routes, focusing on the causes that are of key importance to them.

Listen to the latest episode of OnFarm podcast where a beef farmer Giles Henry talks about the sustainable farming practices. 

A new scheme aimed at promoting equality and providing more opportunities for women in Scottish agriculture has supported more than 750 trainees since its launch last year.

Community projects are set to receive up to £20 million over the next three years to continue supporting young people and communities most affected by crime.

Projects which aim to boost food security in Scotland and address the biodiversity and climate crises will benefit from a major Scottish Government funding programme.

Annual farm payment dates are to be brought forward to September, in an effort to support Scotland’s farmers with cash flow and the cost of living crisis.