The aim of this programme is to advance community resilience, empower local communities, enhance community spirit, increase responsive healing activities, stimulate inclusive national identity and facilitate responsive and inclusive local support provisions. Your proposal must be for a new project which support the disadvantaged communities identified in the fund guidelines.

The Green Match Fund is a match funding campaign for charities which are working on environmental issues as part of their core mission. All public donations made to participating charities via the BigGive website during the week of the campaign (22-29 April) will be matched up to a specific amount. Each participating charity will be awarded a ring-fenced amount of match funding which will be used to match public donations. All the match funding is provided by donors; charities do not need to secure their own pledges for the campaign. Charities can apply for general funding rather than a specific project and can use the campaign to raise unrestricted funds.

The Gannochy Trust is an independent grant maker, informed by its Funding Strategy and Guidance for 2019 to 2022. During this funding strategy, the greater percentage of the Trust’s funding will be aimed at groups and organisations within Perth and Kinross. Organisations within Perth and Kinross can apply for funding: improve the quality of life for people; develop and inspire young people and improve the availability or quality of the built and natural environment for wide community use. In the rest of Scotland the “develop and inspire young people” strand is available to organisations which support direct work with young people who are disadvantaged and vulnerable in communities that have limited access to resources and opportunities. The Trust aims to fund the most compelling projects or organisations that deliver the outcomes that they hope to achieve with our funding, particularly for young people. The Trust will accept applications from organisations working in areas such as community, sport, culture including art, music and dance, youth work, environment, health and wellbeing and heritage.

The SME Loan provides unsecured, interest free loans from for the installation of energy efficient measures such as lighting and heating upgrades, double glazing and insulation. The loan can be used to pay for: - heating, ventilation and air conditioning upgrades: from single improvements to controls to complete system replacement - lighting systems: fitting and controls - building fabric: including insulation, draft-proofing, double and secondary glazing - water saving: be it installing a grey water system, harvesting rain water or sampling installing water efficient taps - waste reduction: installation of equipment to improve handing and reduce waste at source.

The Ashden Awards reward organisations that deliver sustainable energy at the local level, and through this bring social, economic and environmental benefits. Work should be innovative and have the potential to create a significant impact. Initiatives should boost resilience and be as participatory and democratic as possible. Award categories open to organisations in the UK are: - Ashden Award for climate innovation in the UK: targets key areas with the potential to unlock significant carbon savings across the UK - Ashden Award for green skills: highlights organisations developing green skills in the areas of retrofit and low carbon heat - Ashden Award for green communities: recognises an initiative that makes climate action relevant to the everyday lives of citizens and the things they care about, with particular attention on engaging beyond typical ‘green audiences’

MCS Charitable Foundation is open to funding a range of projects that advance our mission to accelerate the adoption of renewable energy and low carbon technologies. Projects should have a UK-wide impact, either through having a national reach or through developing/demonstrating an innovative approach that could be replicated, adapted or scaled up. Bids should fall into one of the following themes: * Education, skills and CPD; * Public awareness/information and consumer confidence; * Zero carbon planning; * or Local zero carbon delivery initiatives.

The Energy Investment Fund (‘EIF’) is a Scottish Government Fund managed and delivered by the Scottish Investment Bank. It provides commercial investment for renewable and low carbon energy solutions. EIF will provide flexible investment and debt funding for energy projects in Scotland that will facilitate, catalyse and accelerate Scotland’s transition to a low carbon economy. It will focus on: increasing community ownership of energy projects in Scotland (including community stakes in commercial developments); accelerating the development of commercial low carbon energy projects in Scotland. EIF is a gap funder, and will only invest where there is a demonstrable funding gap in a project’s funding package. Projects must be committed to the principle of community benefit as outlined in the Scottish Government’s good practice guidelines.

The Climate Action Fund will support communities in the UK to take local action on climate change. These communities will demonstrate what’s possible when people lead in this work. With this support, they will share their learning and engage with others to build a broader movement of change across the UK. The focus of the funding will be supporting community-driven projects that address waste and consumption. This covers themes such as food waste, repair and re-use, retail and consumerism, and waste streams. Projects must be able to show: - how they are community-led - that they are working in partnership - their plans for how the project will achieve lasting impact - how they will reach more people - their approach to learning and sharing

The aim of People's Postcode Trust is to support smaller charities and good causes in the Scotland to make a difference to their community for the benefit of people and planet. They support projects under the following categories: - Improving mental wellbeing - Enabling community participation in the arts - Preventing or reducing the impact of poverty - Supporting marginalised groups and promoting equality - Improving biodiversity & green spaces - Enabling participation in physical activity - Responding to the climate emergency & promoting sustainability - Increasing community access to outdoor space